T&I News Update Week 38 2014...

T&I News Update Week 38 2014…

Behind the scenes there is much planning taking place in anticipation of the winter maintenance period, which as ever will see a focus on the…

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T&I News Update Week 37 2014...

T&I News Update Week 37 2014…

We’ve missed a few weeks with the regular reports, so here is a quick round up of happenings over the last few days in the…

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Leyland Cub Restoration - Remarkable progress early September...

Leyland Cub Restoration – Remarkable progress early September…

Seb Marshall and his team at Historic Vehicle Restoration are making remarkable progress on the restoration and adaptation of our ex Crosville Leyland Cub, No.716….

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Tracks to the Trenches

Tracks to the Trenches

Last weekend saw the culmination of years of work and preparation by members of the Moseley Railway Trust, with the successful and impressive ‘Tracks to…

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One that got away...

One that got away…

I’ve added this post to the blog as it reveals that we don’t always manage to achieve what we set out too!  Also, I’ve had…

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*Updated* Newcastle 114's trip to Derbyshire...

*Updated* Newcastle 114’s trip to Derbyshire…

I’ve posted elsewhere about the Electric 50 event at Crich, but thought that 114’s visit warranted its own post!  This also enables it to appear…

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Electric 50 at the National Tramway Museum...

Electric 50 at the National Tramway Museum…

This last weekend the National Tramway Museum celebrated 50 years of electric tramcar operation at Crich with a superb event over the two days, including…

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On narrow lines...

On narrow lines…

We have a narrow gauge theme to this post… Below: Andy Martin visited us during the Power from the Past event, taking some stunning wet…

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T&I News Update Week 35 2014...

T&I News Update Week 35 2014…

With a few days lieu time looming, here is this week’s report.  Crich will be Saturday’s destination, with the Tracks to the Trenches event at…

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Power from the Past 2014 - gallery now available...

Power from the Past 2014 – gallery now available…

Well, the event is now behind us but the Agricultural Festival has much more to give, and the events continue through the rest of the…

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T&I News Update Week 34 2014...

T&I News Update Week 34 2014…

Whilst the Power from the Past event was at the forefront of our minds over the weekend, other work has progressed too.  Notable amongst this…

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Power from the Past 2014

Power from the Past 2014

A short report for this post – just a glimpse of some of the exhibits you can see as part of the Power from the…

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Narrow Gauge Shunting...

Narrow Gauge Shunting…

In anticipation of the start of Power from the Past on Thursday, Matt and I have been preparing the various railways for the event.  Today…

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