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Fifteen Guinea Special: 1T57 – the fabled final curtain!

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Sam Hewitt

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20th August 2018

There are few more seminal dates etched into the consciousness of UK railway enthusiasts and historians than Sunday, August 11, 1968, when the legendary ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’ – immortalised by the headcode 1T57 – marked the end of British Rail steam haulage on the national network. In the first of two special 50th anniversary features…
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Gala special: Hunslet 125 highlights

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Sam Hewitt

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18th August 2018

The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway celebrated the 125th birthday of two of its popular steam locomotive fleet in style with a special three-day gala event, which brought together a large gathering of Hunslets, engaging them on a host of duties in what is a narrow gauge paradise. Gareth Evans reports. A quarter of a…
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The greatest missing link of all? AUTOCAR – The first modern traction

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Sam Hewitt

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18th August 2018

A ‘missing link’ between the steam age and modern traction – and as historically important as Trevithick’s locomotives or Stephenson’s Rocket – will debut in the coming weeks as the culmination of a ground-breaking 15-year project. Words and photographs by Andrew Rapacz.
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READ: Flying Scotsman’s magnificent month

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Sam Hewitt

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17th August 2018

Tornado may have run at more than 100mph, emulating Flying Scotsman’s world record feat of 1934, but its crowd-pulling April tour proved that it is not ready to concede its crown as the world’s most famous steam locomotive to the young pretender yet!
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FEATURE: Robert Riddles, Britain’s last steam chief mechanical engineer

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Sam Hewitt

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10th August 2018

Concluding the series on the Big Four CMEs, Brian Sharpe examines the career of Robert Riddles
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FEATURE: More regenerations than Dr Who!

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd August 2018

When Flying Scotsman returns to the rails in the New Year, it will not be the LNER apple green No. 4472 we are familiar with
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From the Archive: Maunsell Q in GCR debut

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Sam Hewitt

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27th July 2018

The Bluebell Railway-based Maunsell Q 0-6-0 No. 30541 was the star guest at the Great Central Railway’s winter steam gala, making its first-ever appearance on Britain’s only double track heritage main line, with nine other locomotives in steam, writes Robin Jones. Around 5000 people attended the Great Central Railway’s winter steam gala over January 27-29,…
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Boom times at Broadway!

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd July 2018

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s opening of the long-awaited northern extension to Broadway has not only reaped rich dividends for the heritage line, but it has generated an extra major income stream for the Yellowstone tourist honeypot. Robin Jones visited the landmark Give My Regards To Broadway spring bank holiday Cotswold Festival of Steam. The impact…
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Bite-size driver experiences

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd July 2018

Gareth Evans talks to eight heritage railways operating low-cost driver experience courses for £20 and under and learns about their approaches and what they can offer would-be participants in the hope of inspiring others to ‘have a go.’ You’ve admired locomotives large and small at heritage lines, but have you ever wondered what it would…
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WITH FULL REGULATOR: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

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Sam Hewitt

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20th July 2018

By Don Benn THE LOCOMOTIVES of the month are surely the Bulleid rebuilt Merchant Navy Pacifics, No. 35018 British India Line and No. 35028 Clan Line, which is very appropriate as this issue of Heritage Railway will reach the bookstands a few days before the 51st anniversary of the end of Southern steam. Who would…
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