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Overhauls, restorations and running notes

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

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

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.

A RUNNING day for Hymek D7018 has been arranged at the Great Central Railway on November 22. The loco will then be used on the line’s annual New Year’s Eve trains on December 31 prior to a planned mov