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There are 112 news stories.

150: Nene Valley spring diesel gala
Posted by Dominic Jackson (Dr), 08/02/2008 11:55:44

RRRG will be at the Nene Valley Railway diesel gala over ....

149: Nene Valley gala on 6th October 2007
Posted by Bryan Jones, 26/09/2007 20:44:37

Nene Valley is the next outing for our sales stand. If you ....

148: Peak Rail Diesel Gala
Posted by Bryan Jones, 26/09/2007 20:42:38

Renown and Repulse were both much admired at the Peak Rail ....

147: Components for sale
Posted by Mark Burrows, 04/10/2006 01:09:50

RRRG have a number of items that we have no use for and ....

146: Renown reappears
Posted by Mark Burrows, 21/09/2006 00:29:59

Congratulations are due to the team for completing the ....

145: Another temporary guise for 50029
Posted by Mark Burrows, 09/07/2006 23:30:34

On the 18th June 50029 Renown adopted another temporary ....

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Posted by Mark Burrows, 09/07/2006 23:17:49

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143: Some VERY good news for RRRG
Posted by Andy Coward, 23/05/2006 19:12:24

The Renown Repulse Restoration Group have made a ....

142: Cylinder head lift completed
Posted by Mark Burrows, 08/05/2006 10:56:56

All 16 cylinder heads were removed from Repulse as planned ....

141: Generators moved into Workshop and work started
Posted by Mark Burrows, 08/05/2006 10:54:57

The order for the ETH/Auxiliary Generator set overhaul was ....

140: Spare bogies arrive at Rowsley
Posted by Andrew Rowlands, 05/05/2006 22:06:54

Our spare set of bogies arrived on Tuesday 2nd May, ....

139: Spare bogies on the move
Posted by Mark Burrows, 28/04/2006 23:59:31

I am pleased to be able to announce that our spare pair of ....

138: Cylinder head lift for 50030 (and 29)
Posted by Mark Burrows, 11/04/2006 01:08:50

The mechanical team have finished stripping the top end of ....

137: ETH/Auxiliary Generator set overhaul started
Posted by Mark Burrows, 10/04/2006 23:40:08

The order for the ETH/Auxiliary Generator set overhaul was ....

136: New roof hatches
Posted by Mark Burrows, 23/03/2006 00:09:58

I am pleased to be able to anounce that we have recently ....

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Posted by Mark Burrows, 08/12/2005 00:23:38

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134: East Midlands Railway Photographic Society Night shoot
Posted by Mark Burrows, 08/12/2005 00:16:13

On 19th November, RRRG, EMRPS and Peak rail held a very ....

133: Preserved Class 50s Calendar 2006
Posted by Andy Coward, 25/10/2005 16:00:10

This calendar has been produced to raise funds for the ....

132: 50029 makes it to the ball
Posted by Bryan Jones, 22/09/2005 08:56:04

Cosmetic restoration of one side of 50029 was completed in ....

131: RRRG Feature in Traction Magazine
Posted by Bryan Jones, 03/08/2005 12:25:44

The September 2005 issue of Traction Magazine includes an ....

130: RRRG Dining Train Success
Posted by Andy Coward, 12/06/2005 16:29:19

The Renown Repulse Restoration Group fundraising dining ....

129: Last of RRRG Heavy Metal Sold
Posted by Andy Coward, 20/04/2005 09:14:22

The crest for Renown which we have recently been selling on ....

128: Nameplate Auction Results
Posted by Andy Coward, 09/04/2005 15:52:23

The replica Renown and Repulse nameplates and crests that ....

127: RRRG Spare Nameplates for sale.
Posted by Andy Coward, 30/03/2005 09:33:09

The Renown Repulse Restoration Group are selling one Renown ....

126: Scrapped 50 to be brought back to life!
Posted by Andy Coward, 26/03/2005 20:36:24

Members of the Renown Repulse Restoration Group are to be ....

125: Another New Committee Member
Posted by Paul Taylor, 28/12/2004 15:16:54

I am pleased to announce that Andy Rowlands, our Electrical ....

124: New Committee Member
Posted by Paul Taylor, 26/12/2004 15:47:47

RRRG is pelased to announce that Gavin Wright has joined ....

123: Curry!
Posted by Paul Taylor, 09/11/2004 20:25:42

Our Xmas Curry is planned for Dec 5th, after Work Party & Beers.

122: Workshop Started
Posted by Paul Taylor, 25/10/2004 13:00:05

On Sunday 24th October several members of RRRG began ....

121: Progress
Posted by Paul Taylor, 04/10/2004 19:04:00

Many thanks to everyone who remarked on the amazing view of ....

120: Repulse on Show
Posted by Paul Taylor, 11/09/2004 20:20:22

At the Peak Rail Diesel Weekend on 18-19 September 2004, ....

