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  • ‘Big Four’ liveries steal show at GCR gala

    ‘Big Four’ liveries steal show at GCR gala

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The Great Central Railway’s January 26-28 winter steam gala proved a resounding success, thanks to the appearance of two guests in ‘Big Four’ colours – B12 No. 8572 in LNER apple green and LMS ‘Crab’ No. 13065 in crimson lake, writes Robin Jones. Bumper crowds packed the Great Central Railway for what is widely considered…

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  • Double-headed MENDIP magnificence!

    Double-headed MENDIP magnificence!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The pairing of the sole surviving Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway locomotives, 7F 2-8-0s No. 53808 and 53809, now both liveried in BR black, was the highlight of the West Somerset Railway’s immensely-successful spring gala, which marked the 50th anniversary of the closure of the legendary line across the Mendip Hills. However, it might not…

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  • 50 Years Ago – Steam across the high peak

    50 Years Ago – Steam across the high peak

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Brian Sharpe recounts the story of steam’s return to one of Britain’s most popular tourist areas 50 years after BR retired its last six steam engines in the area, with 1968 photography by Maurice Burns. At the end of 1967, the Carlisle sheds had closed to steam, and steam power became concentrated almost entirely in…

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  • Next stop Chilcompton

    Next stop Chilcompton

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    Sam Hewitt

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    It is said that good things come in small packages, and as Stephen Roberts outlines, this could easily apply to the heritage railway at Midsomer Norton, the only place where standard gauge steam rides are available over Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway track. This preserved railway in the foothills of the Mendip Hills is run…

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  • WITH FULL REGULATOR: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

    WITH FULL REGULATOR: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Don Benn This time I am reporting on a variety of runs in the Midlands and into Wales, some recent and some back in the 1960s and which even include another run by that well-loved and much reported on Bulleid Pacific Clan Line, this time from 1991. First off in Table One is a…

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  • 2018 Galas and Special Events Guide – including Railwayana Auctions

    2018 Galas and Special Events Guide – including Railwayana Auctions

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The complete 2018 Heritage Railway guide to special events at preserved lines and museum centres. Events in HR are listed in chronological order, concentrating on those of interest to the enthusiast. All railways will be holding additional events to those listed in HR, which are aimed more towards the family market, details of which can…

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  • The Aln Valley Railway: A Northumberland railway revival

    The Aln Valley Railway: A Northumberland railway revival

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    Sam Hewitt

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    50 years ago, on January 27 1968 the Alnmouth to Alnwick branch line in rural Northumberland closed to passengers. Trevor Gregg reflects on that final day, the history of the line and upon the superb efforts of the Aln Valley Railway Society to resurrect the line. In 1844 a rail route linking London to Tyneside…

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  • Rocks by Rail

    Rocks by Rail

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The venue formerly known as the Rutland Railway Museum continues to undergo a drastic transformation. Mark Smithers reports on recent developments and examines the history of its locomotives. In order to appreciate the contribution made over many decades to the nation’s prosperity by the industrial railway, any relevant museum attraction should make its best efforts…

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  • Raising a glass – the intensive timetable as beer workers flocked to the seaside

    Raising a glass – the intensive timetable as beer workers flocked to the seaside

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Geoff Courtney An INTENSIVE timetable of 15 trains jam-packed with excited families departing every 10 minutes, and their arrival at a station 182 miles away that allowed only two minutes for each train of more than 500 passengers to be emptied and shunted into a siding, would be fraught enough with today’s modern traction…

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  • The great survivor’s last Indian summer

    The great survivor’s last Indian summer

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    Sam Hewitt

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    With ‘Terrier’ No. 32670 being withdrawn from service at the end of the year, Geoff Silcock reminisces about the 12 consecutive days in August that saw two of the class rostered for more than 500 miles of timetabled running. No. 3 Bodiam has been on the Rother Valley/Kent & East Sussex Railway (KESR) since 1901,…

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