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A Danish steam locomotive at the Nene Valley Railway that has not run for more than three decades is now being returned to action by a group of primarily younger volunteers. Work to overhaul the Danish State Railways Class F 0-6-0T has resumed at Wansford shed after receiving the go-ahead from the Board. Withdrawn in…

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By Phil Marsh A LAST-ditch attempt to save the historic Wolverton Works from the bulldozer has failed. However, the future of the site is again enshrouded in uncertainty following a ‘surprise’ sudden sale. The London & Birmingham Railway opened the works on September 17, 1838 and it is likely to be under new ownership for…

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THE West Somerset Steam Railway Trust has been given a National Lottery grant of £40,000 to relaunch the Gauge Museum at Bishops Lydeard station. The grant will improve the displays in the museum, which is housed in the Brunel-designed goods shed and dates from the opening of the line in 1862. The museum contains a…

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Bagnall 0-6-2T Superb will be making a return visit to the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway for the August 30-September 1 gala. Superb, built in 1940 for the Bowaters paper mill at Sittingbourne, and based at the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway, proved a big success on its inaugural visit to Mid Wales last year.…

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THE Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway officially opened its new main line interchange at Princes Risborough on Wednesday, August 15. The new interchange between the CPRR and Chiltern Railways has created the nearest main line-connected heritage railway, with a cross-platform interchange facility, to London, being just 40 minutes from Marylebone by Chiltern Railways services. The…

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By Cedric Johns Having opened the ‘Torbay Express’ season for Riviera Trains on Sunday, June 3, Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 No. 35028 Clan Line became the first-ever Bulleid heavyweight to cross the Tamar and enter Cornwall. Originally planned to work the first two ‘Torbays’, the plans were changed, with the ‘Torbay Express’ booked for June…

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By Cedric Johns REPORTS that the Railway Touring Company had secured the use of Tyseley-based GWR 4-6-0 No. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to head the first of this season’s ‘Royal Duchy’ excursions appear to have been over-optimistic. RTC’s Nigel Dobbing was hoping to take advantage of the fact that the Castle was standing without…

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A 1904 poster issued jointly by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway and the travel firm Thomas Cook was a top seller at a Transport Auctions of London sale in Croydon on July 1, going under the hammer for £1300. The poster featured a uniformed interpreter who provided services and assistance free of charge to…

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THE FIGHT between three of the Big Four to be top dog will be a highlight of the Great Central Railwayana sale at Stoneleigh Park on September 1. In the brown corner is Knight of the Thistle, in the green corner 603 Squadron, and in the maroon corner The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers South Lancashire.…

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