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Showing posts with label railway. Show all posts
Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Vintage loco comes to the rescue after popular Snowdonia path washed away by floods

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  Vintage loco comes to the rescue after popular Snowdonia path washed away by floods Another welcome return to this blog for one of my favo...
Thursday, 15 May 2014

Vintage bus link at Epping Ongar Railway will boost line

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source Vintage bus link at Epping Ongar Railway will boost line  A couple of years ago now I blogged about the then-recently restore...
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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Mallard anniversary: Steam locomotive Bittern marks record run

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Mallard anniversary: Steam locomotive Bittern marks record run This coming Wednesday, the 3rd of July, sees the 75th anniversary of a la...
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Saturday, 13 April 2013

All aboard the song train

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The starting of a new job seems to have coincided with a bit of a downturn in vintage news (not to mention my third cold in as many months!)...
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Friday, 16 November 2012

Graceful days of travel re-lived on railmotor coach

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Graceful days of travel re-lived on railmotor coach In April 2011 I did a little post about a 1903 "autocar" - an early form ...
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Thursday, 8 November 2012

Steam train to return to London Underground; celebrations to mark 150 years

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source Steam train to return to London Underground Back in October of 2011 I did a post about the renovation of the oldest extant Lon...
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Friday, 17 August 2012

Cumbrian volunteers revamp historic 1930s carriage

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Cumbrian volunteers revamp historic 1930s carriage The heritage railways of the Kirkby Stephen Stainmore Railway Company and the Kent ...
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Sunday, 5 August 2012

Vintage London buses in timetabled Harlow service

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source Vintage London buses in timetabled Harlow service Hooray, hurrah; finally some proper vintage news!  Just when I was beginning ...
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Monday, 9 July 2012

All aboard the Coronation Scot - with Tintin and company!

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Gosh, has it been really been a whole seven days?  How very remiss of me, but there has honestly been little of note to blog about - except ...
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Epping-Ongar heritage railway reopens after restoration

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This photo of Epping Ongar Railway is courtesy of TripAdvisor Epping-Ongar heritage railway reopens after restoration Some pleasing loca...
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Thursday, 23 February 2012

Train complaint letter from 1912 recalls 'sparks in face danger'

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Train complaint letter from 1912 recalls 'sparks in face danger' A quaint incident is recalled in this article about a letter of...
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Saturday, 4 February 2012

Severn Valley Railway celebrates 150th anniversary

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Severn Valley Railway celebrates 150th anniversary A little article from the B.B.C. here marking 150 years since the opening of the Severn...
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Sunday, 23 October 2011

How Victorian engineers almost built an underwater tunnel between Scotland and Ireland

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How Victorian engineers almost built an underwater tunnel between Scotland and Ireland This story has been reported by various news sites,...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Steam locomotive Oliver Cromwell makes landmark journey

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Steam locomotive Oliver Cromwell makes landmark journey We've had the King George II returning to Didcot and Tornado besting Shap Fe...
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Monday, 17 October 2011

Revamp for 'oldest' Tube carriage

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Revamp for 'oldest' Tube carriage When I blogged recently about the Boardwalk Empire subway I mentioned that the London Undergrou...
Monday, 26 September 2011

Tornado steam locomotive sets new record

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Tornado steam locomotive sets new record From pedal power to steam power now, and guaranteed to get to Scotland far quicker than any pen...
Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Leamington Spa railway's 1930s waiting rooms restored

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The newly reconstructed Leamington Spa railway station, 1938 .  Image courtesy of WarwickshireRailways.com Leamington Spa railway's 1...
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011

South Devon steam train in emergency stop to save lamb

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South Devon steam train in emergency stop to save lamb We've all heard the excuse of "leaves on the line" from today's t...
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Friday, 8 April 2011

Restored locomotive unveiled at station for 2012

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Image courtesy of the B.B.C. Restored locomotive unveiled at station for 2012 Back in July 2010 I did a blog post about Robert the lit...
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Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Heritage Lottery grant to restore world’s first electric autocar

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Heritage Lottery grant to restore world’s first electric autocar Now, while I am all for steam locomotives over modern electric trains I...