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The hot weather has definitely been a big plus to those of us who like a diesels on their trains, with pretty much all heritage railways turning to their diesel fleets to run their services as steam is – rightly, I must add – banned. Some lines...

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If you have any comments, photographic contributions, feature suggestions, or constructive feedback, please contact Pip Dunn by email at pip.dunn@eastfieldmedia.com or via the postal address provided on page 4.

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The lovely sight and sound of a pair of small Sulzers as 26043 and 25262 pass Hailes Abbey Halt with the 15.00 Broadway-cheltenham Racecourse on July 24. Chris Gee

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Class 52 D1062 Western Courier at Hay Bridge on the 14.50 Bridgnorth-kidderminster on June 13.

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ArticleWhat’s happening to….?

03066 – Barrow Hill: A leaf spring from the middle wheelset has been removed and replaced. After measuring and removing the lock nut and the main nuts, the hangers were removed and the lead spring lifted down off the top of the axle box. Once it...

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ArticleFrom the Front Coach

The Office of Rail and Road has once again got the knives out for the charter industry, and in particular West Coast Railways. This time it has issued the Carnforth-based operator with an improvement notice over reports of heads out of the...

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ArticleRailwayana

Results GW Railwayana Auctions held its live auction online on July 18/19 Steam Nameplates: Gannet (60032) £20,500, King William III (6007) £12,000, Impala (61002) £7100, Bonaventura (3348) £7000, Eastbourne (30914) £6900, City of London...

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ArticleModel spot

Dapol’s 4mm scale model of the Class 59s first appeared at the end of 2022, with a batch containing what could be considered the core liveries of original Foster Yeoman and ARC along with National Power and DB red. Somewhat belatedly, a second...