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Latest News, 28th June 2009
Amberley Museum, West Sussex Bagnall bonanza, 11-12 July 2009
Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
Photos of GWR autotrain at the gallery. Videos of GWR autotrain at YouTube: one two Operating Days - see CWR website for full details
Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line)
News of Thames Valley Group meetings. Ex-GWR 2-8-0T No. 5224 was at work on 23-24 May 2009 The MHR ran a "goods photo charter" in March 2009. Photos here. Huntley & Palmers No.1 Big surprise! Huntley & Palmers No.1 left Wallingford on 12th March 2009 for a site in Kent. More news to follow.
News archive
Swanage Railway The Purbeck Pioneer (London Victoria-Swanage) Wednesday 1st April 2009. Report and video. The 5AT Project, which plans to build a new steam locomotive, has just issued a newsletter. 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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