Sam Hewitt
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Llangollen Railway receives £161k National Lottery Heritage fund
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Llangollen Railway has received £161,000 National Lottery support to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the heritage railway.
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UK railway news roundup
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Crossrail is delayed delayed again, at an extra cost of £450m. Plus, a Llangennech diesel train bursts into flames in South Wales.
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PREVIEW | Darlington: Home of Rail Engineering in the North-East
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For a limited time only, you can read the digital version of Darlington, The Home of Rail Engineering in the North-East for just 99p.
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Trips with a difference: 40 years of rail ale rambles
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Dave Richardson recalls more than 40 years of connecting railways with beer festivals and brewery visits, organised by former Salisbury area BR manager Gerald Daniels. REAL ale and rail travel somehow go together, especially with heritage railways, which often hold beer festivals at stations or on board trains. Both interests appeal to people who love…
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Llangennech diesel train catches fire after derailing
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A freight train carrying diesel has derailed and burst into flames in Llangennech, South Wales.
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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway resumes services after successful trial
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The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway will return to operating trains over its full length in September, following a successful reopening during August.
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Over a million lorries to be taken off the roads by HS2
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The first rail freight delivery of aggregate has arrived at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham, signalling the start of the major project to take up to 1.5 million lorries off the roads to cut carbon emissions.
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Great Central Railway launches emergency appeal
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The Great Central Railway has launched an emergency appeal to be able to continue with planned essential works – amid COVID-19 uncertainty.
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PREVIEW: September edition of Rail Express magazine
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Tours and heritage lines return, plus we explore the Tyne & Wear Metro as it notches up four decades!
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PREVIEW: Issue 270 of Heritage Railway magazine
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Steam is back for the summer! Inside our brand new issue of Heritage Railway magazine, we take a look at railways restarting in time for the high season after months of closures.
