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Tag: Practice & Performance

Practice & Performance: Working at Wortley – 1952

9th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Features, Network, Steam

Wortley Junction, west of Leeds, was a busy part of the network and had a complex layout. In an unorthodox Practice & Performance, John Heaton

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Practice & Performance: A West Highland celebration

13th September 2019 Nigel Devereux Diesel, Features, Network, Steam

Marking the 125th anniversary of the West Highland line, Keith Farr concludes his performance summary of different traction types by looking at the diesel classes

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1960s Railtours with a difference

1960s Railtours with a difference

16th June 2019 Nigel Devereux Diesel, Electric, Features, Network, Railtours, Steam

Keith Farr takes a nostalgic look at some notable steam rail tours from the 1960s

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Practice and Performance: City of Truro

Practice and Performance: City of Truro – Final, final thoughts?

8th May 2019 Nigel Devereux Features, Network

A Practice & Performance Extra article in The RM August 2015 threw new light on the location where Charles Rous-Marten claimed to have recorded a

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Is it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!

10th April 2019 Nigel Devereux Features, Network, Trams

John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield.

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LOCAL LOCO TRIALS: 1931 style

13th February 2019 Nigel Devereux Features, Network, Steam

In this month’s Practice & Performance, John Heaton FCILT recalls loco trials undertaken by the LMS to assess locomotive coal consumption in a bid to

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