656 has today passed its loaded test runs with four coaches and will enter service on 10th and 11th February running with the air stock.
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Category: Steam locomotives
73050 CITY OF PETERBOROUGH OVERHAUL APPEAL
73050 CITY OF PETERBOROUGH OVERHAUL APPEAL Now in her 55th year in preservation, the locomotive has been overhauled three times. The current work started in 2017 and has progressed to the stage where re-assembly of the frames, wheels and motion is gathering momentum in the NVR workshops at Wansford. The boiler, with the 70-year old …
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25th November sees the start of our Santa services. If you’re a working member volunteering for the Santa services, have fun and enjoy yourself. If you’re a visitor with your family on the Santa services have a great time, and if you’re not sure of anything please just ask. Pictures for the blog will be …
Full Line Up Of Steam Locomotives For North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2022 Gala
The NYMR Steam Gala 2022 is something to look forward to and we have the latest news about the locomotive line up. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced the latest visiting locomotives which will be delighting visitors at its popular Annual Steam Gala on 22nd to 25th September 2022. BR Standard 5 No. […]
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Hagley Hall Steam Locomotive News
4930 ‘Hagley Hall’ moves under its own power The Severn Valley Railway has reached a significant milestone with the overhaul of its ‘flagship’ locomotive 4930 ‘Hagley Hall’. On Wednesday 11th May, the engine moved under its own power at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway. This is the first time such an event has occurred for […]
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LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley at SVR
LNER Class A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley has been confirmed as the third guest locomotive at the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala between 21st and 24th April. Its potential appearance at the SVR’s first major event of 2022 has been the subject of much recent speculation and debate, and the news comes as a real coup […]
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Steam locomotive County of Montgomery at the GWSR
New-build Churchward ‘County’ class 4-4-0 No. 3840 County of Montgomery steam locomotive could be based on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), following the signing of a new agreement between the Churchward County Trust which is building the new engine, and the railway. The agreement, which supersedes an earlier ‘agreement in principle’ between the GWSR […]
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