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Overhauls, restorations and running notes

MAURICE BURNS continues his recollections of helping to organise the ‘Rail 150’ celebrations 50 years ago, in 1975, and how the legendary cavalcade came together, thanks to the collaboration of key individuals and volunteers from all over the UK.

LEFT: D1618, allocated to LMML (London Midland Region, Midland Lines) at Toton, is away from its usual operating sphere as it gingerly crosses a new bridge over what will become the M6. The train is o

One of the things I miss most from the current railway scene is our locomotive workshops. They were such fascinating places to visit, because they illustrated perfectly the life story of locomotives f

After decades of obscurity, a locomotive with a proud history is taking the limelight after a painstaking restoration completed almost without compromise by a devoted owner.

D9537 – Wirksworth: An August working party started with giving the brake frame a second coat of grey oxide. The cooler group was also given a good degrease. Inside the loco, a start was made on scrap