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North Wales Coast Railway Archive for 2010


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Updated 09 March 2010
 Mid-Cheshire excursion - report by John Oates
 Wrexham and Shropshire Sunday - report by George Jones
 Pendolino Saturday 6 March
 Freight happenings
 The Thames Valley Express, 24 April
 New book from Middleton Press
 Arriva (and Aberystwyth) disappointed


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 Editorial - by Charlie Hulme
 The 'Potts' Line – 50th Anniversary of Closure Exhibition
 Daytime timber
 Flasks ahoy
 On the Severn Valley - with Alan Crawshaw
 57s galore - report by Paul Williams
 Diagram time
 And finally ...


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  Events this week:
 Calling all Wrexham area photographers
 Shipping news 1: the wing
 Oliver Cromwell in action
 Arriva to go Deutsche?
 New bridge at Barmouth
 Pendolino Pictures
 A trip to Pwllheli - with Gareth Marston
 Shipping news 2 - off Holyhead
 Cambrian Cinematography - by Gerwyn Jones
 What is it?


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  Coming events:
 'WAG-Air' grounded
 The Thames Valley Express, 24 April
 Prestatyn footbridge - report by Dave Sallery
 Conwy Valley views
 Logs galore
 Class 57 miscellany
 Warrington - Chester scenes - by Geoff Morris
 On the Welsh Highland - with Eifion Hughes
 Nostalgia spot


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  Coming events:
 Cabride Auction thanks
 Good Friday on the Talyllyn - with Alan Crawshaw
 Nuclear news
 Chester freight
 On the fairway - with Route19
 Roaming Yellow Growler
 Inquest on level crossing tragedy
 Wrexham Railway Society news - by George Jones
 Sunday engineering
 Steam specials
 How to re-lay track - report by Geoff Morris
 Tan-y-Bwlch: The view from the North (Press release)


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  Coming events:
 Crewe Bonanza, 10 April - report by David Hennessey
 Llangollen views
 Miscellany
 Freight review
 Royal Navy in North Wales - report by Brian Jones


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  Coming events:
 Volcano affects North Wales Coast!
 Freight views
 Yellow flowers and a yellow train - report by Eifion Hughes
 Proposed new bridge in Chester
 Tornado on the West Coast
 Great Orme tramway finds new driver
 The Great Britain III steam charter
 Train Rides Return to Oswestry - report by Gareth Evans
 Chester station heritage


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  Forthcoming events
 April Assortment - by Richard Billingsley
 On the Narrow Gauge - by Ben Bucki
 Yorkshire Dalesman – Saturday 17 April
 Across the Mawddach - with Greg Mape
 Top Ten Trailways - by Gerwyn Jones


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  Coming events:

 Arriva goes German
 Ash specials - report by Peter Lloyd
 Photographic exhibition at Gobowen station
 Royal visit
 Loco hauled passenger views
 New station in Manchester
 Steam in Germany


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  Forthcoming events
 Conwy Valley Belle
 Clarifications
 Cambrian films
 Pendolino Drags
 Wrexham and Shropshire news
 NMT down the Coast
 A Thunderbird at Wrexham General - report by Mark Riley
 Sunrise at Llandudno Junction


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  Forthcoming events
 Editorial rantings
 Wrexham and Shropshire news
 Class 70 down the Coast
 Royal Visit, 27 April
 Back to the 50s at Llangollen - by John Beresford
 Rail Passengers to Corwen - report by George Jones
 Steam on the Coast, 24 April: more pictures
 Half an hour at Pontrilas - with Andrew Vinten
 Mid-Wales mixture, 22 April - by Stavros Lainas


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  Forthcoming events
 The Great Western Express, 8 May
 Engineering scenes
 Adopters win awards - report by Larry Davies
 Bank Holiday extravaganza at Llandudno
 Freight views
 Chester Changes
 A hump for Valley
 Lord Adonis at Wrexham - report by George Jones
 The Volcano effect at Holyhead - report by 'Corrie'


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  Forthcoming events
 Ten Years After - the Farewell Specials
 Tornado reaches Chester
 Sun glare delays new train system
 The Virgin 57 at Wrexham, and other points
 
 Chirk Timber, and other passing trains - report by Geoff
 Chasing the Tornado - by Mark Riley
 The Wild Car on the Blaenau Train - report by Larry Davies
 A week of steam - report by John Beresford
 Pendolino Pics
 A day at Chester and Crewe - with Larry Davies
 'Spot the train' answer


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  Forthcoming events
 Portillo down the Coast
 Arriva Trains Wales news and plans
 Non-passenger assortment
 Thomas gets a cake - report by George Jones
 SCRUA News
 10 May: A day in Shrewsbury - report by Richard Putley
 North and South - with Charlie Hulme
 More ATW improvements


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  Forthcoming events
 Milestone for the Merger
 Another 37/4 back in traffic
 Chester to Liverpool South Parkway
 Class 40 on the BLS
 James Jackson Grundy - notes by John Eyres
 Freight views
 Cambrian Holiday - with Ben Bucki


