Heritage Railway

‘Threatened’ Padstow station returns as museum

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2019

Six years after Padstow station – the westernmost point on the Southern Railway – was faced with the threat of demolition, it has been reborn as a showpiece museum for the town. Fears were sounded in 2012 when radon gas, four times higher than the recommended levels, was detected in the station house, along with…
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Catering and all access coaches progress at SVR

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2019

By Paul Appleton WORK is progressing well on the overhaul of GWR Kitchen Car No. 9615, according to Neil Taylor, head of locomotives and rolling stock engineering at the Severn Valley Railway. This long-term project has around a further two years to go before the vehicle can enter traffic, but as Neil said: “We have…
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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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J21 restoration project makes January start for 2022 target

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2019

NEARLY two years after announcing that it had secured Heritage Lottery Fund support to restore the now unique J21 0-6-0 No. 65033, its owners are finally beginning the work. Since receiving a £954,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant in March 2016, the Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust has been awaiting formal permission to start the restoration…
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Bahamas and B12 set to draw crowds at Keighley’s March gala

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2019

THE Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s March 8-10 spring steam gala looks set to be a ‘must-attend’ event, with recently-overhauled LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 No. 45596 Bahamas to be joined by LNER B12 4-6-0 No. 8572. Bahamas will be making its first gala appearance on a heritage line in more than 25 years, shortly after its…
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Catterick Camp Military line remembered in stone

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2019

Word and pictures by Maurice Burns ON December 11, a railway-themed memorial was unveiled at the Catterick Military Camp near Richmond in North Yorkshire marking a century since the end of hostilities in the First World War. The memorial is unusual in that it is a North Eastern Railway Class J72 0-6-0T identical to the…
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Your Gallery | Mayflower in Preston

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2019

BR built Thompson B1 no 61306 Mayflower seen here at Preston
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Your Gallery | 35028 Clan Line

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Sam Hewitt

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24th January 2019

Here’s Brian Kennedy’s awesome photograph of No 35028 Clan Line between Sherborne & Yeovil Junction. “Merchant Navy Class No.35028 Clan Line is seen between Sherborne and Yeovil Junction on 20th December 2018, with the Sherborne Christmas Carols charter from London Victoria.” Want to feature your pictures on everything Heritage Railway? Then get involved! Click here and…
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Your Gallery | 5199 and 41312 at Ropley

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Sam Hewitt

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24th January 2019

Jim Carruthers has sent in great pictures of 5199 and 41312 at Ropley.
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London Model ENgineering Exhibition 2019 a huge success

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Sam Hewitt

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24th January 2019

Visitors from far and wide flocked to Alexandra Palace last weekend for the 23rd annual London Model Engineering Exhibition.
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