World

Brexit Busting Dash to Rescue Heritage Railway Carriage

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Sam Hewitt

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6th March 2019

“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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Long-delayed ‘Oz Flying Scotsman’ restoration: still no completion date

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Sam Hewitt

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27th February 2019

The £1¼ million overhaul that initially expected to be completed in 2011.
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Catch scheduled Polish steam while you still can

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Sam Hewitt

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27th February 2019

THIS year is likely to be the last featuring a full scheduled steam service in Poland. The services from Wolsztyn to Poznan and Leszno are said to be the last ‘real’ timetabled steam services in the world but government financial cutbacks mean that in 2020 a limited scheduled service is the most likely option. Meanwhile,…
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WLLR’s diminutive Dougal wows crowds in Taiwan

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2019

A SMALL piece of mid-Wales made a big impression in the Far East on Saturday, December 8, when the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway signed a ‘sister railway’ co-operation agreement with the Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC). The signing ceremony was held in the city of Chiayi as part of the launch of TSC’s annual Sugar…
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