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Latest News, 21st November 2008 Huntley & Palmers No.1 A condition survey on Huntley & Palmers No.1 was done on Thursday, 28th August 2008. The report has been passed to Reading Borough Council and we are waiting to hear from them. Lord Nelson Lord Nelson may be housed on the Watercress Line in future. Steam trains at Reading:
There seem to be a lot of cancellations just now. See Mainline Steam Tours Index for details. Was Saturday 25th October 2008, postponed to Saturday 14th February 2009, The Somerset Explorer, Lord Nelson News archive The Blaby Bagnall (see below) has appeared in the Leicester Mercury. Thanks to Phil Hayward for sending us this photo taken on 6th September 2008 near Blaby, Leicestershire. We think it is Bagnall 2370 of 1929. Here is a photo of 2370, probably when new. Photos taken at Wallingford station on 30th August 2008: Martello Carpenter Network Rail have issued a statement about remodelling Reading Station. Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway may have to close. Details here.
Video of HP2 Video of working fireless loco at Semboro Sugar Mill, Java Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group have started work on restoring their fireless locomotive to steam. This is Shell Refinery Number 8 (Andrew Barclay number 1952 of 1928) which was the last working steam locomotive in Scotland. Here is a photo of No.8 marshalled in a goods train hauled by a diesel locomotive.
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