Tag: Class 47

Diesel gala set to wow Hampshire railway visitors

Visitors to the Mid Hants Railway will be wowed by visiting diesel…

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Diesel locomotive reaches 30 years in preservation at Cotswolds railway

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR)'s popular BR Blue ‘47’, in preservation since May…

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Yorkshire railway purchases Class 47 locomotive

The Wensleydale Railway has announced that they have purchased Class 47 Np.…

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Book Review: Railways of the Eastern Counties Since 1970 by John Law

4.5 out of 5

This book illustrates railways in the eastern counties from when locomotives hauled…

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Book Review: Class 47 Locomotives – Celebrating Sixty Years by Martin Measures

4.7 out of 5

This book illustrates many locations where Type 4 Class 47 locomotives were…

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Class 47 locomotive to visit the East Lancashire Railway

The East Lancashire Railway has announced that Class 47 No. 47830 will…

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East Lancashire Railway Kicks Off 2024 with a ‘Winter Diesel Day’

The East Lancashire Railway announces a Diesel Day on 10th February, featuring…

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West Somerset Railway route for Train Sim World 4 gets FREE upgrade

Dovetail Games has released a major upgrade to the West Somerset Railway…

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Black Five steam locomotive to haul post Christmas Wensleydale Railway service

Black Five steam locomotive number 45407 ‘The Lancashire Fusilier’ is back at…

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Train Sim World 4 Blackpool Branches add-on goes on sale

Dovetail Games has released Blackpool Branches: Preston – Blackpool & Ormskirk, the…

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