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Tag: Diesel

Second SVR Autumn Diesel Bash guest confirmed

2 September 2022 Alex Bestwick Diesel, Freight, News, Trackside

The Severn Valley Railway will welcome a Class 56 locomotive from the main line to its Autumn Diesel Bash, courtesy of GB Railfreight.

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The Ludgershall branch in the diesel era

24 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Diesel, Freight

David Lindsell returns with final instalment of his three-part series covering the history of the Ludgershall branch. This covers other special trains, engineering trains and maintenance specials, redundant stock storage, and preservation, along with a report on a depot visit that took place in 1998.

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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 6 – Brush Type 2S

8 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Diesel, Features

This week’s book pick is the sixth installment in Gavin Glenister’s Diesel Dawn series.

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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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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 5

21 February 2022 Shannon Butcher Diesel, Features

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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Hitachi Rail to launch UK first long distance battery trains

15 December 2020 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

Long-distance trains will run on battery power in a UK first, manufacturer Hitachi Rail has announced.

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