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2. GWR steam rail motors - Wikipedia

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   Number 93 at Staverton on the South Devon Railway. In February 1908, a steam rail motor was turned out from Swindon railway works and given the number 93. It was one of sixteen built to Diagram R, the last batch of steam rail motors. These were 70 feet (21 m) long and 9 feet (2.7 m) wide.

3. Locomotives of the Great Western Railway - Wikipedia

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   The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (GWR) were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several different 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in ( 2,140 mm ) broad gauge types for the growing railway, such as the Firefly and later Iron Duke Class .

4. List of rolling stock preserved on the South Devon Railway

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   D6975 was first allocated to Cardiff Canton and was renumbered as 37275 in 1974. After it was withdrawn in 1999 it was sold into preservation and ended up on the South Devon Railway. It moved to the Dartmouth Steam Railway in 2018 in exchange for Class 25 D7535 as it was considered to be better suited for the heavier trains on that line. [148 ...

5. British Rail Class 93 (Stadler) - Wikipedia

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   Since the phasing out of steam locomotives in the 1960s, the vast majority of Britain's freight trains have been powered by diesel locomotives. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] During the late 2010s, as part of wider efforts to pursue carbon neutral operations, the Department for Transport (DfT) stated its long term goal of eliminating diesel-only traction from ...

6. List of Llangollen Railway rolling stock - Wikipedia

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   Returning to steam in 1995 the engine became a regular performer until 2003 when the engine was withdrawn for an overhaul. After returning to steam in 2007 it remained a regular performer, but following sale to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway by the owner's daughter the engine left the line in January 2014. Withdrawn for overhaul 1 January 2018.

7. Rolling stock of the Bodmin and Wenford Railway - Wikipedia

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   It was transferred to the Torbay Steam Railway but proved too small and was sold to the Bodmin Railway Trust. It was withdrawn from service in 2021 [1] and sold to the West Somerset Railway in 2024. [66] 30120 4-4-0: LSWR T9: 1899 2008-2017: One of the LSWR's 'Greyhound' 4-4-0 s that pulled express trains from Exeter to Wadebridge and Padstow.