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  • Last minute Christmas gift: Sir Nigel Gresley mug

    Last minute Christmas gift: Sir Nigel Gresley mug

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    If you are looking for a last minute gift for the steam enthusiast or for yourself then look no further than this splendid mug.

  • The Railway Magazine Archive: 120 years of rail history…

    The Railway Magazine Archive: 120 years of rail history…

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    The Railway Magazine’s entire archive has been scanned to give subscribers access to more than 120 years of Britain’s best-selling rail title.

  • Five things you may not know about British Rail freight

    Five things you may not know about British Rail freight

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    Here’s a few things you may not have known about British Rail freight…

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news. Here are this week’s top stories…

  • Order Your Copy of The Changing Face of Railfreight

    Order Your Copy of The Changing Face of Railfreight

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    The Changing Face of Railfreight looks back over this period to chart both the physical changes to the network and the organisational changes which have had such an impact on this vital aspect of Britain’s rail network.

  • The Ones That Got Away – On sale now!

    The Ones That Got Away – On sale now!

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    Some of Britain’s finest locomotives were unceremoniously scrapped long before anyone thought to preserve them. The Ones That Got Away tells their story.

  • Rail workers to stage second Saturday strike in row over staffing

    Rail workers to stage second Saturday strike in row over staffing

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    Rail workers will stage the second in a series of strikes on Saturday in a dispute over staffing on trains.

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news. Here are this week’s top stories…

  • Rail unions welcome Labour party pledge to end driver-only trains

    Rail unions welcome Labour party pledge to end driver-only trains

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    Unions have welcomed a pledge by Labour to end the “discriminatory practice” of driver-only trains on the railways, guaranteeing there will be a second member of fully trained staff.

  • Early Experiments in Steam

    Early Experiments in Steam

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    In less than 30 years at the beginning of the 19th century, steam engine technology went from stationary mining machines to powering the world’s first inter-city railway.

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