Steam

Book of the Week: Settle & Carlise Revival

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Shannon Butcher

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14th February 2022

The Settle & Carlisle railway runs across the roof of England, reaching the highest point on any mainline railway in the country, and carries both passenger services and freight traffic.
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The Rocket Fleet

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd February 2022

How much further can a locomotive go in terms of acquiring ‘legendary’ status than having a succession of full-size replicas built?
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Teddies and kids go free this February half-term at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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31st January 2022

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway is offering free travel for children when they bring their favourite teddy bear friend along for a scenic ride on the iconic steam railway this February half-term.
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway launches major volunteer campaign

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Sam Hewitt

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31st January 2022

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has launched a major volunteer recruitment campaign to fill hundreds of varied roles across the organisation, as it prepares for its 2022 season opening in April.
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Puffing Billy – the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive

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Robin Jones

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18th January 2022

It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened in the case of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive. Heritage Railway editor Robin Jones has the story.
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Plans for new £5.9m collection building go on display at Locomotion in Shildon

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Sam Hewitt

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18th January 2022

The public are being invited to have their say on plans for a new £5.9m collection building at Locomotion in Shildon at a free exhibition being displayed this month.
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Raising the roof at Bridgnorth

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Robin Jones

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30th December 2021

Fifty-one years after it launched its first public services, the Severn Valley Railway has been meticulously planning a civil engineering operation that is essential to keep one of the world’s leading heritage lines at the forefront of steam locomotive maintenance and operation for the next half century. John Titlow reports on the planned operation to…
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Special 50th anniversary train service at Swanage Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd December 2021

A Swanage Railway volunteer who rode on the last British Rail train from Wareham to Corfe Castle and Swanage as a young teenager in 1972 is to drive a special 50th anniversary train service.
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Heritage Railway Association Awards looking for 2022 nominations

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd December 2021

The Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards event is looking for nominations to help celebrate the successes of restoration and preservation.
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National Railway Museum Appoints Railway Partnerships Manager

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Shannon Butcher

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17th December 2021

The National Railway Museum in York has appointed Paddy McNulty as Railway Partnerships Manager.
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