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Locomotion No.1: Dispute over historic engine’s new home resolved

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Sam Hewitt

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9th March 2021

A dispute over the future home of historic engine Locomotion No.1 has been resolved.
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Pioneering locomotive Green Arrow returns to Doncaster

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2021

The pioneering locomotive Green Arrow has rolled back into Doncaster almost 75 years on since it left the famous Doncaster Plant Works.
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Lady of Legend to headline at Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Up

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2021

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced No. 2999 Lady of Legend will be the star guest of the railway’s Spring Steam Up in April.
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Lincolnshire residents rally to save heritage railway bridge

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Sam Hewitt

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5th February 2021

A campaign to save the ‘last’ railway structure in the Lincolnshire market town of Bourne has been gathering steam.
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Victorian T9 No. 30120 to remain at Swanage Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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1st February 2021

The Swanage Railway have announced an agreement with the National Railway Museum for their LSWR T9 steam locomotive No. 30120 to remain on the Swanage Railway.
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway crisis appeal secures future

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Sam Hewitt

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13th January 2021

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced the success of its Crisis Appeal, set up to support the charity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GWSR faces survival challenge after 77% fall in passengers

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Sam Hewitt

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13th January 2021

A heritage railway has warned it must raise cash to survive after suffering a 77% drop in passenger numbers in 2020.
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Severn Valley Railway welcomes 4930 Hagley Hall boiler home

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Sam Hewitt

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6th January 2021

The Severn Valley Railway has welcomed back the overhauled boiler of its flagship locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall, following extensive works at Northern Steam Engineering.
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Grade II-listed Station Hall to undergo £500,000 refurbishment

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Sam Hewitt

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4th January 2021

The National Railway Museum’s Station Hall is set to receive a £500,000 refurbishment, thanks to the Friends of the National Railway Museum.
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Dewley Hill refusals turns heritage railways to imported coal

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Sam Hewitt

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18th December 2020

Newcastle City Council has refused planning permission for a new surface coal mine at Dewley Hill.
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