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The Isle of Wight Steam Railway celebrated the restoration of three Ivatt locomotives, types which never ran on the island in BR days. Brian Sharpe reports on the gala weekend, which saw the 2MT trio in steam together for the first time. Over the May Bank Holiday weekend, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway staged…

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One of the Severn Valley Railway’s forgotten gems recently celebrated its milestone with an open weekend. Paul Appleton went along to find out more. Eardington station on the Severn Valley Railway celebrated its 150th anniversary in style over June 2/3, with a special open weekend to mark the occasion. The actual anniversary would have been…

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In auction terms, it was close to a dead-heat. In sporting terms, it was two similarly talented rivals running neck-and-neck as they approached the finishing line. In economic terms, it was a success. Two West Country Pacifics were in the spotlight in the Railwayana.net internet auction from May 15-20, and eventually the nameplate, coat-of-arms and…

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If the diesel brigade wants to reinforce its message that the new order is on the march, it need look no further than Talisman Railwayana’s May 12 auction at Templecombe. The message will be nearly 4ft long and 10in wide, made in aluminium, look distinctly unsteam-like, and carry the name Implacable. You’ve got it –…

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HEREFORD may have been at the heart of GWR territory, but the cathedral city joined forces with the LMS at Great Central’s June 2 sale at Stoneleigh Park to demolish the opposition, when nameplate City of Hereford from Princess Coronation No. 46255 sold for £22,000. The plate from the 1946-built Pacific was the only five-figure…

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The appearance of Flying Scotsman at London’s Victoria station sparked controversy when smoke detectors triggered fire alarms which resulted in the station being closed and passengers evacuated as a safety precaution. The alarms sounded on Thursday, May 31, when after working a Steam Dreams’ luncheon train to Oxford, Scotsman was booked to head an evening…

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By Cedric Johns and Robin Jones FOR the first time since British Rail axed though trains from Waterloo to Swanage in 1969, a new service inaugurated by South Western Railway has restored the railway’s main link with London and towns in Wiltshire, north Dorset and the fringes of Somerset. Now built into the working timetable,…

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DENT station – the highest on the English main line at 1150ft above sea level – is on the market for £425,000. Situated on the Settle and Carlisle route within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and four miles away from the village of Dent, it is only the third time since 1877 that the Grade…

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