Alex Bestwick

  • From the archive: Train indicators at Waterloo

    From the archive: Train indicators at Waterloo

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    Read this fascinating article from the January 1898 issue of The Railway Magazine, written by N. WILSON, then Superintendent of Line’s Department, L. & S.W.R.

  • King urges train passengers to ‘mind the gap’ in coronation message

    King urges train passengers to ‘mind the gap’ in coronation message

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    Train passengers are being reminded to “mind the gap” in a recorded announcement by King Charles and the Queen Consort to be played in railway stations across the UK this weekend.

  • From the archive: Open day at Barrow Hill

    From the archive: Open day at Barrow Hill

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    As printed from the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine, take a look at this story by Peter A Hogarth about the Barrow Hill roundhouse.

  • TransPennine Express give train Eurovision makeover

    TransPennine Express give train Eurovision makeover

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    TransPennine Express (TPE) added the Eurovision logo and a “Welcome to Liverpool” message to one of its Nova 2 trains as the city prepares to host the competition.

  • 120 years of London County Council Trams celebrated at Crich

    120 years of London County Council Trams celebrated at Crich

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    Crich Tramway Village will bring together the beginning and end of electric tramway operations by London County Council (LCC) for a special photo opportunity on March 15.

  • The beginning of a new dawn for Rail Operations Group

    The beginning of a new dawn for Rail Operations Group

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    These are exciting times for Rail Operations (UK) Ltd. Richard Clinnick meets the operator’s CEO Dave Burley to discover the future of the business.

  • June Issue

    June Issue

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    Grab the brand-new June issue of Railways Illustrated magazine for the best coverage of today’s railway scene.

  • May 2023

    May 2023

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    The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new May issue is out now!

  • Train drivers to stage three more strikes

    Train drivers to stage three more strikes

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    Train drivers will stage three fresh strikes in a long-running row over pay, including on FA Cup final day.

  • Minimum service legislation ‘could provoke further conflict’, MPs warned

    Minimum service legislation ‘could provoke further conflict’, MPs warned

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    Plans to legislate for minimum levels of service during rail strikes could have “unintended consequences” of provoking further conflict, MPs have been told.


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