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NEWS & EVENTS
Extended News from around the Network
The end of the Royal Train – The Great Gathering featuring the convoys en route to the event – Rail 200 Train on Tour – D1015 ‘Western Champion’ to Carlisle – Class 91s – The Hastings Unit on Tour – Class 37 special to Pwllheli – 37 405 on driver Training over Central Wales Line – 455 868 in retro colours on the Midland Main Line – Networker 465 unit in Network South East Colours – HST on ‘Tenby and Pembroke Docker’ – Cromptons on tour in Kent – Northern Belle on Tour – Great Britain diesel haulage – 37 on Shakespeare Express – 45 118 on Royal Duchy – Britannic Explorer on test runs to Cornwall and Wales plus West London – Class 69s – Convoys – COLAS 37s on test trains – Class 93s and 99s – Class 60s – 86 259 on tour – steam drags – Class 222 last year – PLUS MUCH MORE.

Heritage Rail – Mid Norfolk Railways Diesel events featuring HSTs, 37s and 37 501, 37 800 and Class 20s – Nene Valley Railway – Severn Valley Spring Gala with D821, 37 676, 66 509, Class 69, 20 142 and 20 189, 58 023 and 50 033 and 50 035 plus 33 108, 37 263 and 40 106.

37s in the Far North featuring tours to the North of Scotland with Class 37s during the Spring. Includes the ‘Far North Tour’ of late March and the ‘Capital Highlander’. Includes 37 403 ‘Isle of Mull’ and the Strathspeys 37 684 in its Railfreight Livery.

Past and Present in Cornwall The remaining semephore signalling at Liskeard with past and present views including HSTs and Class 50s in the 1980s and 90s along with DMUs on the Looe branch. HST ‘Castle’ sets are shown in the summer of 2025 along with specials and veteran units.

Cross Country from Bedford to Bletchley featuring the line past and present with present day freight and passenger duties, plus Class 31s on passenger and freight plus DMUs in the 1990s.

Midland Diversions with passenger trains over Harringworth Viaduct along with freights on the line to Manton Junction.

Scottish Specials with the SRPS ‘Lochalsh Chopper’ in the summer along with 37 403, the Midland Pullman to Kyle of Lochalsh, and ‘The Royal Scotsman’.

Rail Tour with convoys making runs to and from ‘The Great Gathering’, special trains to the event and the ‘Rail 200’ train on the main line and on the Bluebell Railway.

Tail Lamp featuring D1015 ‘Western Champion’ in Cumbria on the ‘Western Mountaineer’, and the ‘Britannic Explorer’ on a test ran along the Cambrian Coast to Pwllheli and over Talerdigg.