Sam Hewitt

SHUNTER MAKES PASSENGER DEBUT

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2017

The Great Central Railway gala on March 18-19 featured shunter shuttles on both days between Loughborough Central and Quorn, formed of two coaches ‘top and tailed’ by Nos. 08480+08694 and 08907+08528 (D3690) – seen at Loughborough Central on the first day. No. 08480 was made available by RSS, the shunter being at the line for…
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‘47’ bound for Chinnor after overhaul

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2017

THE Class 47 Preservation Project’s No. 47771 left the Colne Valley Railway, where it had been located since June 2003, on March 20, moving by road to Southampton Maritime to allow transfer by rail to Eastleigh Works. The loco is to be restored to working order and will, in due course, move to a new base…
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Hastings gauge ‘Crompton’ to be based at Spa Valley Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2017

AN agreement has been reached for the BRC Workgroup’s No. 33201 to be based at the Spa Valley Railway for the next five years. The ‘Crompton’ is particularly appropriate on the line, as it was one of the 12 members of the class built to the slimmer ‘Hastings’ line loading gauge – and, as such,…
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CHARTER GETS ‘WASTED’

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2017

Another Pathfinder tour, ‘The Waste Train’ on March 11, reached the unlikely location of Knowsley Freight Terminal, which is accessed off the Wigan-Kirkby line on Merseyside. The train is pictured at the bufferstops there behind DB Cargo’s No. 66125, ‘top and tail’ with No. 66002. The tour then went on the visit Bredbury Waste Terminal,…
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Kernow recalls ScotRail survivor

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2017

Another three ‘OO’ limited editions have been released by the Cornish retailer, including a notable Class 47/7. THE latest addition to Kernow Model Rail Centre’s ever increasing line-up of exclusive Bachmann limited editions is an interesting one, taking the form of push-pull Class 47/7 No. 47706 in its famously scruffy ScotRail colours (31-653Z). Limited to…
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Useful box wagons from Dapol

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2017

The manufacturer has released another current day wagon design in 4mm, this being the MJA bogie box twins. IT has been some 13 months since Dapol released the HIA hopper in ‘OO’ gauge, the Freightliner wagon proving to be something of a hit for the manufacturer, undoubtedly helped by a very competitive price. This has…
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Trans-Pennine loco-hauled remembered

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Sam Hewitt

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28th April 2017

FROM THE ARCHIVES It is 25 years since loco-hauled services between Liverpool and Newcastle went over to Class 158 operation. David Russell looks back at the last few years of diesel haulage on the trans-Pennine route. THE ‘Sprinterisation’ of rail services in the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s saw the end of…
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A partially-risen phoenix

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Sam Hewitt

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27th April 2017

Last year saw Europhoenix acquire two Class 37/6s from DRS, the company putting Nos. 37608 and 37611 straight into service in plain blue with only minimal rebranding. Although both have now been repainted into the full grey and red livery, this interim appearance offers something a little different to model, as Roland Turner describes. ANYONE…
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Bulleid prototypes make their debut

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Sam Hewitt

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27th April 2017

Kernow has now received the first tooling samples of the long-awaited Southern locos. LATE March saw Kernow Model Rail Centre unexpectedly unveil the first pre-production samples of its ‘OO’ gauge Southern prototype diesels. First announced way back in 2010, development of the exclusive models has been a difficult and protracted affair, not aided by a…
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Decorated ‘Super Sprinter’ unveiled

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Sam Hewitt

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27th April 2017

The Realtrack Models Class 156 is getting closer to release with the appearance of the first painted sample. ANNOUNCED at Warley last November, Realtrack Models’ new ‘OO’ gauge Class 156 DMU is making good progress with the end of March bringing the arrival of a full factory-decorated sample. As detailed previously, the two models in…
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