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Steam monopoly ended at Bluebell
The first diesel-hauled passenger train on the Bluebell Railway ran on March 7 when 73136 Perseverance worked a return trip from Sheffield Park to Kingscote...Read More
Railways Illustrated latest issue - OUT NOW
On the cover: - D1015 Western Champion
passes Craig Farm on the last leg of its trip to
Kyle of Lochalsh on June 20.
Fishbones Glover.
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Class 10 goes for scrap
EX-BR shunter D3476 has become the first Class 10 to be scrapped in 20 years when it was broken-up at Stockton on March 17. This loco was withdrawn by BR as long ago as June 1968, but was sold for use in industry and spent September 1968 to March 1989 in use with ECC at Fowey, Cornwall.
Class 10s are basically the same as 08/09s although fitted with Blackstone engines as opposed to English Electric units. They were not as reliable as the more commonplace EE locomotives and the last of the 146-stong fleet were withdrawn by BR in 1971.Read More
NatEx's last MTU power cars return
National Express East Coast (NXEC) has its full complement of HSTs power cars back in traffic following the release of 43251 and 43310 from Brush Traction after fitting with MTU engines on March 17.
The company, through ROSCOs Porterbrook and Angel Trains, has invested £27m in upgrading 30 power cars and replacing their old Valenta engines with quieter, lighter and more fuel-efficient MTU 16V4000R41 engines...Read More
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