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Category: Steam

Colonel Stephens: Celebrating a light railway legend

10th November 2020 Sam Hewitt News, Steam
Colonel Stephens

The life and work of an ingenious engineer, Colonel Stephens, who inspired Britain’s preserved railway sector is celebrated in a new publication written by Heritage Railway magazine editor Robin Jones.

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Get your name in The North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the Esk Valley Line

14th September 2020 Sam Hewitt News, Reviews, Steam

Get your name in the limited edition copy of The North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the Esk Valley Line.

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UK railway news roundup

14th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Steam
The scene near Stonehaven. Photo: STV News

Here’s this week’s news roundup.

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UK railway news roundup

27th March 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Railtours, Steam
Grant Shapps: Key workers 'will have space to be safe' on rail services

The coronavirus situation continues to cause chaos in the rail and transport industry as the UK faces lockdown. Services are slashed as demand collapses, social distancing measures are firmly in place and more events and runnings are postponed. Here’s this week’s roundup:

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Heritage railways trade body welcomes today’s government support – but detail remains to be clarified

20th March 2020 Gareth Evans Diesel, Narrow Gauge, News, Steam

The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) has reacted warmly to the package of measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond (Yorks)) this afternoon.

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Order Your Copy of The Changing Face of Railfreight

26th November 2019 Shannon Butcher Features, Freight, Steam

The Changing Face of Railfreight looks back over this period to chart both the physical changes to the network and the organisational changes which have had such an impact on this vital aspect of Britain’s rail network.

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The Ones That Got Away – On sale now!

25th November 2019 Shannon Butcher Features, Steam

Some of Britain’s finest locomotives were unceremoniously scrapped long before anyone thought to preserve them. The Ones That Got Away tells their story.

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Telly alert – Moors on Channel 5

9th May 2019 Gareth Evans Diesel, News, Steam

Channel 5’s television programme about the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will air on Friday, May 17 at 8pm. Season two of ‘The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard’ will include six episodes, which will go

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Vandals hit West Somerset Railway

7th May 2019 Gareth Evans Diesel, News, Steam

Estimated £1,000 worth of damage caused by smashed windows in Mk.1 carriage.

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