Darren Hendley
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From the archive (1980): Portico for Posterity
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STONEWORK of the impressive former entrance building of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham, is being restored and cleaned as part of a six month programme of renovation under the direction of City of Birmingham Planning Department. The contractor, R. Bridgeman & Sons Limited (Lichfield-based member of the Linford Building Group), is replacing mouldings and making-good stone…
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Fifty years ago: New trains for the Northern and Piccadilly lines
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From the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine Authority has been given to London Transport by the Greater London Council to place orders for 121 new Underground trains of a total cost of nearly £39m. The order should qualify for a Government infrastructure grant of 75 per cent., with the remaining 25 per cent.…
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Passengers evacuated as smoke billows over major railway station in Paris
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Police evacuated a major railway station in Paris after a fire engulfed multiple vehicles.
