Alex Bestwick
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Options for new railway station in Bradford to be unveiled
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Plans for a potential new railway station in Bradford will be unveiled next week, rail minister Huw Merriman has said.
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The National Railway Museum receives funding to record history of LGBTQ+ railway workers
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The National Railway Museum has been granted funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to research the contributions of railway workers from the LGBTQ+ community to the industry for the first time.
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The Croydon Canal and its railway successors
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Originally promoted as a canal, the railway to West Croydon has had five different methods of traction. This article by Edwaard Treby was first published in The Railway Magazine in October 1967.
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Pushing and pulling the preservation boundaries
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Returning No. 47712 to the main line was one thing, but getting it to operate in push-pull mode across Scotland, running at 100mph for sustained periods, won it an award selected by Rail Express. Richard Clinnick meets the owners to find out how this happened, and why.
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Bringing HS2 to Euston will need ‘compromise’ says minister
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Extending HS2 to Euston will involve “careful prioritisation of requirements” and “compromise”, the rail minister has warned.
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Overnight running returns to the SVR’s Autumn Steam Gala
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The Severn Valley Railway will reintroduce overnight services as part of its Autumn Steam Gala this September.
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From the archive: The ‘Taliesin’ Project
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The bold move to replace an important part of the Festiniog Railway’s history by building a single Fairlie locomotive is well on course, backed by an enthusiastic influx of funds. From The Railway Magazine, February 1990.
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Why Travel with PTG Tours
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PTG is one of the very few rail holiday companies that are members of ABTA (Y2193) and ATOL bonded. ABTA membership is the highest accreditation available in the travel industry. To be accepted as a member of ABTA you must have very stringent financial controls and a large amount of surplus cash. We must report…
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Nottingham tram network suspended in serious incident
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Police have put in place multiple road closures in Nottingham as officers deal with an ongoing serious incident.
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Key rail route reopens after 10-week closure to repair viaduct
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One of Britain’s most important railway lines has reopened after being closed for 10 weeks due to an unsafe viaduct.
