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Leighton Buzzard Railway announces a diesel gala with a hint of steam!

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Alex Bestwick

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23rd April 2024

Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway’s upcoming Diesel Gala next month will also feature a hint of steam.
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The ‘Wansbeck Piper’: A 1960s steam tour

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Web Editor

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19th April 2024

Discover the Wansbeck Valley Railway in rural Northumberland, 57 years ago, on the ‘Wansbeck Piper’, the final train to travel over the route.
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Betton Grange running at last!

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Robin Jones

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12th April 2024

New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange ran for the first time when it was steamed in the yard at Tyseley locomotive Works on Thursday, April 11 – opening a new chapter in Great Western Railway history.
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Betton Grange heads for Severn Valley – but only after the spring gala!

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Robin Jones

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9th April 2024

New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange – which, as reported in Heritage Railway issue 317 had been booked to feature in the Severn Valley Railway’s April 18-21 Spring Steam Gala – will no longer take part in the event, it has been announced.
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£36k fundraiser launched to return W24 Calbourne to service

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Alex Bestwick

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26th March 2024

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has launched a fundraising appeal to fit new tyres on its flagship steam locomotive Calbourne.
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Search for Flying Scotsman’s next custodian begins

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Alex Bestwick

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7th March 2024

The Science Museum Group has published an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to find Flying Scotsman’s new custodian.
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Your gallery: 6990 – Witherslack Hall

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Alex Bestwick

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5th February 2024

Photo taken of 6990 – Witherslack Hall pulling freight near Rabbit Bridge GCR during winter steam gala Saturday 27th January […]
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The story of ambulance trains in World War I

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Web Editor

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1st February 2024

The story of British-funded ‘ambulance’ trains, in use on the Continent during the ‘European War’. First published September and October 1915.
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B12 painting by award winning artist James Green

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Alex Bestwick

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24th January 2024

A stunning painting depicting B12 8572 as it climbs Bethnal Green bank in 1932 has just been released by by […]
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Flying Scotsman plans for 2024 announced

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Alex Bestwick

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22nd January 2024

The National Railway Museum has announced that, after a busy centenary year in 2023, Flying Scotsman will start 2024 on static display at the museum in York.
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