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Big Boy’s Restoration Nearly Complete.(Union Pacific)

Union Pacific steam locomotive No. 4014, the Big Boy, is in one piece again nearly two years after the behemoth was disassembled to begin its restoration.

  • Posted On: 31 January 2019
The Union Pacific Steam Team recently hoisted the Big Boy’s more than 250-ton boiler and rear engine into the air with two massive cranes and reconnected it to its front engine. Getting to that connection moment was a complicated endeavor.
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Southern Railway opens its first heritage gallery at headquarters.(http://www.newindianexpress.com )

  • Posted On: 30 January 2019
The PL 691 heritage steam engine which was installed in the headquarters complex in the 1990s was refurbished and manufactured by Kerr Stuart and Company of England in 1903.
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The people battling to stop historic trains and carriages from rotting away to nothing.(Wales Online)

  • Posted On: 30 January 2019

Gwili Railway is a victim of the harsh west Wales weather, with winter rain lashing carriages and rolling stock.

Without cover, the valuable and historical vehicles are prey to the elements, and wooden carriages are easily damaged.

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Khyber safari train to be back on the rails soon.(www.dawn.com)

  • Posted On: 2 January 2019
PESHAWAR: The tourism department and Pakistan Railways have agreed on the early revival of the historic Khyber Steam Safari train service to boost tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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