Heritage Railway

Exclusive showing of wreckers film

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Robin Jones

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24th September 2023

The organisers of the Cramlington Train Wreckers project have been given exclusive access to a 30-minute 1969 BBC film of interviews with the surviving four Northumberland miners who were imprisoned after accidentally derailing the Flying Scotsman during the 1926 General Strike.
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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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Step back in time with North Yorkshire Moors Railway with Through the Decades weekend

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Arianne Davey

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15th September 2023

Grab your dancing shoes and prepare for a weekend of nostalgia and timeless entertainment, with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s new weekend event, Through the Decades: 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, from Saturday, October 14 – Sunday, October 15 (with a Welcome Party on the evening of 13 October).
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Which are Britain’s top 10 steam engines?

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Sam Hewitt

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8th September 2023

Which are Britain’s top 10 steam engines? Compare the history and performance of the 10 biggest working main line engines in roughly chronological order of the introduction of the class.
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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 to join SVR’s gala line-up

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Robin Jones

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30th August 2023

The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed that USATC No. 2253 Omaha and LMS No. 41312 will join the exciting and varied line-up of guest and home locomotives at its forthcoming Autumn Steam Gala.
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Issue 310

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Arianne Davey

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30th August 2023

A visit to a British heritage railway is a great day out for all the family! With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue 310 of Heritage Railway magazine.
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