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Category: Steam

£300,000 track upgrade for North Norfolk Railway

2 February 2023 Alex Bestwick News, Steam

New pointwork costing over £300,000 is being installed at the eastern end of Weybourne Station on the North Norfolk Railway.

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Snowdon Mountain Railway to return to the summit for the first time since 2019

9 January 2023 Alex Bestwick Diesel, News, Steam

The railway’s summit service will recommence and Hafod Eryri, the summit visitor center, will reopen later this year.

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A Royal visit to Swindon’s STEAM Museum

8 December 2022 Alex Bestwick News, Steam, Trackside

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent visited the award-winning displays at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway on Wednesday.

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Christmas Steam and Lights trains return for third year at Swanage Railway

29 November 2022 Alex Bestwick News, Steam, Trackside

Christmas Steam and Lights trains are set to light up Swanage Railway this festive season.

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Steaming to Christmas on the GWSR

25 November 2022 Alex Bestwick News, Steam

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is heading at express speed into Christmas, having launched its annual ‘Santa Express’ at the end of November (first public trains 26 and 27 November).

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The ‘Flying Scotsman’ arrives on the Swanage Railway for a three-week visit

19 October 2022 Alex Bestwick News, Steam, Trackside

The world’s most famous steam locomotive ‘Flying Scotsman’ has arrived on the Swanage Railway for an historic visit with the record-breaking icon hauling trains for five days and being on public display for the public to visit its footplate for almost two weeks.

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Flying Scotsman centenary celebrations launched at London King’s Cross on station’s 170th birthday

14 October 2022 Arianne Davey News, Steam, Trackside

Flying Scotsman – the world’s most famous steam locomotive – made its first appearance in a year-long national programme of events to mark its centenary today at London King’s Cross Station.

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First public event to mark Flying Scotsman centenary announced

2 September 2022 Sam Hewitt News, Railtours, Steam

The world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, is being prepared for its centenary celebrations next year.

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Book of the Week: The Rise and Fall of King Coal

11 May 2022 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Features, Steam

This week’s Book of the Week tells the fascinating story of the UK’s ‘black diamonds’ from their origins to their role as the fuel that fired the Industrial Revolution: The Rise and Fall of King Coal…

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Mother’s Day at the Mid Norfolk Railway

17 March 2022 Shannon Butcher Diesel, News, Steam

The Mid Norfolk Railway is running a static Mother’s Day event this year at Dereham station, as unfortunately, over-running engineering works mean that the planned start of passenger services has had to be delayed.

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