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  • Arson attack spreads to Middleton Railway

    Arson attack spreads to Middleton Railway

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Middleton Railway sustained an estimated £30,000 worth of damage after a fire that gutted a nearby builders’ merchant spread to the attraction. Having cancelled its steam operations because of the heatwave, the second day of the line’s July 14/15 Leeds Diesels on Display gala was cancelled on police advice, as 100 firefighters tackled a blaze…

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  • Replica 3ft Southwold tank within two years?

    Replica 3ft Southwold tank within two years?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A NEW-build working replica of one of Southwold Railway’s original locomotives is set to be built in Darlington – and it could bring steam to the Suffolk resort within two years. As we closed for press, NBR Engineering Services, the engineering arm of Scarborough’s North Bay Railway, was set to sign a contract to finish…

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  • Tyseley to mark 50 years of open days

    Tyseley to mark 50 years of open days

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    Sam Hewitt

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    TYSELEY Locomotive Works – a rare and precious bolthole for standard gauge steam following its end on the national network in 1968 – is to celebrate 50 years since its first open day. On September 29, 1968, Tyseley Depot opened its doors to the public for the very first time with a display of steam…

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  • Withdrawn Flying Scotsman nameplate returns to market

    Withdrawn Flying Scotsman nameplate returns to market

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    Sam Hewitt

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    EXCLUSIVE By Geoff Courtney AN original nameplate from No. 60103 Flying Scotsman that was controversially withdrawn from sale by leading auction house Bonhams in 2016 after an intervention by the late Sir William McAlpine, a former owner of the legendary locomotive, is returning to market. The plate was carried by the 1923-built Pacific until 1996,…

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  • The long-forgotten ‘missing link’ runs again

    The long-forgotten ‘missing link’ runs again

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The weeks ahead will see several special events and railtours to mark the 50th anniversary of the last steam train run over the main line by BR, the ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’ on August 11, 1968, and to mark the occasion, our special issue this month contains two features from photographers who were there to witness…

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  • ISSUE 244

    ISSUE 244

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    Sam Hewitt

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    News Headline News       6 Flying Scotsman nameplate for auction; North Yorkshire Moors Railway to star in a second TV series; Middleton Railway hit by warehouse ‘arson’; new Southwold Railway 2-4-0 to be built in Darlington; diesels replace steam over lineside fires fear in heatwave; and Amberley’s Bagnall Peter celebrates 100th birthday. News  10 Action from…

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  • From the Archive: Maunsell Q in GCR debut

    From the Archive: Maunsell Q in GCR debut

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The Bluebell Railway-based Maunsell Q 0-6-0 No. 30541 was the star guest at the Great Central Railway’s winter steam gala, making its first-ever appearance on Britain’s only double track heritage main line, with nine other locomotives in steam, writes Robin Jones. Around 5000 people attended the Great Central Railway’s winter steam gala over January 27-29,…

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  • Flying Scotsman to head Pegler special

    Flying Scotsman to head Pegler special

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Cedric Johns Coinciding with the change of ownership, Steam Dreams has announced an Alan Pegler commemorative special train to honour the man who saved Flying Scotsman from the scrapyard in 1963. The special, which will run from Kings Cross to York on Sunday, October 13 behind the A3, will fulfil Pegler’s wishes that his…

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  • Steam Dreams acquired by Mayflower owner David Buck

    Steam Dreams acquired by Mayflower owner David Buck

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Cedric Johns FOLLOWING a keynote statement released on July 9, the railway fraternity especially steam Train Operating Companies, railtour promoters and enthusiasts, were astonished to learn that Marcus Robertson had sold his Steam Dreams operation to David Buck, owner of B1 4-6-0 No. 61306 Mayflower. David said that he was delighted at becoming the…

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  • Aln Valley bags £146k grant for new halt and run-round

    Aln Valley bags £146k grant for new halt and run-round

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Aln Valley Railway (AVR) has scooped £146,000 to build a new halt and run-round loop. The railway has been successful in its bid to get a Rural Development Programme for England grant to support local rural tourism infrastructure. The grant, together with 20% match funding from cyclepath organisation Sustrans, amounts to £146,600. The project…

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