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Updated 19 January 2010
 Loco swapping at Holyhead, 16 January - pictures by Corrie
 Slide show in Valley, 5 February
 Corwen Extension news: Llangollen Railway press release
 Level Crossing fatality on the Marches line - report by Charlie
 Watching the relaying - report by Andrew Vinten
 A visit to Wrexham and Ruabon - pictures by Dave Skipsey
 Meet the Minister


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  Forthcoming events
 Shunters at Dee Marsh - report by Geoff Morris
 Delights of Delamere - report by Neil Kennedy
 Picture Miscellany
 Penrhyndeudraeth accident report
 More 37/4 news
 Music and Song at Wrexham - report by George Jones
 Mid-Cheshire steam - report by Tim Fenton
 Glyn Valley cash boost
 The Cheshireman at Chester
 2807 steams at Llangollen - report by George Jones


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  Forthcoming events
 Welsh Highland open to Pont Croesor - pictures by David Parry
 From the Bird Reserve
 Llandudno Junction views - by Peter Lloyd
 Logs from Chirk - report by George Jones
 Kronospan under threat?
 More 'aerial views' - by Peter Lloyd
 LNWR Society in Chester - report by Roger Carvell
 Car Gwyllt (Wild Car) rides the tracks once more - by Huw
 Miscellany
 Llangollen from Merseyside promotion
 Mr Urdd Goes Green - by Gerwyn Jones


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  Forthcoming events
 North Wales LocoFest
 To the Conwy Valley
 Compass to the Heart of Wales
 The Pendolino Drag
 The Powys Chugger


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  Forthcoming events
 Looking back: the days of the Land Cruise
 Land Cruise though North Wales - by John Powell
 The Western Region's version
 Land Cruise Sources and notes


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  Forthcoming events
 DMUs at Llangollen
 The Halton Curve special - report by John Hobbs
 Chester to Liverpool
 Carnival at Dolwyddelan - report by Larry Davies
 600 minutes early!
 Mold Junction turntable revived - report by Roger Carvell
 The Saltburn Snowdonian
 North Wales with the Merseyside Bus Club - report by Mark
 Conwy Valley marks National Carers Week - by Larry Davies
 On the Weardale Railway - with Chris Jones-Bridger


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  Forthcoming events
 Royal Scotsman stays the night
 The Snowdonia Statesman
 10 July miscellany
 Flasks
 DRS Open Day at Crewe
 WSMR on the WCML again - report by Richard Billingsley


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  Forthcoming events
 South Wales loco report - by Geoff Morris
 Ivor arrives, and other Llangollen news - report by
 Three Peaks by Rail - report by Richard Billingsley
 That departure board quirk - by Mark Youdan
 The day we went to Crewe - by Alan Crawshaw
 TV Train?
 Shrewsbury freights - report by David Parry
 New signal at Shrewsbury
 Model news - by George Jones
 A steamy morning in Cheshire - report by John Beresford
 Variety in Ruabon - report by Martin Evans


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  Forthcoming events
 Re-living the sixties
 Briwet Bridge to be rebuilt
 Touring the Great Little Trains - report by Tim Fenton
 Cambrian Curiosities
 Moreton-on-Lugg accident: man arrested
 Class 57s in focus
 Flasks
 Airport news
 North Wales railwayana under the hammer - by Roger Carvell
 East Lancashire diesel gala - report by Alan Crawshaw
 Ivor the Engine at Llangollen - report by George Jones


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  Forthcoming events
 23 July Bonanza - report by Stavros Lainas
 The Cambrian prologue
 Black Fives on the Cambrian - by Andrew Bannister
 Duchess of Sutherland, 23 July
 Scarborough Flyer
 Shrewsbury afternoon - with Geoff Morris


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  Forthcoming events
 Riding The Cambrian - with Alan Crawshaw
 Cambrian newcomer
 More Roving - report by Geoff Morris


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  Forthcoming events
BUMPER STEAM SPECIAL
 North Wales Coast Express
 The Welsh Mountaineer, 11 August
 The Cambrian
 Cambrian steam, large and small - by Richard Putley


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  Forthcoming events
 Class 175s and 158s to be refurbished
 Sixties Saturday - report by Mark Riley
 Prestatyn Progress - report by Dave Sallery
 Chirk changes - report by George Jones
 Mystery signalbox (?)
 Sixties Sunday - report by George Jones
 Freight miscellany
 Sixties weekend - report by Larry Davies
 One weekend, three flask trains - report by Mark Youdan
 Sixties farewell - pictures by Glyn Jones


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  Forthcoming events
 News Miscellany
 The 'signalbox' mystery solved
 Conwy views - by Paul Varley
 Tea Time Lecture at Glasdir
 Colwyn Bay scenes


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  Forthcoming events
 Conwy Valley steam offer
 Class 37 trips at Llangollen - by Tez Pickthall
 Steam weekend - part 1
 Diesel-hauled doings
 Ruabon to Barmouth - on foot
 Canadian on Wrexham & Shropshire - report by Mark Riley
 Use it or Lose it - from the Daily Post
 Free Sandwich and some fast running
 Steam Weekend - Part 2


