Month: February 2018

Schoolboy’s dream of riding in the cab of a train comes true

South Western Railway has announced an 11 year old boy from Surrey…

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Roof repairs on the Corris Railway and progress on new steam locomotive

The Corris Railway, in Mid Wales, has announced that the museum building…

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New Carriage and Wagon Shed for Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway

The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, in Wales, have announced that their new…

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Steam locomotive No. 6984’s Tender travels to Buckinghamshire Railway Centre to be paired with 6989

The tender for steam locomotive No. 6984 "Owsden Hall" has been shunted…

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Talyllyn Railway steam locomotive No. 3 Sir Haydn’s boiler passes static steam test

The Vale of Rheidol, who are overhauling Talyllyn Railway No.3 "Sir Haydn",…

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Vivarail release update on their first train

VivaRail has released an update on their first production train, which is…

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Update on the construction of steam locomotive No. 61662 “Manchester United”

Work has continued on assembling the running plates for 61662 "Manchester United".…

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Amey Rail Limited takes over Carillion’s Network Rail contracts

Network Rail has announced that a number of Carillion's Network Rail contracts…

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Update on the overhaul of steam locomotive No. 5239 at the East Somerset Railway

Work has continued on overhauling Great Western Railway 5205 Class Tank No. 5239…

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Weardale Railway – Class 31 Gala Weekend – Information

The Weardale Railway, in County Durham, has announced further details about their…

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