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NEW-build A1 Peppercorn Pacific No. 60163 Tornado has landed a starring role in Paddington. Tornado will be appearing at the legendary GWR terminus in the new Paddington 2 movie, about the famous abandoned bear which was left at the station. The film, due to be released on November 10, will see the A1 paired with…

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VINTAGE Trains has announced the first main line tours for its iconic flagship – WR 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle. A high-profile recommissioning ceremony of Clun Castle will take place at Tyseley Locomotive Works on Sunday, October 29, and following its seven-year restoration, will undergo further tests before embarking on a series of main line…

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By Geoff Courtney A George Cross awarded to hero steam express driver Wallace ‘Wally’ Oakes, who 52 years ago sacrificed his life saving his passengers from a potential catastrophic accident, was bought for £60,000 by the National Railway Museum at an auction in Warwickshire on September 2. The price equalled the world record railwayana realisation,…

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SHORTLY before midnight on Saturday, September 2, a crowd of around 60 spectators and onlookers gathered on the slim footpath on the A60 Nottingham Road bridge over the Midland Main Line in Loughborough, in anticipation of a major spectacle. The passing of Flying Scotsman, Tornado or Duchess of Sutherland below? Maybe a high-profile diesel charter?…

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A CAMBRIAN Railways’ ticket from Glandovey Junction to Welshpool, a journey which cost 3s-9d, was the top seller at a Great Central ticket postal auction in mid-July, with a realisation of £290. The remote station, which has no road access, was opened in 1867 where the Aberystwyth and Pwllheli lines diverge, and was renamed Dovey…

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With no apparent standout candidate in their category, the 11 main line nameplates have it all to play for at Great Central’s sale at Stoneleigh on September 2. Numerically, the selection is being led by the GWR with five, followed by the LNER with two, one apiece for the SR, LMS, and Standards, and a…

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Generally regarded as the flagship of West Coast’s Carnforth motive power fleet, 4-6-0 No. 46115 Scots Guardsman has been taken out of traffic after its ticket expired earlier this month. The 4-6-0 dropped its fire, for the last time in its current session, after working West Coast’s own ‘Dalesman’ excursion on Tuesday, August 15. The…

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By Cedric Johns BOSSES at Locomotive Services Limited are celebrating having been granted a train operating licence for the operation of excursion passenger trains on the network’s main line. This means that Locomotive Services Ltd has now secured the three main approvals needed to operate. These are the ORR safety certificate, Network Rail access agreement…

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