119: New RRRG Photo-Website
Posted by Paul Taylor, 11/09/2004 20:19:27

A new RRRG photographic record of the restoration project ....

118: RRRG Workshop
Posted by Paul Taylor, 30/07/2004 07:52:32

We are about to commence erection of the RRRG Workshop.

117: Spares Raid
Posted by Paul Taylor, 23/07/2004 07:32:18

RRRG recently undertook a series of successful trips to ....

116: Work Parties
Posted by Paul Taylor, 27/06/2004 06:15:04

RRRG have increased the frequency of their Work Parties to ....

115: Rowsley Engine Shed
Posted by Paul Taylor, 13/05/2004 07:35:08

Peak Rail have launched an appeal to complete construction ....

114: 50023
Posted by Paul Taylor, 16/03/2004 20:04:58

We visited 50023 at Barrow Hill today and purchased a ....

113: Generator & TM Pictures
Posted by Paul Taylor, 24/12/2003 07:22:57

Pics of some of our electrical machines at our electrical ....

112: New Pictures Added
Posted by Paul Taylor, 15/12/2003 15:02:16

Pictures have been uploaded of the 2003-12-14 Work Party.

111: Welding - Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/12/2003 21:10:18

Further to our news story on 11/10/03, we have had an ....

110: More Spares Acquired
Posted by Paul Taylor, 12/11/2003 05:59:49

We had a delivery of a lorry-load of original Class 50 ....

109: Repulse in BR Blue
Posted by Paul Taylor, 27/10/2003 07:53:46

On Sunday 26th October 2003 50030 Repulse had both ....

108: Wsioxok
Posted by Paul Taylor, 11/10/2003 17:49:06

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107: Painting Progress
Posted by Paul Taylor, 09/10/2003 20:05:25

Repulse is now in blue undercoat between the cabs, and grey ....

106: Sponsored Walk Report
Posted by Paul Taylor, 17/09/2003 19:34:33

We had excellent weather for our 2nd Sponsored Walk, from ....

105: Doncaster Report
Posted by Paul Taylor, 28/07/2003 19:06:22

We had a brilliant weekend at Doncaster - the sun shone, ....

104: Newsletter 3
Posted by Paul Taylor, 14/07/2003 14:52:11

Newsletter 3 has been printed and will be dispatched this ....

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Posted by Paul Taylor, 23/06/2003 20:05:22

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102: Sponsored Walk 2003
Posted by Paul Taylor, 19/06/2003 16:47:47

This years Sponsored Walk will take place on Sunday 14th ....

101: Doncaster Works 150th Anniversary
Posted by Paul Taylor, 19/06/2003 16:44:03

Our Sales Stand will be in operation at the Doncaster Works ....

100: Peak Rail diesel gala (again!)
Posted by Dominic Jackson (Dr), 09/06/2003 16:13:14

The Peak Rail event held over the weekend of 7th/8th June ....

99: Peak Rail Diesel Gala
Posted by Paul Taylor, 03/06/2003 08:12:30

Following on from their very successful gala in April, Peak ....

98: RRRG appoints new Sales Staff
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/06/2003 08:52:17

RRRG are pleased to announce our newest Committee Member - ....

97: Shares for Workers
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/06/2003 08:37:32

At our recent AGM it was decided to reduce the number of ....

96: 2003 AGM
Posted by Bryan Jones, 26/05/2003 20:54:03

Our first AGM was a great success with over a third of the ....

95: Email addresses for all
Posted by Bryan Jones, 15/05/2003 10:34:19

Every member of the group now has an email address in the ....

94: More Members Needed
Posted by Paul Taylor, 06/05/2003 19:43:46

We would like to invite all prospective members to consider ....

93: Major components purchased and dispatched for repair
Posted by Paul Taylor, 28/04/2003 10:53:11

Renown Repulse Restoration Group completed the purchase of ....

92: Sales Stand Success Story
Posted by Bryan Jones, 22/04/2003 17:58:12

The sales stand had it's first outing at Peak Rail's Diesel ....

91: Online Shop Goes Live
Posted by Bryan Jones, 01/04/2003 18:00:05

In another first on the UK Railway Preservation scene the ....

89: Picture Galleries Update
Posted by Bryan Jones, 18/03/2003 09:36:37

After a major update to the picture gallery system we now ....

87: 16th February 2003 Working Party
Posted by Bryan Jones, 18/02/2003 08:58:18

Another weekend, another working party. Due to ....

86: WAP Site Live
Posted by Bryan Jones, 06/02/2003 22:41:30

If you have a WAP phone try out our new WAP site. It has ....

85: More Spare Parts Acquired
Posted by Paul Taylor, 22/01/2003 19:29:54

We have recently acquired several vital Class 50 parts. ....

