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MIXED SIGNALS
12/23/2022
2022 was preservation’s first post-pandemic year, when everything – supposedly – went back to normal. So, how did our steam railways fare, and what’s the outlook for 2023?
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234 YEARS A RAILWAY
12/2/2022
NORTH TYNESIDE
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Trial by FIRE
12/2/2022
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THE CLASS OF 73
12/23/2022
A total of 18 locomotives escaped Barry scrapyard in 1973, 50 years ago. Where are they now?
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STORMY WEATHER
12/23/2022
A chance journey of discovery into the preservation of railway-related ships – an area closely allied to rail vehicle preservation – has had a profound effect upon Tim Dunn.
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THE STEAM RAILWAY AWARD
12/23/2022
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THE ‘A2s’: RAVEN’S FINAL FLIGHT
12/2/2022
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WATCHING THE WHEELS TURN
12/2/2022
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The Steam Railway Award: Your chance to vote
12/20/2022
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12/23/2022
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12/23/2022
2022 was preservation’s first post-pandemic year, when everything – supposedly – went back to normal. So, how did our steam railways fare, and what’s the outlook for 2023?
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Cautious welcome for new UK coal mine
12/23/2022
THE HERITAGE Railway Association has cautiously welcomed the Government’s decision to approve the UK’s first new deep coal mine in decades.
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Less demand for big engines as costs rise
12/23/2022
THE OWNERS ‘A4’ No. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley have expressed surprise at the lower-than-expected interest from heritage railways to hire the ‘Streak’ this year.
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Research casts new light on 1847 Shildon coal drops
12/23/2022
NEW RESEARCH by Historic England has revealed that the Stockton & Darlington Railway coal drops at Shildon were the first ever attempt to mechanise locomotive refuelling.
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Ffestiniog unveils £30m regeneration strategy
12/23/2022
A RAFT OF infrastructure and development projects – estimated to cost a total of £25m-£30m – has been unveiled by the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways as part of its new ‘Regenerative Railway’ strategy.
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Erlestoke Manor returns at Severn Valley
12/23/2022
ERLESTOKE MANOR ran at the Severn Valley Railway for the first time in almost five years in December, following the completion of its overhaul.
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Wagon group launches tanker appeal
12/23/2022
THE NATIONAL Wagon Preservation Group has launched an appeal to rescue a rake of petroleum tanker wagons for use at the Dean Forest Railway.
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Adrian Shooter – 1948-2022
12/23/2022
ADRIAN SHOOTER – a towering figure in both the heritage scene and main line railways – died on his own terms in Switzerland on December 13 after a long battle with motor neurone disease, with his wife, Barbara, at his side.
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257 Squadron to reside at Spa Valley
12/23/2022
AIR-SMOOTHED ‘BATTLE of Britain’ ‘Light Pacific’ will visit in 2023 is the Kent & East No. 34072 257 Squadron has become Sussex.
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