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THE return from overhaul of Barry survivor and former Swanage Railway 4MT No. 80078, which was sold to an anonymous buyer four years ago, has been pencilled in for Easter. Heritage Railway can reveal that the purchaser was former BR trainee civil engineer Stewart Robinson, who founded rail infrastructure company Sonic Rail Services in 1997…

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EARLY steam market leader Beamish Museum has recreated a LNWR ‘Crewe tractor’ road-rail vehicle. Based on more than130 vehicles adapted by the LNWR at Crewe works in 1916-17, the project at the County Durham museum is the first phase in a multi-part programme of restoration work on three Ford Model Ts. The inspiration for the…

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TV presenter James May has made a second part for the new Gresley P2 2-8-2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales. The star of Top Gear and The Grand Tour had already applied his engineering prowess in crafting the first component for No. 2007 when he previously visited Darlington Locomotive Works in February 2013. Then he…

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A THREE-car DMU set that runs on the Great Central Railway and is maintained by volunteers from the line has carried off a major national award. The set, comprising Metropolitan Cammell Class 101 vehicles Nos. 51427 and 50321 and unique Class 111 buffet car No. 59575, has been named Railcar of the Year by the…

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THE award-winning Mid-Suffolk Light Railway has been given the green light to extend 400 yards to a new terminus, despite opposition from the local parish council. On January 25, Mid Suffolk District Council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead to the line’s proposed 400-yard extension to a new terminus, Wilby Halt, taking the standard gauge line…

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THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway has turned to the world of art to publicise its high-profile spring visit of Royal Scot. An artistic vinyl masterpiece measuring 4m x 3m and depicting LMS 4-6-0 No. 46100 arriving at Grosmont station has been created by London-based firm Graffiti Life and displayed in the heart of York. Passers-by…

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CONSERVATIONISTS have vowed to fight on despite the Manx Parliament Tynwald making a U-turn on controversial plans to close part of Douglas Bay Horse Tramway. On January 17, Tynwald voted to keep the double tracks in place between Summerhill and Broadway. The previous scheme unveiled last year involved the closure of the iconic tramway between…

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EIGHT years ago Prince Charles officially named new Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado at York station before taking a cab ride as it hauled the Royal Train. He later gave his permission for Tornado’s builder The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust to name new Gresley P2 2-8-2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales. However, on Wednesday,…

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A MURAL of A3 Pacific No. 60103 Flying Scotsman commissioned to celebrate the opening of the Borders Railway has been given planning permission to stay in place. Local Scottish Borders community organisation Energise Galashiels commissioned artist Chris Rutterford to produce the mural, which also includes around 500 portraits of local people, to fill wall space…

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