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Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash

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Alex Bestwick

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16th October 2023

An investigation has been launched into the Flying Scotsman crash last month which left two people in hospital.
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T3 class No. 563 engine hauls carriages for the first time in 78 years

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Alex Bestwick

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12th October 2023

A Victorian steam locomotive has hauled carriages for the first time in 78 years following a six-year renovation.
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Flying Scotsman will carry out tours after passing inspection

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Alex Bestwick

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6th October 2023

Flying Scotsman will carry out rail tours this weekend after passing a mechanical inspection following a slow-speed crash last week.
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County Durham station now believed to be the world’s oldest railway station

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Alex Bestwick

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28th September 2023

A County Durham railway station has been found to be older than first thought and is now believed to be the world’s oldest railway station, new research has discovered.
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The Railway Children train line among sites protected with funding

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Alex Bestwick

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26th September 2023

A train line featured in The Railway Children film is among a number of “cherished” UK institutions to receive protection with government funding.
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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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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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