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Father Christmas makes plans to visit a Yorkshire railway

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November 25, 2024
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On, 30th November, Father Christmas will take time out from his busy schedule with a visit to the Yorkshire Wolds Railway at Fimber in East Yorkshire.

Class 43 locomotive finds new home at Devon heritage railway

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November 25, 2024
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The Plym Valley Railway has announced that Ex-GWR HST Powercar, No. 43063, has entered preservation with them after being withdrawn from service.

Railway Trolley Trust adds long-disused two seater trolley to its collection

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November 23, 2024
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The Railway Trolley Trust has agreed to purchase a dismantled trolley that has been out of use at the Nene Valley Railway for several years.

Somerset based steam locomotive withdrawn from service

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November 22, 2024
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Jonathan Jones-Pratt has announced that GWR Pannier No. 9466 has been withdrawn from service for the foreseeable future. After various repairs were completed to the…

WATCH: Steam trains in the night at Yorkshire railway

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November 21, 2024
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In the last part of Disc 2 of our adventure to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for their 2020 Spring Steam Gala, we see…

Bahamas Locomotive Society to auction painting by famous railway artist

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November 20, 2024
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The Bahamas Locomotive Society is auctioning an original painting by Eric Oldham to coincide with the publication of a book featuring his works.

Yorkshire railway adds Class 47 locomotive to its fleet

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November 20, 2024
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A Class 47 diesel locomotive that the Wensleydale Railway had purchased has been delivered to the railway’s Leeming Bar site.

Extra Top prizes announced for Young Railway Photographers Competition

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November 18, 2024
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FUJIFILM UK are offing three top of the range cameras as prizes to the winners of the 2024 competition

Shropshire Railway becomes part of geology app

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November 17, 2024
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The SVR is included in a new geology app that tells the user how the landscape was formed over millions of years

North Yorkshire heritage railway holds talks with engineering construction industry skills body

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November 16, 2024
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The UK’s busiest heritage railway has begun discussions with the engineering construction industry’s skills body on working together to enhance railway engineering skills.