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BREAKING: NVR announce Flying Scotsman to return this summer.

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THE Welsh Highland Railway is to run what aims to be its best ever gala to celebrate a century of its heritage. Easter marks the 20th anniversary of the visionary decision by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to overturn the recommendation of a public inquiry inspector and approve the rebuilding by the Ffestiniog Railway of…

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By Phil Marsh THE Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway has completed its new locomotive and stock servicing pit – making the heritage line an even more attractive destination for main line charters. The lack of this vital piece of infrastructure was identified as a top priority after the railway’s main line connection was commissioned 18…

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By Andrew Hoseason THE Ivatt Diesel Recreation Society – which is re-creating the first UK main line diesel locomotive, LMS No. 10000 – has taken a major step forward in the ground-breaking project, with the purchase of a suitable set of bogies. The bogies have been bought from the EM2 Locomotive Society, following a successful…

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Tom Blight received an early Christmas present on December 15, when he was passed out as a fully-qualified Bodmin & Wenford Railway steam driver. Tom, 24, from Roche in Cornwall, joins the select group of volunteers nationwide who have achieved this milestone before their 25th birthday. The responsibility of being in charge of a steam…

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THE agreement between the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways and the National Trust for the loan of Quarry Hunslet No. 855 of 1904 Hugh Napier has been extended for a further 10-year period. The deal was confirmed to Heritage Railway by Ff&WHR director and general manager Paul Lewin, who said: “Hugh Napier has been a…

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By Cedric Johns AMONGST all the family excitement and hustle and bustle created by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s sell-out main line Santa specials, one train brought Iarnród Éireann public services to a halt. According to a brief report issued by the main line operator, passenger services on Saturday, December 15 were subject to…

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