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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 5

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Shannon Butcher

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21 February 2022

Increasing affluence and a second-hand car allowed the author a geographical range previously denied to him and with various pals he embarked in the 1970s and 1980s on a number of expeditions.
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Book of the Week: Settle & Carlise Revival

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Shannon Butcher

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14 February 2022

The Settle & Carlisle railway runs across the roof of England, reaching the highest point on any mainline railway in the country, and carries both passenger services and freight traffic.
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The Rocket Fleet

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Sam Hewitt

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3 February 2022

How much further can a locomotive go in terms of acquiring ‘legendary’ status than having a succession of full-size replicas built?
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Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained Beyond the Beginning

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Shannon Butcher

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1 February 2022

My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
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Puffing Billy – the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive

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Robin Jones

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18 January 2022

It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened in the case of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive. Heritage Railway editor Robin Jones has the story.
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Book of the Week: 50 Years of Railways Around Bristol

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Shannon Butcher

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20 December 2021

Telling the story of Bristol area railways over the last 50 years, this publication is lavishly illustrated, including many photos […]
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Fantastic Christmas subscriptions on all your favourite railway titles at Classic Magazines!

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Shannon Butcher

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13 December 2021

Christmas is just around the corner, meaning it’s the perfect time to grab a last-minute gift for the Railway enthusiasts in your life, or even for yourself as an early Christmas treat!
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Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained

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Shannon Butcher

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6 December 2021

Author Brian Lamber writes: “My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
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Book of the Week: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire Steam Railway Journey

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Shannon Butcher

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22 November 2021

The history and the remarkable rebuilding of the former section of the Great Western Railway from Broadway to Cheltenham Racecourse by the volunteer-led Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway has been well documented.
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Book of the Week: Lament for a Branch Line

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Shannon Butcher

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15 November 2021

As a born and bred Prestonian, young David took the opportunity to go train spotting at Preston station, within sight and sound of the much-lamented Southport branch line.
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