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Book of the Week: The Midland Mainline in London 1974-80
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The Midland Railway’s extension to London from Bedford to St Pancras opened fully on 1 October 1868 (local trains had run via St Pancras Tunnel to Moorgate from 13 July). From then on, improvements and widenings were undertaken through to 1905.
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Unboxing ‘Flash’ the Local Express Train from Hornby
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Today we’re unboxing a recent model train from Hornby called ‘Flash’ the local express train. It’s a remote-controlled battery train set targeted at the younger train enthusiast. It’s a great starting point for someone new to model trains as it includes a complete playset of a model train, track, station, and tunnel. We unbox the…
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The World of Railwayana
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The term ‘railwayana’ can cover all manner of rail-related memorabilia, from Victorian carriage prints, right up to nameplates recently removed from recently withdrawn HST power cars. Collecting such material has become a way for many thousands of enthusiasts to own their own piece of the railways and, contrary to what some may think, doesn’t have…
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Looking both ways: When Robert Fairlie ‘Double Up’ Steam
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The Ffestiniog Railway is famous as the only place in the world where the legendary double Fairlie articulated ‘back-to-back’ steam locomotives can be seen in action…
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Book of the Week: Railway Magazine – Archive Series 1930’s
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The last great age of steam in Britain is revisited in this new collection of superb photographs from the extensive archive of the Railway Magazine.
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In the Cab: Southern
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In the first of a new series of features, Rail Express editor Mark Simmons sits down with Southern driver Andy Johnson to discover first-hand what it is like operating modern DC multiple units.
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TV show seeks sheds with star quality
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Is your shed filled with vintage vehicles and motoring memorabilia ripe for rescuing? If it is, the producers of popular TV show Shed & Buried would like to hear from you, because they are currently filming a new series, due out later this year.
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The Stourbridge Lion: The First Roar Of Steam… Stateside
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The United States is renowned as a world leader in technology, and sent the first manned space missions to the moon half a century ago. Yet the first steam railway locomotive to run in the US was built in Britain – at a foundry in the West Midlands.
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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 5
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Increasing affluence and a second-hand car allowed the author a geographical range previously denied to him and with various pals he embarked in the 1970s and 1980s on a number of expeditions.
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Six fantastic volunteering opportunities across UK railways
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Each of us can appreciate the amazing work of the staff who care for and run the UK’s many railway’s, from the popular heritage lines like North Yorkshire Moors Railway to the smaller, light railway’s like Sittingbourne & Kemsley.
