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Brecon Mountain Railway & its transatlantic flavour

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd October 2018

Narrow gauge heritage lines run on former standard gauge trackbeds in many parts of Britain.
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Bitesize Driving: Our list of top low-cost driver experience courses

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd October 2018

Gareth Evans talks to eight heritage railways operating low-cost driver experience courses for £20
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World’s first ever solar-powered train, claims Australian heritage project!

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Sam Hewitt

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19th September 2018

Following a visit to Australia Rodney Towers reports on a heritage railway project which claims to have developed the world’s first solar-powered train, a classic DMU with a zero fuel bill! Byron Bay in New South Wales is the most easterly point in Australia, well known for its wonderful surfing beaches, less well known as…
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The confessions of a railway journalist

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Sam Hewitt

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19th September 2018

After years in the finance industry, and in a complete change of career direction, Brian Sharpe became assistant editor of Heritage Railway in 2002. This summer he stepped down to take a well-earned retirement, and over the following pages he recalls some of the preservation highlights he has witnessed and reported on over those 16…
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The Sunny South Smiles Again!

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Sam Hewitt

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18th September 2018

Fifty years after the end of Southern steam, passenger services are running again over the entire length of one of the fabled seaside branch lines that served the south coast. While the Swanage Railway has long been hailed as a perfect microcosm of the Southern Railway/Region as it was in the days of steam, it…
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Tyneside Treasure

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Sam Hewitt

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17th September 2018

Mark Smithers visits the North Tyneside Railway and its associated Stephenson Railway Museum – and finds an interesting attraction in an area that played a vital role in the dawn of the railway. One of the railway heritage ‘gems’ to be found in the north-east of England is the North Tyneside Steam Railway and its…
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Steam Afterglow!

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Sam Hewitt

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14th September 2018

Long before the final demise of main line steam in north-west England, many enthusiasts had accepted it was all over and had found hobbies anew.
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WITH FULL REGULATOR LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

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Sam Hewitt

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14th September 2018

By Don Benn Tyseley has announced that its fine GWR double chimney GWR Castle 4-6-0 No. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe has been withdrawn for overhaul. Although Bob Meanley is quoted as saying that the work shouldn’t take too long, it cannot be started until ongoing work on other locomotives is finished, so we may…
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Triumphant ‘Great Britain X’

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Sam Hewitt

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11th September 2018

The annual round trip with steam from London to the Scottish Highlands and Penzance has had its ups and downs in recent years, but this year’s tour will go down in history as one of the very best of them all. Brian Sharpe reports on a classic trip with some commendable locomotive performances. The Railway…
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40 years of the Nene Valley Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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4th September 2018

This year sees a number of significant anniversaries being celebrated. Brian Sharpe recounts the story of one of Britain’s heritage lines which has now been running trains for 40 years. The Nene Valley Railway has its origins in the boom in new preserved steam railway schemes in the 1960s but in this case the line…
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