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New role for Par ’box THE future of Par signalbox in Cornwall, which was decommissioned in March this year, has been secured with an agreement to use it as a railway training facility. A ceremony was held on July 22, when Network Rail’s operations team handed over the keys to the maintenance team. The Grade II listed ’box was built in 1879 and will now continue to serve the railway for decades to come. It will be used to help train new signallers, with skills gained in mechanical signalling equally valuable on a digital system. Third gala guest CALEDONIAN Railway 0-4-4T No. 55189 has been announced as the third guest loco for the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway’s September 13-15 gala. The Scottish Railway Preservation Society-owned loco will join Small…

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The Railway (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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