Heritage Railway

New company formed to restore ‘forgotten’ Barry Standard 4MT

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

A NEW company has been formed to overhaul and ultimately operate the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway-based BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 No. 76077. Considered for a long time to be one of the ‘lost’ ex-Barry locomotives since it arrived at Toddington in 1987 when the engine was dismantled and some work was done, it had been stored…
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New Broadway footbridge taking shape at fast pace

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

EXCLUSIVE By Ian Crowder PROGRESS at the award-winning Broadway station has just taken a big leap forward… at least visually. Platform 2 at the station, which remains out of use to passengers this year, has not only been cleared of the signalling and communications equipment stored on the platform, but the basic structure for the…
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Soaraway Broadway success makes Glos Warks best in Britain

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

REMARKABLE figures which showed that passenger numbers on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway rose by 42.5% in the wake of the Good Friday opening of the northern extension to Broadway have brought the coveted Heritage Railway Association’s Annual Award (Large Groups) 2019 to the Cotswold Line. The figures rose from 101,000 in 2017 to more than…
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Issue 251 OUT NOW!

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Sam Hewitt

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15th February 2019

Bahamas is back! Top Awards for top railways! Duchess of Sutherland to kickstart Great Britain XII! The 251st issue of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!
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Your Gallery | Prince at Porthmadog

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Sam Hewitt

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14th February 2019

Alan sent in this picture of Prince being prepared at Porthmadog.
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Your Gallery | Garretts Works Engine

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Sam Hewitt

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14th February 2019

Julian Warner sent in this super photo from Garretts Works Engine.
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Fife Council rejects Cameron’s museum plans on appeal

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Sam Hewitt

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13th February 2019

Having failed, John said he would meet with his fellow trustees to consider his next move.
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Strathaven Miniature Railway celebrates 70 years of steam

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Sam Hewitt

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13th February 2019

The 7¼in Strathaven Miniature Railway is marking seven decades of steam.
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New-build Standard 3MT moves on to Severn Valley Railway metals

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Sam Hewitt

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13th February 2019

Severn Valley Railway-based new-build BR 3MT No 82045 took a major step forward last month.
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Project to re-create a D16/1 LMS 10000 after national appeal

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Sam Hewitt

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13th February 2019

No. 10000 was one of a pair of locomotives designed and built by the LMS and English Electric.
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