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Flying Scotsman to return to National Railway Museum in October

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Alex Bestwick

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21st September 2023

Flying Scotsman will be displayed at the National Railway Museum this October half term as part of its centenary celebrations.
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Celebrate 50 years of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway this weekend

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Alex Bestwick

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21st September 2023

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an extra special steam gala this weekend.
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Coal: The complete story from start to finish

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Alex Bestwick

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19th September 2023

Diminishing and ever more costly supplies of steam coal are threatening a major crisis in the heritage railway sector. A new book traces in depth the story of the fuel that fired the railway revolution, from early times to the present day.
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Britain’s Steam Locomotives: 100 of the best from Penydarren to Tornado

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Alex Bestwick

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19th September 2023

It is now over 200 years since the world’s first steam railway locomotive made its maiden voyage along a primitive plateway in South Wales – in 1804 Richard Trevithick’s high-pressure steam locomotive successfully hauled a loaded train a distance of nine miles at an average speed of two mph.
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Bachmann reveals plethora of models in summer announcement

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Arianne Davey

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8th September 2023

On August 2, Bachmann’s quarterly announcement and release schedule revealed an exciting mix of models across the manufacturer’s ranges and scales, due both imminently and over the coming months. With plenty to choose from, here are some of the highlights…
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Brighton’s Electric Railway – The seaside line that sparked a transport revolution

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Robin Jones

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7th September 2023

To the untrained eye, Brighton’s Volk’s Electric Railway may appear to be just another seaside tramway, a relic from the […]
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Great Beeching Survivors

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Robin Jones

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6th September 2023

While banner-waving protestors who gathered outside stations on the last day of services on their local line may have felt […]
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Cheers to the Great Central Beer Festival

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Robin Jones

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5th September 2023

The Great Central Railway’s annual beer festival takes place over four days this week.
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Two more guest locos join SVR’s Autumn Steam Gala line-up

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Alex Bestwick

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24th August 2023

The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed that USATC No 2253 ‘Omaha’ and BR 2MT 2-6-2T No. 41312 will join the line-up of its Autumn Steam Gala next month.
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Blue Peter boiler passes hydraulic test

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Robin Jones

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23rd August 2023

On August 21, the boiler for A2 Pacific No. 60532 Blue Peter passed a significant milestone in its overhaul when the boiler successfully passed a hydraulic test at Locomotive Services Group’s Crewe works.
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