News

End of an era marked at Dwyrain Corwen East

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2018

THE Llangollen Railway ran the last public service train of the 2018 season with commemorative bilingual headboard and flags, to […]
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Project to build Gresley class P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales has raised 50% of its £5m target

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2018

The project to build Gresley P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales has raised £2.5m of the required £5m.
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Irwell in action!

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2018

Gareth Evans reports on the East Lancashire Railway’s autumn steam gala, with its varied locomotive line-up. THE East Lancashire Railway’s […]
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SteamWorks! now open at Bluebell’s Sheffield Park

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2018

THE Bluebell Railway’s new interactive locomotive exhibition, SteamWorks! is now open Andrew Blessley, a Heritage Lottery Fund South-East committee member, […]
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Home from the front

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2018

Words and pictures by Brian Sharpe THE Elsecar Heritage Railway leads a relatively low-key existence, rarely making the headlines, but […]
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Mid-Hants’ ‘Black Five’ moves to Margate

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2018

By Gareth Evans THE Mid-Hants Railway Preservation Society has moved its ‘Black Five’ No. 45379 to Locomotive Storage Ltd.’s undercover […]
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Double Caledonian blues

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2018

By Brian Sharpe Only a select few heritage railways are able to run a complete train of one of Britain’s […]
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HISTORY MADE AS DUO RUN TOGETHER AT LAST: and isn’t Lyn absolutely magnificent paired with Lyd?

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Sam Hewitt

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12th November 2018

The term ‘special relationship’ – often used to describe Britain’s historic friendship with the US – took on a new […]
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GWR memories in a garage in the 1950s

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Sam Hewitt

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12th November 2018

The article by Geoff Courtney in issue 244 of nameplate Knight of the Thistle from GWR Star class No. 4012 […]
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10 Christmas gift ideas for a rail enthusiast!

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Sam Hewitt

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9th November 2018

Check out the exclusive Heritage Railway Christmas Gift Guide!
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