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70 YEARS BEHIND THE LENS
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He took his first train photograph in 1949 and is still active on the lineside today. We turn the spotlight on one of Britain’s best-known and most prolific railway photographers – Les Nixon. by Nick Pigott THE name Dr L A Nixon first came to my attention 54 years ago. I’d just had my first…
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FEBRUARY 2019
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Headline News ‘Caley’ Sleeper Mk5s make London debut, Vintage Trains to expand railtour operations, Class 50 Alliance teamsup with GB Railfreight, TfL shortens ‘378s’ for GOBLIN stand-in role, Island Line decision deferred, East Lancs heritage operations threatened by commuter andtram-train proposals. Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest 70 Steam & Heritage March launch…
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Your Gallery | Double header steaming north at Tebay
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David Satterthwaite sent in this super picture of 61306 Mayflower & 35018 British India Line.
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Your Gallery | David’s collection
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Heritage Railway reader, David, has been busy. Here’s a collection of his best photographs.
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It’s a breeze as Alstom and Eversholt Rail unveil hydrogen train for UK
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ALSTOM and Eversholt Rail have unveiled plans to re-engineer a number of Class 321 EMUs to run on hydrogen. The first units could be in service by 2021. Following Alstom’s successful introduction of the ‘Coradia’ iLint hydrogen trains in Germany, there is a focus to create a similar train in the UK, and the two…
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Freightliner wins massive Mendip stone contract
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Freightliner scored a major coup when it secured one of the country’s biggest railfreight contracts.
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Freightliner wins massive Mendip stone contract
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Freightliner scored a major coup when it secured one of the country’s biggest railfreight contracts.
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WSR plc Prairie will be sold to WSRA after volunteer buyout plan is rejected
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HE West Somerset Railway plc has agreed to sell unrestored GWR 2-6-2T No. 4110 to the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA), despite the latter not currently having the funds to pay for it. The move comes after rejection of a proposal to acquire the 1936-built Large Prairie made by a group of WSR staff and volunteers…
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Transport for London modifies Class 378s to cover ‘Goblin’ DMU shortfall
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There is still no sign of any of the eight Class710 EMUs nearing service on the Gospel Oak to Barking line.
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Rossendale rail revival puts future of East Lancs Railway under threat
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By Ben Jones TWO proposals to improve public transport links between Rossendale and central Manchester have thrown the future of the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) heritage operation into doubt. Rossendale Borough Council (RBC) is one of three local authorities which own the ELR trackbed and is driving forward plans to introduce regular peak-period commuter trains…
