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  • Stop riveting boilers and run steam on vegetable oils

    Stop riveting boilers and run steam on vegetable oils

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    Sam Hewitt

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    AS we look forward to the future of our railway, yet another year has gone by. I feel there are challenges looming on the horizon for us all, as the public, local authorities and politicians are now much more informed on the issues of the environment we live in – global warming is now a…

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  • Plain sailing for Cornwall railway poster as it sells for £3600

    Plain sailing for Cornwall railway poster as it sells for £3600

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A 1950 BR(W) poster by Jack Merriott (1901-68) illustrating Penzance harbour in Cornwall realised £3600 at Onslows’ winter online vintage poster auction on December 14. London-born Merriott was a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of Marine Artists, and the Royal Watercolour…

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  • Main line makes presence felt at London sale

    Main line makes presence felt at London sale

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The main line in a variety of shapes and sizes will be making its presence felt at the Transport Auctions of London sale on February 23, headed by the smokebox numberplate from LSWR Class T9 No. 30705, a Dübs & Co of Glasgow product that entered traffic in January 1899 and was withdrawn by BR…

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  • Two hastings DEMU tours planned

    Two hastings DEMU tours planned

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Hastings Diesels, which operates St Leonards depot-based DEMU (Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit) No. 1001, has announced it is progressing plans for two day trips in the coming months. However, the group stressed the tours are currently only outline plans and may unavoidably be subject to change or cancellation. The first is hoped to operate on Saturday,…

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  • GBRf and Class 50 Alliance agree reliveried ‘Hoover’ partnership

    GBRf and Class 50 Alliance agree reliveried ‘Hoover’ partnership

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The Class 50 Alliance has been operating railtours on the national network with its locomotives since 1997. In recent years, the alliance has been working with rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf), enabling a return to the main line for its locomotives in 2017 and subsequently through a programme of railtours during 2018, as part…

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  • A4 Sir Nigel Gresley signs up with Saphos Trains

    A4 Sir Nigel Gresley signs up with Saphos Trains

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    Sam Hewitt

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    GRESLEY A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will spend the next 10 years on the main line working Saphos Trains’ railtours. The engine’s owning group, the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust (SNGLT) and the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust (RSL&GT), have an agreement, which will see the Pacific operate as part of the Crewe-based…

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  • Locomotive Services to stage Virgin charity open day at Crewe

    Locomotive Services to stage Virgin charity open day at Crewe

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    Sam Hewitt

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    AROUND 30 main line steam, diesel and electric locomotives are being lined up for an open day to be staged at Locomotive Services’ modernised former Crewe diesel depot on Saturday, June 8. The event is being organised by Virgin Trains staff based at Crewe station – supported by our sister publication The Railway Magazine –…

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  • Tornado test run problem solved: Wensleydale trips on

    Tornado test run problem solved: Wensleydale trips on

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was forced to cancel Tornado’s main line comeback trip after it sustained minor damage while on its eagerly-awaited test run. No. 60163 had been undergoing repairs at Wansford shed on the Nene Valley Railway following its failure while hauling ‘The Ebor Flyer’ on Saturday, April 14 last year because of…

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  • Brexit Busting Dash to Rescue Heritage Railway Carriage

    Brexit Busting Dash to Rescue Heritage Railway Carriage

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    Sam Hewitt

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    “Because of the uncertainty over what border controls might be implemented we didn’t particularly like the idea of smuggling a railway carriage across the border.”

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  • Remembering hero driver John Axon

    Remembering hero driver John Axon

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Bahamas Locomotive Society organised a civic reception at Stockport town hall to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1958 BBC broadcast of the Ballad of John Axon. The broadcast was an iconic production, way ahead of its time, written by folk singer and writer Ewan MacColl and arranged by his partner Peggy Seeger.  John…

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