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Power came to the fore at Dreweatts’ Transport Sale in Newbury on September 19, when a 5in gauge live steam model of a BR Standard Class 9F sold for £19,000. The exhibition quality model, which took 30 years to build, was of No. 92184, a January 1958 Swindon product that was withdrawn from Immingham (40B)…

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Main line railwayana is playing an increasing role in the thrice-yearly sales held by Transport Auctions of London, and this is illustrated by some of the lots that will be going under the hammer at the auction house’s October 27 sale. There will be totem and target station signs, early GWR maps, an original 1840…

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While the LNER will head the cast list at GW Railwayana’s November 17 sale at Pershore, the GWR will make its presence felt with 10 nameplates, backed up by a Royal Scot flying the LMS flag. As reported in Heritage Railway issue 244, nameplates from A3 Pacific No. 60103 Flying Scotsman and B2/B17 ‘Footballer’ 4-6-0…

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100mph new steam locomotive’s first railtour to Harrogate.

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THE Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is in mourning following the death of the line’s chief mechanical and electrical engineer Graham Walker, on October 5, following a short illness. Graham Walker was born in 1945 and began an apprenticeship at Derby Loco Works Training School in 1959. He had many jobs in his career, ranging from fitter,…

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LOCOMOTIVE owner and transport businessman Jonathan Jones Pratt has been appointed as acting chairman of the West Somerset Railway (WSR) plc for three months in order to tackle current financial problems. The appointment, approved unanimously by the plc board, was made only 12 days after he was appointed a director, in the wake of long-serving…

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