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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20213 min read
Seaward Way Crossing MUST be Upgraded
A Somerset MP says restoring train services between Bishop's Lydeard and Minehead should be an "absolute priority", as delays will cause...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Kent & East Sussex Fundraising for its Future
Picture: Stuart Kirk An historic railway needs to raise £100,000 in four months in order to ensure its survival. The Kent and East Sussex...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Tanat Valley To Reopen This Year
Adrian Semmence and Mark Hignett on one of the largest monorail engines in the collection... Although the Tanat Valley Light Railway near...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Good Manors for 2021!
The Erlestoke Manor Fund (EMF) has posted an update on the progress on their locomotives and announced a new appointment to their board...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Llangollen Railway PLC asks Bank to Appoint Receiver
Llangollen Railway has today, Monday 1st March 2021, issued a formal announcement about its future. It reads: "It is with great regret...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Severn Valley Railway Postpones Opening
The Severn Valley Railway has said although it will not be open from April 2 as originally announced, its first planned event will take...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Oswestry Mayor Pledges Letter of Support for Railways Plan
The trains that would link Gobowen and Oswestry. Oswestry's mayor has assured a railway group trying to connect the town to the national...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Hanwell off the “At Risk” List
Hanwell Station looking east Transport for London (TfL) working with the Railway Heritage Trust have brought Hanwell station up to modern...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20212 min read
T9 to Stay at Swanage
T9 No 30120 steams away from Corfe Castle A POPULAR steam engine is to stay at a Dorset heritage railway and is in line for an...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20214 min read
Published for the first time in 50 years - images from a Heritage Railway
It’s a sunny June day in 1961 and the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (LCLR) has been open for less than a year but is developing...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20211 min read
On track for County of Montgomery
The new nameplates have been generously sponsored by John Buxton of Cambrian Transport, and were produced by the Procast Foundry in...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Old Line Discovered as disused Weymouth Railway taken up
Work has been continuing to remove Weymouth Harbour's tramway tracks Contractors taking up a tramway line on the Dorset coast have...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20212 min read
County Durham Museum to Hold Largest Display of Rail Vehicles in the UK
Head of Locomotion, Dr Sarah Price (Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT) ARCHITECTS have been appointed to start work on a £4.5m project to deliver...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Vale of Rheidol Railway to restore Victorian Locomotive
The Manning Wardle "Jubilee 1897" has been sold to the Vale of Rheidol Railway When a heritage railway reopens later this year, it will...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Holiday Let or New Railway?
There are concerns that Derry Ormond railway halt at Bettws Bledrws will be converted into a holiday let and that this could impact upon...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 22, 20212 min read
More Pictures of 4709's First Cylinder
The new cylinder blocks have been redesigned and manufactured to bring the width and height within the current Network Rail Loading Gauge...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Lady of Legend Coming to the SVR
The Lady of Legend will make an appearance at the event in April. (Photo: Frank Dumbleton) The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed a...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Plaice Station
A TRAIN carriage that was once used to transport circus elephants is to be transformed into a Victorian-style dining area for Padgate's...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 18, 20211 min read
3278 Arrives at the Churnet Valley Railway
Credit: Dave Gibson Photography The Churnet Valley Railway has announced that their line is now home to three United States Army...
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rodneypitt9
Jan 27, 20211 min read
3278 Arrives at the Churnet Valley Railway
Credit: Dave Gibson Photography The Churnet Valley Railway has announced that its line is now home to three United States Army...
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