Bullhead’s Best for Buckfastleigh
British Steel’s ongoing support for UK heritage railways has continued with a sizeable delivery of brand new, 95 pound/ metre, or 47.07...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
Guernsey’s Occupation Railway Revealed
A stone 'railway' had existed for some time from the quarries to the Falla stoneworks at St Sampson. This used ordinary carts running on...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
Oxford to Witney railway: Call to protect 'future' route
Passenger trains ran between Oxford and Witney until 1962 (Ben Brookshank) A group campaigning to re-establish an Oxfordshire railway has...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
Troubles Continue For Llangollen Railway Trust
Llangollen Railway Trust has launched a funding appeal that could lead to bids being made to purchase assets of the railway company that...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
Government asked for Funding for Anglesey Railway Lines
The short branch leading away west from the disused line to Amlwch served the former Shell Oil Depot near Rhosgoch. (Ralph Rawlinson,...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Duke of Gloucester Gets new Support Coach As Kinlet Hall joins Tyseley
71000 Duke of Gloucester, which is owned by the BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust has gained a new Mark 1 Support Coach. W17015, was...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
A New Look at an Old Railway
A new window into post war life at England’s first public narrow-gauge railway, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway has turned up. In...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Llangollen Railway: Plea to Save Stricken Heritage Line
The COVID pandemic has prevented tourists riding along the Llangollen Railway Volunteers have pleaded for financial help to save a...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Loco's Nameplates Come Home
(L to R) Bideford Railway Heritage Centre chairman Andrew Mills proudly shows off the Bideford nameplates with auctioneer Neil Booth -...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Catching Up With Time at Great Malvern
Rail passengers at Great Malvern station are set to be right on time as renovations to a Victorian clock are now complete. The ornate...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Plea for Rail Link to Hospital to be Reinstated
Owen Paterson MP at the Park Hall Halt Transport minister Grant Shapps is being urged to fund a project to reopen a short stretch of...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Radstock regeneration : The rail bid is in, now it is just a wait to see if it can happen
The Radstock Mayor on the former Radstock line According to a report in the Radstock Nub News, plans are afoot to reinstate the railway...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
2807 Getting the "Life of Riley!"
Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd (CSPL) are pleased to announce that, after a particularly challenging period for everyone due to COVID...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
Wilbert gets a New Owner
The Dean Forest Railway Society has announced that it has purchased 50% ownership in Austerity steam locomotive, Wilbert. The purchase...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Locomotion No 1: Museums' row over historic engine resolved
Locomotion No 1 was built in 1825 by George and Robert Stephenson A row between two railway museums over the future home of a famous...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Llangollen Railway Board vows to Fight for Line’s Survival
According to the latest report in the Shropshire Star, the trust behind Llangollen’s steam railway has pledged that it will try to work...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
Severn Valley Ends Lineside Passes and Photo Charters
7812 “Erlestoke Manor” on the Severn Valley Railway // Credit Erlestoke Manor Fund website The Severn Valley Railway have confirmed that...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
Starring Role for Bristol Temple Meads
Bristol Temple Quarter Ambitions for Bristol Temple Meads to become “a world class rail interchange” for 22 million passengers each year...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Churnet Valley Delays Refunds
Churnet Valley Railway - According to a report by StokeonTrentLive, angry customers have called in trading standards after waiting weeks...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Public Support Grows for Struggling Llangollen Railway!
According to a report in the Shropshire Star, the public is rallying to support the debt-laden Llangollen Railway. News that the...
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