84: Press Cuttings Added
Posted by Paul Taylor, 20/01/2003 10:44:50

Press cuttings from the last few months have been added to ....

83: Unique Membership Policy Explained
Posted by Bryan Jones, 06/01/2003 17:01:56

As far as we know our new policy is unique in UK railway ....

82: 50001 Dreadnought cut up
Posted by Bryan Jones, 13/12/2002 19:44:30

It has been a long time in the offing but 50001 Dreadnought ....

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Posted by Paul Taylor, 28/11/2002 06:10:28

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80: Workers Rights!!
Posted by Paul Taylor, 28/11/2002 06:08:02

We have introduced a scheme whereby regular attendance at ....

79: Restoration Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 28/11/2002 06:05:52

Lighting was installed in both locomotives over the 23/24 ....

78: Storage
Posted by Paul Taylor, 21/11/2002 16:11:17

We now have a dedicated secure storage facility at Peak ....

77: Restoration Teams
Posted by Paul Taylor, 21/11/2002 16:10:35

We are establishing 5 Restoration Teams to tackle the ....

76: First working party
Posted by Dominic Jackson (Dr), 04/11/2002 00:18:04

The first working party since the locos moved to Peak Rail ....

71: Membership Drive
Posted by Paul Taylor, 23/10/2002 13:54:25

We hope you enjoy looking through the site and feel ....

70: Members meet-up
Posted by Dominic Jackson (Dr), 21/10/2002 13:27:38

About a dozen RRRG members and friends met up on Sunday ....

69: More members and shareholders
Posted by Bryan Jones, 09/10/2002 15:01:11

Three more members have joined the group along with two new ....

68: Move Photographs
Posted by Bryan Jones, 09/10/2002 12:38:03

Photographs of the move to Peak Rail are now in the gallery ....

67: Sales and Diary Page Goes Live
Posted by Bryan Jones, 09/10/2002 09:37:30

More functionality has been added to the web site. The ....

66: Relocated to Peak Rail
Posted by Bryan Jones, 07/10/2002 13:30:03

Renown and Repulse are now both safely ensconed at Peak ....

65: Working Parties
Posted by Bryan Jones, 29/09/2002 09:58:46

Our first members-only working parties are being arranged.

59: Loco Moves
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

The plans for the move of the twins are being finalised. ....

58: Secure Members Area
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

The secure members only area is now live. If you haven't ....

57: Transportation Dates
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

We now have the transportation details for the forthcoming ....

56: New Home for Locos
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

I am pleased to announce that RRRG have struck a deal with ....

55: Cab from Illustrious
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

The bidding for the cab of 50037 Illustrious has commenced. ....

54: 50001 Dreadnought
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

I learned yesterday that the fate of Dreadnought has ....

53: Transportation Appeal
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Our members know the two locations that we are in final ....

52: Holidays
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Its that time of year! Some of the Group committee and also ....

51: Legal Ownership
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

I am pleased to announce that after handing over our final ....

50: Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

A small contingent was on site yesterday to secure the ....

49: First Working Party
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Members of the group will be travelling to Blaenavon on ....

48: We Have Won !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

We have won!!!! We have received notification from ....

47: And now we wait........
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Its nail-biting time. Be assured once we know we will ....

46: Inspection Visit
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

The Group undertook a final inspection visit yesterday, ....

45: The Final Countdown
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

This is it. The Final Countdown has begun. On Tuesday we ....

44: The Last Chance
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

No news as such, just a "gentle" reminder: WE NEED MORE ....

43: Tender Documents Received
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

We have today (19/6/02) received tender documents for the ....

42: Operation Collingwood Bidding Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

As you may of read in the railway press we are still ....

41: Traction
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

I am writing in response to the letter Mark Jackson had ....

40: Pass the word
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

A project like this relies on people first finding us. You ....

39: New Members
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Many thanks and a warm welcome to those new members who ....

38: Standing-Order Scheme
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

We can now process monthly (or weekly!) standing orders ....

37: Tender Documents
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Tender documents are due to released from the Operation ....

36: Photographs
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

If anyone has any loco or nameplate photographs, either of ....

32: Members-Only Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

A members-only update was posted out today.

31: Location
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

We have been in discussion with various places regarding ....

30: An Appeal
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

We need more members, shareholders and support if we are to ....

29: RRR Group Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

RRR Group Update ---------------- Things moving forward, ....

28: Mini-Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Hi all. A good day today money-wise. Thanks to Malcolm, ....

27: RRR Group Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Dear All, Thanks to those people who have recently ....

26: RRR Group Update
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

Bids We are only a week or two away from bidding ....

25: Web Site Live
Posted by Paul Taylor, 01/01/2002 10:00:00

On Saturday 11th May the official Renown Repulse ....