Saving steam… with steam!

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Saving steam… with steam!

With the fabled ‘Collection X’ locomotives out in the open at

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Steam Railway Magazine

04 December, 2025

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The roster

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

Steam Railway

How hard can it be?

Pick up the phone, call your local railway, offer to volunteer, and it could be the start of a whole new adventure, says ALEX ALDER. You might even go the whole hog and buy an engine…

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Last ‘collection x’ locos arrive at vale of rheidol

T WO OF the last locomotives from ‘Collection ...

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Mailbag

GET IN TOUCH Steam Railway, Media House, Lynchwood, ...

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