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Two new B17s make progress

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Sam Hewitt

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19th December 2017

NEW-build B17 ‘Footballer’ 4-6-0 No. 61662 Manchester United, currently under construction at the Mizens Railway near Woking, by a group […]
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Top awards for Wensleydale, Bluebell, North Yorkshire Moors and Kirkby Stephen East

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Sam Hewitt

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19th December 2017

ONE of the smallest stations in the heritage sector has just scooped a second major award. Earlier this year, the […]
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Back to the future on the Vale of Rheidol

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Sam Hewitt

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11th December 2017

By Martin Creese With the steam era becoming a distant memory and the increasing commercial realities of running a heritage […]
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Tyseley launches £3m share offer to fund new TOC

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Sam Hewitt

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11th December 2017

What is billed as the first publicly-owned British railway company to be created in a century has been launched by […]
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The Swanage T3 appeal hits £43K in just six weeks!

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Sam Hewitt

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11th December 2017

SWANAGE Railway Trust officials have been “staggered” by the overwhelming public response to their £50,000 appeal for money to return […]
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Duke’s future is secured

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2017

By Cedric Johns FOLLOWING protracted discussions which have taken years to reach fruition, the future of British Railway’s only example […]
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Flying Scotsman repaired

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2017

By Cedric Johns ACCLAIMED by thousands of fans worldwide, Flying Scotsman, the iconic locomotive which draws crowds wherever it goes, […]
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SR beats GWR to win on points at Poynton

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2017

It WAS a close bout, but the Southern Railway won on points against the GWR at Great Northern’s October 7 […]
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Haul of Halls joins IoM and West Country at Stoneleigh

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2017

A trio of GWR Halls joins a Grange, Star, SR West Country, and LMS Patriot and the inevitable Jubilee in […]
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Canadian Pacific is on its wheels again at Eastleigh

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2017

BULLEID Merchant Navy Pacific No. 35005 Canadian Pacific, undergoing a £1.5 million overhaul, has taken another major step towards returning […]
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