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News Headline News Swanage Railway suspends Wareham services until DMUs are ready; RAIB issues maintenance warnings after toddler falls through hole in a coach toilet floor; Didcot’s blue King may not run on the main line, and the day classic cars rode up the Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway. News Broadway extension progressing in leaps…

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News Headline News Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway runs first train into Broadway station; new P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales to be wheeled in the spring; Severn Valley Railway to build five boilers for the Isle of Man Railway; new trust may take over WD 2-10-0 Dame Vera Lynn. News Battle to save £18 million Great…

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News Headline News Swanage T3 return to steam appeal raises £43K in just six weeks; Vintage Trains launches first publicly-owned railway company in a century to raise £3 million and bids for Train Operating Company status, and Metropolitan Railway E class No. 1 will head the last London Underground steam in the city centre tunnels…

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NEWS Headline News Steam driver shortage could hit tour operators; two major national awards for Barrow Hill roundhouse and its founder Mervyn Allcock; Severn Valley hits £2.5 million Bridgnorth share issue target with just hours to spare and WR 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle relaunched at Tyseley Locomotive Works. News Standard tank joins Severn Valley…

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News Headline News LSWR T3 gifted to Swanage Railway by National Railway Museum may steam again; new threat to Scarborough steam charters; entire stock from closed Electric Railway Museum finds new homes; Wensleydale in line for £380K Lottery grant and three Ivatts to reunite at Isle of Wight gala. News UK-built Garratt ‘no sale’ after…

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News Headline News After decades of deliberation, the bridge over the main line at Loughborough to link the Two Great Central railways is installed within two hours; Lottery gives Tyseley £90k to boost engineering; National Railway Museum buys hero driver’s George Cross for £60k and new Lyn all set for Lynton & Barnstaple debut. News…

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News Headline News National Collection GWR heavy freight locomotive gifted to Swindon’s STEAM museum; North Yorkshire Moors gets £4.6 million Lottery cash; main line-bound Swanage mogul saves summer steam timetable after collision and council backs Churnet Valley Leek extension. Win Tickets for Barrow Hill grand reopening gala. News Severn Valley spends £1 million on stopping…

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NEWS Headline News National Railway Museum head Paul Kirkman steps down; investigation launched after child nearly falls through hole in moving carriage floor on South Devon Railway; shock death of auction house boss rocks railwayana movement and Wolverton Works demolition begins. News Flying Scotsman and Tornado for big Barrow Hill September reopening; royal visit for…

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NEWS Headline News Lottery awards close to a million pounds for the restoration of NER J21; Great Central needs another £100K for Loughborough bridge project; royal approval for Post Office heritage railway project; Edinburgh plaque tribute to Sir Nigel Gresley and encouraging figures for first week of Swanage Railway’s Wareham services. News British Empire Medal…

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Headline News Two Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacifics return to the main line on the same day; Flying Scotsman to appear at Didcot over August bank holiday weekend; more trackbed bought for Kent & East Sussex extension to join Rother Valley Railway and Great Central Railway’s CEO leaves after just 10 months. News Llangollen Railway’s Corwen…

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