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Isle of Wight looks at options for Ivatt 2MT and industrial

Reside in a royal station: Wolferton is on the market

Steam and diesel commuter services in eight-week trial at Severn Valley

Kidderminster Town Raise the Roof appeal passes £250k

Lock, stock and barrel: park’s miniature railway up for sale

New Kidderminster refreshment bar gets mayoral opening event

Record heatwave results in a steamless summer for many

Ivatt tank added to Bluebell’s ‘Giants’ line-up – and will then head to Cranmore for overhaul

Mid-Hants line in mourning after sudden death of beloved volunteer

McAlpine railway scenes sell for an impressive £123,000

Rother Valley link-up ‘crosses’ yet another major milestone

Restored Haslemere signalbox is now accepting booked visits

Brocklebank Line earmarked for possible main line comeback

Four new dates for outings on Flying Scotsman

Castle Cary takes a step back in time for the future

Heritage Open Days shed new light on Moorsline

Southern heads north for East Lancashire autumn gala

Big steam, big dreams: mighty giants on both sides of Atlantic

Hotchley Hill’s ‘box revival signals a remarkable return

Summer sales: multiple lines look to move surplus stock

Flagging down the era of an era

Landmark legal clarification opens new doors for younger volunteers

Downpatrick line calls for the same rights for Northern Ireland’s heritage

VJ Day celebrated at Derwent Valley with Normandy veteran

Leighton Buzzard Junior Club has waiting list

The Racehorse returns: Tulyar’s ‘Great’ Central comeback

Slough Estates No. 3 gifted to Middleton

Moorsline staff and volunteers prepare to drop in bungee jump for Grosmont bridge repair appeal

Appeal to aid final boost for Seaton Tramway depot facilities

Didcot set sights on a totem record - and yours is invited!

‘World’s fastest station’ sold to undisclosed auction winner

Standard tank set for Severn Valley BR days autumn gala

National Railway Museum turns up the heat on heatwaves

Passenger services return to Sharpness after 62-year gap

Vandals target Churnet Valley digger within hours of arriving

Penrhyn reunion at mining museum and a first meeting in Lancashire are highlights at summer narrow gauge galas

Severn Valley board changes for One Railway restructuring

Sulzer supreme as Cotswold gala spotlights the roaring ‘Twenties’

Bluebell mini-gala a foretaste of bigger diesel event as autumn line-up expands

Minehead seeks professionals to protect its future

Donation of equipment boosts East Lancashire

Last orders for Bass locomotive? New home sought for saddle tank

IN BRIEF

Free open days at Blythburgh station

Britain’s longest iron viaduct bridges past with the future

Dickens’ supernatural Signalman to be performed at Minehead station

Porthmadog trio return to service ahead of peak summer season

Rising from the floods a decade ago: Leeds museum’s loco hall

Disabled students visit helps Mid-Hants with accessible carriage vision

Back to the 1960s at Llangollen!

Steam large and small for Welland at 60

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