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  Forthcoming events
 North Wales helps Metrolink - report by Dave Sallery
 Wilkommen ...
 Book Review - by George Jones
 Standard Splendour
 Llangollen Railway extension- report by George Jones
 The Welsh Mountaineer 25 August


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Forthcoming events
 North Wales Coast Rail Users’ Group
 Timber
 GWR 175 at Llangollen
 Upholstery news
 50 Years of the Class 37
 Diesel assortment
 SCRUA news - by George Jones
 Moving signalboxes
 On the Gravity Train - with Eryl Crump
 Colwyn Bay visions - from the Daily Post 27 August
 Crewe Heritage in the Rain - report by Mark Riley
 Something completely different


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Updated 08 February 2010
 News from Port Penrhyn - by Nick Gurney
 Wrexham and Shropshire variety show - pictures by Stavros Lainas
 Wrexham terminations - report by George Jones
 Second best - report by Andrew Vinten
 Saturday Pendolino
 Steel wagons (again)
 Rail partnership criticises 'ridiculous' funding cut  - report
 Train Travel Training


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Updated 24 January 2010
 The snows of 2010 - report by Mark Riley
 Llangollen Pannier
 The fatal accident at Moreton-on-Lugg: aftermath
 Two mornings at Gobowen - with Andrew Vinten
 Wagon digression - by Charlie Hulme
 Ffestiniog runs sherry and mince pie trains
 The snows of '82 - report by Aled Rees
 Conwy Valley views - by Darren and Stephanie Durrant
 RCTS news  - by Richard Neale
 Freightliner views
 Off yer bike


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Updated 28 January 2010
 WSMR on WCML - report by George Jones
 Borders safari - with Stavros Lainas
 On the Castle Walls - pictures by Route19
 Warrington impressions - pictures by 'Concrete Bob'
 High Speed for Wales, and other ideas
 Welsh Highland Heritage at the Olympic Stadium
 Freight miscellany
 Bring Back British Rail?


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Updated 04 January 2010

 Club 55 rides again
 New Year 'Drag'
 Looking back at 2009 - with 'Route19'
 Christmas on the (other) GWR
 Blast from the Past - by Barrie Hughes


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Updated 08 January 2010

 Wrexham Railway Society 11 January - by George Jones
 Snowy Miscellany
 Overhaul one, get one free?
 RCTS Meeting in Chester , Monday 18 January
 Another mince pie anyone?
 Far far away - with Darren Durrant
 Ferry news
 Welsh trains on TV - report by Shaun Stanley


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Updated 13 January 2010

 Two locos, one coach
 Two interesting forthcoming events
 Wrexham & Shropshire Pictorial - by Mark Riley
 New freight terminal for Holyhead?


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Updated 14 January 2010

 The Decade so far - in pictures
 Saturday 2 January
 Monday 4 January
 Tuesday 5  January
 Wednesday 6 January
 Thursday 7 January
 Saturday 9 January
 Sunday 10 January
 11 January
 To the Cinema


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Updated 02 February 2010
 Snow report
 Watching the Pendolino
 Road and Air news
 Wrexham and Shropshire news and
 Miscellany
 The Duchess and the donkey
 Behind the scenes at Basford Hall - with Andrew Vinten
 Chester station, the passengers' view - by George Jones


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Updated 12 February 2010
 Gerald goes to the Rugger
 66 on the logs
 Shrewsbury-Chester Rail Users' Association news - by George Jones
 New Measurement Train


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Updated 16 February 2010
 Rugby special weekend 13-14 February
 Changes at Prestatyn - pictures by Bob Greenhalgh
 Cambrian ERTMS - something happens
 Changes at Criccieth - Pictures by Paul Lacey


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Updated 22 February 2010
 News from Compass Tours - by Kevin Melia
 Measurement Train movements
 
 Light Rails for North Wales?
 Cambrian ERTMS update
 The snows of '82 (continued) - by Ted Thomas
 Seen on a bike ride - report by Peter Lloyd
 Steam celebrities - pictures by Tim Fenton
 Llangollen Railway picture news - by George Jones


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Updated 26 February 2010
 Recycling
 Bangor to York via the KWVR - report by Alan Crawshaw
 RCTS meeting, 1 March
 Merseyrail unit movements
 Wrexham and Shropshire variety - report by Mark Riley
 An evening at Bangor Bay - with 'Corrie'
 Pendolino views Saturday 20 February
 Bangor Box - Pictures by Alan Roberts


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Updated 04 March 2010
 North Cheshire Rail Users’ Group events
 Wrexham and Shropshire journeys and diversions
 A pair of steamers
 158 at Llandudno - report by Route19
 Chester signboard controversy
 Last of the snow? Report by Mark Riley
 News from Ty Mawr publications
 New traction for the timber train - report by Mark Riley
 ATW in 00
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