IN one of the biggest displays of government financial support for rail-related tourism, heritage railways have shared a £1 million grant aid pot following a ‘Dragons Den’-style competition. £1m government grant aid bonus for heritage
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The Fowler 4F 0-6-0 was a very basic but useful design of steam engine. J Crosse recounts the history of a surprisingly long-lived class. 50 YEARS ON: THE FOWLER 4F More than 40 years in
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THE Leighton Buzzard Railway has set a new record for the greatest number of narrow gauge locomotives on a train. The new narrow gauge record! The record-breaking train hauled by 17 Simplexes in action on
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The record-breaking Epping & Ongar Railway June steam gala saw four engines in steam, operating a two-train service. The first 10-coupled engine on a GER suburban line since the ‘Decapod’ in 1913 As GNR N2
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In another occasional series of historical reviews of ‘Big Four’ locomotive engineers, Cedric Johns highlights the career of Frederick W Hawksworth, who succeeded Charles Collett in 1941… FAMOUS BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS: FREDERICK W HAWKSWORTH GREAT
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AGAINST a backdrop of a working steam loco, a large crowd, and a day when the rain mercifully kept away, railwayana collectors from far and wide attended a special one-off auction on June 19 in
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The legendary and perhaps too popular LNER A3 Pacific No. 60103 Flying Scotsman is now in its most intensive period of use since its return to steam at the end of last year, hauling sell-out
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Stanier 4-6-2 No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth suffered mixed fortunes during June 14-18 when having passed its main line tests, the 4-6-2 failed on its way to Derby. ‘Lizzie’ fails to make Derby railtour debut LMS
Read moreLEICESTERSHIRE County Council’s magnificent and visionary gesture of buying a million shares in the Great Central Railway is not just an endorsement of the success of Britain’s only double-track heritage trunk railway, but of the
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DESPITE repeated warnings about the dangers, a number of Flying Scotsman spectators have continued to ignored appeals by British Transport Police not to trespass trackside when the A3 is due to pass. Helicopter snaps Scotsman
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