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Category: Diesel

Churnet Valley Railway announces planned reopening

8th July 2020 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News, Steam

Churnet Valley Railway has announced they will be operating services again from the August 1, in line with government guidance.

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Pacers delivered to Gobowen for Cambrian Heritage Railways

23rd May 2020 Gareth Evans Diesel, Network, News
Class 144 Pacers Nos. 144006/7 were driven from Keighley, West Yorkshire to Gobowen, Shropshire on May 22. They are seen at Gobowen – the second track from the right in the distance heads off to Oswestry. PHIL BRADLEY/CHR

Cambrian Heritage Railways (CHR) has acquired a pair of Class 144 Pacer diesel railbuses from Porterbrook leasing. Nos. 144006/7 travelled under their own power by rail to Gobowen from the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

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Railways on TV – Paddington: A Year on the Tracks documentary series starts tonight

14th May 2020 Gareth Evans Diesel, Electric, Network, News
In tonight's episode, a heatwave hits the network hard, signalling equipment is out at Didcot and a surfeit of insects plague trains' windscreen wipers. Graeme Parker in the London Paddington control room.

A special four-part Channel 5 documentary series starts tonight (Thursday, May 14) at 9pm and goes behind the scenes to show how Network Rail and train operators keep passengers moving at London Paddington station and

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Heritage railways trade body welcomes today’s government support – but detail remains to be clarified

20th March 2020 Gareth Evans Diesel, Narrow Gauge, News, Steam

The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) has reacted warmly to the package of measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond (Yorks)) this afternoon.

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East Midlands: Preserved railways, museums and centres…

28th January 2020 Shannon Butcher Diesel, Features, Network, Steam

The East Midlands is a large and varied area, and its contribution to railway preservation is equally eclectic. The premier preserved steam railway is undoubtedly the Great Central Railway…

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Driver Experience: Driving a Deltic!

21st January 2020 Shannon Butcher Diesel, Features

Chris Newton recalls his recent driver experience course at the Nene Valley Railway on Deltic diesel locomotive No. 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier.

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Unlimited access to more than 100 books for only 99p!

15th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

The extensive collection of steam, electric and diesel publications takes you through the decades, right up to the very latest models on the lines today.

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Archive: Open day at Barrow Hill

20th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Features, From the archive, Industrial, Steam
Barrow Hill

As printed from the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine, take a look at this story by Peter A Hogarth about the Barrow Hill roundhouse.

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Snowdon Mountain Railway invests in future with new hybrid diesel locomotives

19th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

Snowdon Mountain Railway has begun a programme of replacement for its existing diesel locomotives which began service in 1985.

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From the archive: Still growling on – Modern traction preservation

31st July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Features

There is no doubt that diesels are an integral part of railway preservation but this was not always the case. Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation. On

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