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Steam on rebuilt Waverley Route in five years? Yes, say backers - January 6 sees the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Waverley Route but - thanks to plans to rebuild the line from Carlisle to Riccarton Junction for timber trains from Kielder Forest - steam may return. Howard Johnston looks at the Waverley's past and its new prospects.
Sudden Snow - Snow and steam combine to form beautiful images in winter, with white exhaust steam hanging in the air, mirroring the snow on the ground. The weekend of December 5/6 brought wintry weather to the hills of northern England, including the Settle & Carlisle line. with several photographers taking advantage.
Steam's next 'new horizon' - Chatham Historic Dockyard - Steam is set to return to the historic Chatham Dockyard, now a tourist attraction. A sneak preview took place with RSH 0-4-OST Ajax hauling pre-Grouping wagons around what's left of the dock railway. David Wilcock takes an in-depth look at this exciting new steam venue.
Wensleydale: taking the first steps back - The Wensleydale Railway Association has an ambitious target - the return of passenger trains to the 40-mile line from Northallerton to Garsdale.John Hunt explains that a community bus service could be the first step in realising its dream, despite the need to relay 18 miles of track from Garsdale to the current railhead at Redmire.
The locomotives that time forgot - In the north east of England, work goes on to build two new locomotives. While 'A I' Tornado at Darlington is well known, Elephant, a six-wheel locomotive based on a 1815 design, at Beamish Museum is not. Phil Haigh visits Beamish and discovers the background to this exciting project that has unearthed several forgotten locomotives.
NEWS:
No. 20 back on Furness metals - Furness Railway'AS' tender engine, rebuilt from a saddle tank, moves to Haverthwaite.
Days Out sinks: debts over Ã
Steam on rebuilt Waverley Route in five years? Yes, say backers - January 6 sees the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Waverley Route but - thanks to plans to rebuild the line from Carlisle to Riccarton Junction for timber trains from Kielder Forest - steam may return. Howard Johnston looks at the Waverley's past and its new prospects.
Sudden Snow - Snow and steam combine to form beautiful images in winter, with white exhaust steam hanging in the air, mirroring the snow on the ground. The weekend of December 5/6 brought wintry weather to the hills of northern England, including the Settle & Carlisle line. with several photographers taking advantage.
Steam's next 'new horizon' - Chatham Historic Dockyard - Steam is set to return to the historic Chatham Dockyard, now a tourist attraction. A sneak preview took place with RSH 0-4-OST Ajax hauling pre-Grouping wagons around what's left of the dock railway. David Wilcock takes an in-depth look at this exciting new steam venue.
Wensleydale: taking the first steps back - The Wensleydale Railway Association has an ambitious target - the return of passenger trains to the 40-mile line from Northallerton to Garsdale.John Hunt explains that a community bus service could be the first step in realising its dream, despite the need to relay 18 miles of track from Garsdale to the current railhead at Redmire.
The locomotives that time forgot - In the north east of England, work goes on to build two new locomotives. While 'A I' Tornado at Darlington is well known, Elephant, a six-wheel locomotive based on a 1815 design, at Beamish Museum is not. Phil Haigh visits Beamish and discovers the background to this exciting project that has unearthed several forgotten locomotives.
NEWS:
No. 20 back on Furness metals - Furness Railway'AS' tender engine, rebuilt from a saddle tank, moves to Haverthwaite.
Days Out sinks: debts over Ã
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