AN OFFICIAL announcement is awaited from the West Somerset Railway following the arrival of DMBS No. W51354 at Bishops Lydeard on October 30. It has been
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Tag: Tyseley Locomotive Works
Quiet progress has ‘Grange’ on coursefor 2020 debut
PROGRESS on the project to construct the 81st Collett ‘Grange’ – No. 6880 Betton Grange – continues at Tyseley and Llangollen, with a view to having
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Bahamas becomes part of Vintage Trains roster
‘JUBILEE’ No. 45596 Bahamas will return to Tyseley for the works open days on June 22-23. This comes only a few months after the completion of
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Bahamas and Rocket take centre stage at open weekend
STANIER ‘Jubilee’ No. 45596 Bahamas will be returning to the Midlands this month as the star exhibit at the Tyseley Locomotive Works/Vintage Trains open weekend on
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Tyseley to launch project to complete ‘Bloomer’ replica
TYSELEY Locomotive Works, together with Vintage Trains (VT), will use this month’s open weekend as a platform to launch a new project to complete its
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West Somerset gets triple ‘Manors’ as Raveningham Hall heads to Severn Valley Railway
The West Somerset Railway’s Minehead shed will offer a flavour of Machynlleth or Aberystwyth in 1950s this summer.
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Bahamas booked for Tyseley Open Weekend in June
In conjunction with its Tyseley Open Days, Vintage Trains is running four return trains per day between Birmingham Moor Street and Dorridge.
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Back from the brink
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) held a frank and honest briefing for members and shareholders on March 2, at which it laid out the problems
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Vintage Trains plans to run 30 day tours in 2019
By Cedric Johns VINTAGE Trains has announced its first season of tours as a Train Operating Company. The publication of the 2019 itinerary coincided with
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‘Duke’ will return in 2020 – but only if £100,000 shortfall can be met
A FINANICIAL shortfall of more than £100,000 could delay the return to service of unique BR ‘8P’ Pacific No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester. This follows a
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