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John Titlow visited this year’s International Sandstone Festival, which was set to be the biggest 2ft gauge event ever held in the southern hemisphere.
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Snowdon Mountain Railway has begun a programme of replacement for its existing diesel locomotives which began service in 1985.
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Commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on the Southern Region continue to capture the public imagination.
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Harry Potter continues to captivate one generation after another and now Hornby has created its own little piece of magic for fans.
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Britain’s heritage railways are fighting for their future in the face of a Government crackdown on carbon emissions.
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47 years after the Paignton to Kingswear branch was sold to Dart Valley Railway plc, the ‘big railway’ will be running a train over it again.
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Britain’s Top 20 Seaside Railways! Swanage SOS for more crew! Newest loco makes British debut! Issue 257 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!
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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 May 24, 1973, WR Warship B-B diesel-hydraulic D821 Greyhound became the first BR main line diesel locomotive to be purchased…
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Mallard will be out of its usual exhibition space at the National Railway Museum to meet the newest train on the block, Azuma.
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A strategy for safe and biodiverse railway lineside across Britain has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT).
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