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    A beautiful sunny day at the Nene Valley Railway today to see Tornado in all it’s glory.

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  • Network Rail, Southeastern and Earth Cubs launch new educational videos for children

    Network Rail and Southeastern are working with early-stage environmental learning group Earth Cubs to launch new educational videos for children.

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  • (crazy nuts) Last week i said Gold gone crazy! Now its nuts with trouble in Iran! (and its implications with the oil price), But Gold now £2124 an oz? But that’s not why i write, Because up the shop for my newspaper and i bump into 80 Japanese students! I must of said good morning forty times? Friendly bunch, But got me thinking that if we…

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  • (Good fireman never die)! Wonder how they fared long ago? Steam died a death end of 1965! My firing days at Bristol slowly diminished! Dirty overalls on diesel Western Prince etc! The dear old 800 Warship! (My bull nosed Bentley)? The faithful 7000 Hymek? (17 n 18 still about). And them peak things that didnt ever get excited? Throb throb and…

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  • (As the Crow flies). Different events covered, But the same scene! But the traction from Broad-gauge and Vacuum Atmospheric of locomotion of 1846 to 1892 and the 4ft 8 and 1/2 gauge for todays steam engines are a few lazy wingbeats for todays Crow! (maybe give up its baton to a pigeon for its long onward flight to Plymouth though)? Because…

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  • Rapido Trains UK announces new products

    Model maker Rapido Trains UK has today announced additions to both its Evolution range and its range of LMS rolling stock.

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  • The Midland Pullman passing Patchway on Thursday 24 October 2024 on its way to Goodrington Sands prior to tomorrow’s weekend tour to Fort William. My wife and I are booked on this tour and we are looking to forward to spending time in Scotland where hopefully I’ll be doing a fair bit of trainspotting. Just hope that the Black 5 will still be…

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    • Lovely photo Jonathan! Enjoy your weekend 🙂

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      • Hi Jonathan the black 5 will be leaving Fort William on Sunday at 09:35AM but it won’t be coming into Fort William Station

        I am really looking forward to seeing some of your photos and I hope you have a nice time bye for now Philip

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    • Class 66 locomotives at Patchway Station on Thursday 24 October 2024.

      66413 on the Wentloog to London Gateway Freightliner service

      66791 & 66792 Collaboration on the rail head treatment train

      66652 on the Margam to Portbury Dock metals train

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    • Ive just stuck my four penneth into a section of the main page about the Welsh accident recently and worry what others far more knowledgeable of it than I might think? Ive no memories of running by on diesel out of Bath road because on the Western, Hymek or Warship sorts you had such glorious vision! But rounding that right hand bend i once…

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