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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 7
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Our latest book of the week is the upcoming Diesel Dawn 7 – pre-order today! DIESEL DAWN 7 – WESTERN REGION CLASS 14 Diesel Hydraulic 0-6-0s D9500-D9555 By John Jennison These locomotives enjoyed striking ‘continental’ good looks with, strangely, more than a nod to preceding steam design; for this they were regarded fondly by enthusiasts…
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Chasing the Castle sets
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GWR is withdrawing its popular Castle HST fleet this year. Rail Express provides the diagrams the remaining sets will operate until May for those wishing to ride on, view or photograph the trains
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From the archive: The Fishguard Boat Express
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The Fishguard Boat Express service on the Great Western Railway (GWR) between Fishguard Harbour in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland began in the early 1900s. The service was designed to provide a faster and more convenient way for passengers and goods to travel between the two countries. The first service operated between Fishguard and Rosslare…
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All change at Okehampton
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Andy Coward travelled to Devon to meet Tom Baxter, of the Dartmoor Railway Association, to find out more about the line and how the association is supporting Great Western Railway in promoting the revitalised railway.
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Book of the Week: Railway Surprise Book Box
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This week’s book of the week is full of surprises!
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Modernising the DRS fleet
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In an exclusive interview, Oliver Schepisi, head of operations at Nuclear Transport Solutions and DRS, spoke to Richard Clinnick about the future fleet requirements.
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Don’t read this… mystery inside!
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SURPRISE…save 60% on rail reads with these mystery boxes!
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Book of the week: More memories of a Didcot Steam Apprentice by Patrick Kelly
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Our latest book of the week is a follow up to Kelly’s memoir published in 2008 and digs even deeper into the day-to-day details of an unexperienced 15 year old thrown into the uncompromising world of working men.
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Lion roars
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BR celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opening with a number of events throughout 1980, including the ‘Rocket 150’ cavalcade at Rainhill in the May that featured replicas of Rainhill Trials locos Novelty, Sans Pareil and Rocket. Also taking part in that event was L&MR loco Lion – not a replica,…
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Barrow Hill: 150 (and a bit) not out!
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For its overdue celebratory gala to mark a century and a half of Britain’s sole-surviving rail-connected roundhouse, the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society looked back 45 years to the day when its depot was still run by British Rail.
