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  • Is this the youngest-ever crew?

    Is this the youngest-ever crew?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Page 14 of Heritage Railway issue 235 shows a young locomotive crew with a combined age of 43 years on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, querying if this is the youngest crew ever. On October 24, 2016 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, driver Robson Hewitson, aged 21 and fireman Phil Akester, aged 19, crewed…

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  • Next stop Chilcompton

    Next stop Chilcompton

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    Sam Hewitt

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    It is said that good things come in small packages, and as Stephen Roberts outlines, this could easily apply to the heritage railway at Midsomer Norton, the only place where standard gauge steam rides are available over Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway track. This preserved railway in the foothills of the Mendip Hills is run…

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  • Duchess set to visit Yeovil

    Duchess set to visit Yeovil

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Cedric Johns The Yeovil Railway Centre is set to enjoy a memorable start to its new season of operations when Stanier 4-6-2 No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland is booked to make four visits to the junction between March 8 and April 5. It will be the first – and only recorded – visit by…

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  • Steam Dreams plans for Scotsman in Scotland again for coming year

    Steam Dreams plans for Scotsman in Scotland again for coming year

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Cedric Johns Following the announcement that Riley & Son is likely to remain the custodian of the ‘world’s most famous engine’, A3 4-6-2 Flying Scotsman, for the next six years, Steam Dreams plans to take the engine to Edinburgh for the third year in succession in the coming months. When the A3 returned in…

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  • Riley and National Railway Museum close to agreeing new Scotsman deal

    Riley and National Railway Museum close to agreeing new Scotsman deal

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Following weeks of speculation about the future management of A3 4-6-2 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman it is understood that Riley & Son has been offered a new contract to operate and maintain this popular, crowd-pulling locomotive for the next six years. According to the National Museum’s press office, the contract includes a clause which requires…

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  • Engineering, signalling and the British weather… main line steam charter trains suffer during early days of December

    Engineering, signalling and the British weather… main line steam charter trains suffer during early days of December

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A combination of engineering work, signal failures, a breakdown and severe weather conditions all conspired to adversely affect several main line charters over the period December 2-10, Steam Dreams bearing the brunt of the disruptions. On Saturday, December 2 a ‘Cathedrals Express’ running from Southend to Alton and Winchester via Upminster and Barking was the…

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  • Tornado set to mark ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’

    Tornado set to mark ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Cedric Johns Fifty years ago – on Saturday, August 11, 1968 – the glorious history of British steam ended when a ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’ running over the Settle & Carlisle line brought down the curtain on steam on the national network. For the record, the special involved no less than four locomotives; ‘Black Five’…

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Hosking announces bargain steam tours programme By Cedric Johns ThE UK’s country’s newest Train Operating Company, Locomotive Services (TOC) Limited, part of Jeremy Hosking’s growing influence in the world of charter train operations, has announced details of its main line tour programme for 2018. Operating under the name of Saphos Trains – a division of…

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  • WITH FULL REGULATOR: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

    WITH FULL REGULATOR: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Don Benn This time I am reporting on a variety of runs in the Midlands and into Wales, some recent and some back in the 1960s and which even include another run by that well-loved and much reported on Bulleid Pacific Clan Line, this time from 1991. First off in Table One is a…

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  • 2018 Galas and Special Events Guide – including Railwayana Auctions

    2018 Galas and Special Events Guide – including Railwayana Auctions

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The complete 2018 Heritage Railway guide to special events at preserved lines and museum centres. Events in HR are listed in chronological order, concentrating on those of interest to the enthusiast. All railways will be holding additional events to those listed in HR, which are aimed more towards the family market, details of which can…

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