Alex Bestwick
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The East Lancashire Line
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Author and prolific photographer Martyn Hilbert presents a profile of the 29-mile Preston to Colne line in the heart of East Lancashire, highlighting its services, stations, and prominent structures, in words and pictures.
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Stanier’s super smoothie – the Turbomotive
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Hornby’s decision to recreate in OO scale some of Britain’s most famous one-off locomotives, including Gresley’s W1 4-6-4 and now Stanier’s geared turbine Pacific No. 6202, leads Pete Kelly to chart the history of the Turbomotive, with the help of some interesting archive photographs.
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London Transport Museum launches new London Underground S stock models
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London Transport Museum is launching a brand new 1:76 (OO) scale London Underground S stock model train produced exclusively for the Museum by Bachmann Europe.
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A Labour government will bring railways back into public ownership, says shadow transport secretary
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A Labour government will bring the railways back into public ownership, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh has said.
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Behind the scenes of this magical Lego Hogwarts Express photography
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A Hungary-based toy photographer took on his largest project yet with this Lego Hogwarts Express train set, and the photographs are magical!
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Avanti West Coast to boost services after slashing timetables in August
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Avanti West Coast is to increase its services after slashing timetables more than five weeks ago.
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Farewell Class 365
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May 2021 saw the withdrawal of the remaining active Class 365 units by Govia Thameslink Railway, and although there were hopes that they would find further use, disposal of the fleet began four months later. David Russell looks back at the history of the last units to be constructed at York Carriage Works.
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Passengers face three more days of train disruption due to damaged wires
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Rail disruption due to damaged overhead wires will continue until the end of Saturday.
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Another rail company facing drivers’ strike next month
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Another rail company is to be affected by a train drivers’ strike, threatening huge disruption to services.
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An Iconic Mark 1
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Creating a business converting former BR Mark 1 coaches for residential and leisure purposes was always going to be a challenge, but Armin Obrecht has almost completed his first conversion. Andy Coward met the Iconic Railway Coaches founder to find out more.
