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  • Forget socks, Classic Magazines has a gift for everyone!

    Forget socks, Classic Magazines has a gift for everyone!

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    At Classic Magazines we’ve made your Christmas shopping simple and straightforward, with plenty of ideas for family and friends in our festive gift guide.

  • 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.

  • LNER to say goodbye to Inter-City 125 High Speed Train

    LNER to say goodbye to Inter-City 125 High Speed Train

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    LNER will celebrate more than four decades of service from the iconic Inter-City 125 trains on the East Coast route with a special farewell tour this month.

  • Former Bodmin DMU enters service on Weardale Railway

    Former Bodmin DMU enters service on Weardale Railway

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    CLASS 108 DMU Nos. M52054 and M50980 ran its first revenue-earning service on the Weardale Railway during the October 4-6 railcar weekend.  The vehicles have received much attention since arrival from the Bodmin & Wenford Railway in March 2018. The railway hosted the Railcar Association’s 24th annual convention at Stanhope station during the event. The Class 108 is seen…

  • Western Champion re-engined but woes continue after festival

    Western Champion re-engined but woes continue after festival

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    MAIN-LINE certificated Class 52 No. D1015 Western Champion is seen at Severn Valley Railway (SVR) Kidderminster, ex-works, on September 15.  Owner Diesel Traction Group has installed an overhauled MD655 engine in the B end, which was started successfully, and the loco participated in the SVR’s October 3-6 diesel festival.  However, the A-end engine has deteriorated because…

  • Railway stations launch initiative to help passengers with hidden disabilities

    Railway stations launch initiative to help passengers with hidden disabilities

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    Four of the country’s biggest railway stations will now offer passengers with hidden disabilities a discreet way to ask for extra help while making their journeys.

  • Tories pledge £4.2bn for local public transport

    Tories pledge £4.2bn for local public transport

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    Local public transport across England will receive a £4.2 billion investment if the Conservatives win the General Election, according to the party.

  • West Highland Line closed for track and bridge work

    West Highland Line closed for track and bridge work

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    OCTOBER 5-13 saw the West Highland Line closed for essential repairs to track and structures between Crianlarich and Fort William.  During the week-long line closure, engineers worked around-the-clock to refurbish and repaint bridges near Spean Bridge and Corrour, and renew drainage systems between Tyndrum Upper and Bridge of Orchy.  The well-known Auch Viaduct, on the…

  • End in sight for Sussex signalboxes

    End in sight for Sussex signalboxes

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    NEWHAVEN Harbour signalbox is one of three due to close at the end of November as part of the resignalling of the Lewes to Seaford branch (the others being Newhaven Town and Lewes ‘B’). New signalling has been installed and will be commissioned during a four-day line closure, with trains due to resume on December…

  • Plan to relieve Edinburgh western approaches: Transport Scotland revives project for Almond Chord

    Plan to relieve Edinburgh western approaches: Transport Scotland revives project for Almond Chord

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    SCOTTISH Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has approved a £15million preliminary project to prepare for the construction of a new chord to the Dalmeny to Winchburgh Junction line, west of Edinburgh. The scheme will enable Transport Scotland and Network Rail to develop three options for the Edinburgh Waverley Western Approaches (EWWA) project, which is designed to…

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