Steam Days

Your Gallery: North Tyneside Steam Gala

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Arianne Davey

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15th August 2023

Henry Elliott sent in these great photographs of Guest engine No 60 and Guest Engine No 29 at North Tyneside Steam Gala.
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From the archive: The Fishguard Boat Express

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Darren Hendley

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24th March 2023

The Fishguard Boat Express service on the Great Western Railway (GWR) between Fishguard Harbour in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland […]
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Steam Rail triumphs at Heritage Railways Association Awards

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Arianne Davey

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16th March 2023

At the Heritage Railways Association Annual Dinner and Awards held in Birmingham last Saturday, 11th March, nearly 200 of Britain’s leading preservationists assembled to celebrate the winners of awards in 12 categories that recognised the best practice in everything from income generation to waggon restoration.
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Nation celebrates 100 years of Flying Scotsman, world’s most famous steam locomotive

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Arianne Davey

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28th February 2023

Friday, February 24 marked 100 years since Flying Scotsman set off on its first journey from the sheds at Doncaster Works.
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National Railway Museum’s Station Hall to close temporarily for £10.5m refurbishment

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Arianne Davey

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16th November 2022

The National Railway Museum’s historic Station Hall will close temporarily in the New Year to enable urgent structural repairs to take place as part of the museum’s ambitious redevelopment plans.
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Steam Days is celebrating its 400th issue!

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Alex Bestwick

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10th November 2022

Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best. Steam Days is a monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts. This issue, however, is a special one – the 400th issue!
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Flying Scotsman centenary celebrations launched at London King’s Cross on station’s 170th birthday

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Arianne Davey

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14th October 2022

Flying Scotsman – the world’s most famous steam locomotive – made its first appearance in a year-long national programme of events to mark its centenary today at London King’s Cross Station.
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Heritage railway founders return to lay flowers at volunteer memorial

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Arianne Davey

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14th October 2022

Two men who started the battle to rebuild a heritage railway line as students have returned 50 years later to lay flowers at a memorial to generations of railway volunteers.
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Daughter of man who saved Flying Scotsman from the scrapheap to visit UK

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Arianne Davey

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10th October 2022

The daughter of the man who saved the record-breaking Flying Scotsman from being cut up for scrap is to make a pilgrimage to the UK from her home in Portugal, to ride behind the world’s most famous steam locomotive.
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Autumn Heritage and Steam Railway events for the whole family

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Arianne Davey

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20th September 2022

The colder weather is settling in fast, and although the kids are back at school, we’re know you’ll be looking for plenty to do at the weekends and during half-term. Don’t forget, steam and heritage railways are open all year round.
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