Sam Hewitt

RSS expands its support

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

The Warwickshire-based hire company has put its latest shunter acquisitions from DB Cargo immediately into use as more duties are taken on. JANUARY proved to be a very busy month for Railway Support Services, as no less than four of its new acquisitions from the DB Cargo clear-out made an immediate return to use. The…
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Off-lease Thameslink Class 319s move to Long Marston for storage

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

Less than half the ‘319’ fleet is now in use on Thameslink services. THE introduction of more Class 700s by Govia Thameslink Railway in January saw further Class 319s taken out of traffic, reducing the active fleet on Thameslink services to just 39 sets. Several of the units that are off lease have been moved…
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Caledonian Sleeper traction shows improvements

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

THE comeback of the Class 92s on Caledonian Sleeper duties took another step forward during January, as further locos were released from modifications at Brush Traction. The need to get the complex electric locos working reliably has been given further impetus by Freightliner requiring its Class 90s back so they can be deployed in pairs…
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Redland roof tile wagons

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

The second half of the 1980s saw Redland use the Speedlink wagonload network to distribute roof tiles across the country. David Ratcliffe details the history of this short-lived but highly modellable freight flow. THE growth of British Rail’s fast overnight Speedlink wagonload service attracted a number of new traffics to rail. One of these was…
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Modelling a unique Mk.3

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

Looking for something a little different to add to an HST set, Daryl Harris-Saxton describes how he modelled the experimental and ultimately unique Mk.3 TSCD coach in 4mm. I GOT the bug to model Mk.3 Trailer Standard Conductor Disabled (TSCD) No. 45084 when flicking through a 1994 pocket book, and wondering what it was. I…
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BR’s versatile Class 03s

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

Often overshadowed by the Class 08s, the lower-powered Gardner-engined machines were adopted as British Rail’s standard small shunter, enjoying a varied career across five regions. Simon Bendall recounts the type’s history and the many detail differences that would appear over the years. BUILT between 1957 and 1962, the Class 03s, as they would later become…
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Heavy Metals!

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

Class 37/7 No. 37714 is on long term loan from DRS to the Heavy Tractor Group at the Great Central Railway. So what are its plans for the loco? Paul Bickerdyke finds out. ‘HEAVYWEIGHT’ Class 37 No. 37714 is about to gain a new identity – or rather regain one it first wore in the…
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DBC ‘08’ arrives at K&ESR

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

FORMER DB Cargo shunter No. 08888 became the newest loco on the Kent & East Sussex Railway when it arrived at the line’s Wittersham Road yard on December 15. It has been privately purchased by father and son members Mark and Chris Stuchbury, and will be used for shunting duties plus hauling the heavier engineering…
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Track tours kick off the new year

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

Two successful outings were staged by Pathfinder Tours and the Branch Line Society during January. ALTHOUGH January is always a lean month when it comes to railtours, the second weekend of 2017 was one where ‘track bashing’ enthusiasts were faced with a difficult choice. The Branch Line Society’s ‘Vossloh Voyager’, raising money for the Railway…
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Tyneside Railway – The 1970s and 1980s

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

By Colin Alexander Published by Amberley www.amberley-books.com 96 pages, colour, 235x165mm, softback. £14.99 THIS is a picture and caption format book that takes a nostalgic look back to the railways around Newcastle during the period of huge change that was the 1970s and 80s. It is filled with mostly modern traction shots, but with a…
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