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  • The last of the Jubilees

    The last of the Jubilees

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    Sam Hewitt

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    I was a student in Leeds in the mid-1960s, and read with great interest your account of the final months of the Jubilee class in BR operation. However, let me fill in a couple of blanks. I was surprised that there was nothing about what I believe to be the last working of the class…

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  • ‘Scottish’ Class 31 on trials at ‘The Plant’ in Doncaster

    ‘Scottish’ Class 31 on trials at ‘The Plant’ in Doncaster

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    Sam Hewitt

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    As an enthusiastic trainspotter during the BR steam/diesel ‘crossover’ era of the late 1950s and early 1960s, I was interested to read Geoff Courtney’s article in last month’s issue about the little-publicised evaluation trials of Stratford-allocated Class 31 D5511 in Scotland during the summer of 1958. It prompted me to carry out some research of…

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  • NRM’s ‘giveaways’ are going to good homes

    NRM’s ‘giveaways’ are going to good homes

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    Sam Hewitt

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    EYEBROWS have been raised at the latest decision by the National Railway Museum to give one of its star exhibits, GWR heavy freight locomotive No. 2818, to Swindon Borough Council’s STEAM museum, as reported in issue 231. It follows the donation of North Staffordshire Railway 0-6-2T No. 2 to the Foxfield Railway and the LSWR…

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  • Old Oak Common – the superb grand finale

    Old Oak Common – the superb grand finale

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A legendary name among railway historians and enthusiasts, Old Oak Common shed signed off with its last-ever open day on September 2, when locomotives and traction units of the past, present and future came together to pay tribute to 111 proud years of history, in a showpiece event organised by the modern-day Great Western Railway,…

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  • Didcot’s LNER double act!

    Didcot’s LNER double act!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    TWO LNER icons took rival Great Western Railway territory by storm over the August bank holiday weekend. More than 6000 people from across the country decided to forego a trip to the beach on the sunny, summer bank holiday weekend and instead turned up to Didcot Railway Centre to see A3 Pacific No. 60103 Flying…

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  • Badge of honour as regiment marches into Poynton sale

    Badge of honour as regiment marches into Poynton sale

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The LMS is set to take centre stage ahead of the other Big Four railway companies at Great Northern Railwayana’s auction on October 7, when Royal Irish Fusilier, with its regimental badge from No. 46123 will be going under the hammer. The Royal Scot was built by the North British Loco Co in Glasgow in…

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  • Deltic Meld powers on past Class 47 to lead at Newark

    Deltic Meld powers on past Class 47 to lead at Newark

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A worksplate from Deltic D9003 Meld led a diesel one-two at Talisman’s August 12 sale at Newark, selling for £5500. The Class 55 was built by English Electric in 1960 and after strutting its stuff on the East Coast Main Line it was withdrawn as No. 55003 in December 1980 and cut up at Doncaster…

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  • Steam haulage transports ‘first’ locomotive to rally

    Steam haulage transports ‘first’ locomotive to rally

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ON FRIDAY, August 25, Ironbridge’s Blists Hill Victorian Town’s replica of Richard Trevithick’s 1802 Coalbrookdale locomotive was transported to the August 27-28 Shrewsbury Steam Rally using a Fowler steam road locomotive. The Coalbrookdale locomotive is thought to be a collaboration between the Cornish mining engineer and Shropshire ironmaster William Reynolds. In 1802, 27 years before…

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  • ‘Can do’ Moorsline fundraising experts recycle for final time

    ‘Can do’ Moorsline fundraising experts recycle for final time

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s York Area Group – which raises vital funds for the line through recycling paper and aluminium products – has closed down after 30 years. In that time, the volunteers have recycled over 3100 tons of waste paper and cardboard, seven tons of aluminium cans, 32 tons of aluminium foil and…

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  • Dinmore Manor clocks up 100,000 miles in preservation

    Dinmore Manor clocks up 100,000 miles in preservation

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ON AUGUST 7, WR 4-6-0 No. 7820 Dinmore Manor, ran its 100,000th mile in preservation at the West Somerset Railway, where it is on hire for the summer season. At a fuel consumption rate of circa 30 miles to the ton of coal, that represents over 3300 tons of coal and equates to the equivalent…

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