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Britain’s Steam Locomotives: 100 of the best from Penydarren to Tornado
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It is now over 200 years since the world’s first steam railway locomotive made its maiden voyage along a primitive plateway in South Wales – in 1804 Richard Trevithick’s high-pressure steam locomotive successfully hauled a loaded train a distance of nine miles at an average speed of two mph.
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From the archive: 50 not out
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From The Railway Magazine, December 2010, Paul Bickerdyke looks at the Class 37 Golden Jubilee.
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Bachmann reveals plethora of models in summer announcement
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On August 2, Bachmann’s quarterly announcement and release schedule revealed an exciting mix of models across the manufacturer’s ranges and scales, due both imminently and over the coming months. With plenty to choose from, here are some of the highlights…
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From the archive: The pace quickens
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An update on the progress of the Channel Tunnel by P. W. B. Semmens MA, C.Chem, FRSC, MBCS, MCIT from November 1990
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Brighton’s Electric Railway – The seaside line that sparked a transport revolution
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To the untrained eye, Brighton’s Volk’s Electric Railway may appear to be just another seaside tramway, a relic from the resort’s Victorian heyday. However, it is no less than Britain’s first electric railway, and the oldest in the world to be still running, and therefore of paramount international importance. Magnus Volk did not invent the…
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Great Beeching Survivors
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While banner-waving protestors who gathered outside stations on the last day of services on their local line may have felt that they were wasting their breath against a Government ‘one size fits all’ policy, that the consultation procedures were purely academic, and that the Labour government which pledged to reverse the cuts re-engaged on that…
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The Talyllyn Railway: powered by volunteers
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The Talyllyn Railway is a historic heritage railway located in Tywyn, Mid Wales. Of global importance, it holds the distinction of being the world’s first preserved railway, paving the way for the preservation and restoration of many other historic railways around the world.
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From the archive: Harry Potter – How the rail scenes were filmed
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This exclusive behind-the-scenes report by James Shuttleworth was first published in The Railway Magazine in January 2002.
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The future of UK traction arrives
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Richard Clinnick witnesses the arrival of the first Class 93 and provides all there is to know about the new tri-mode locomotive.
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From the archive: Liverpool Street, Great Eastern Railway
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By Scott Damant, General Manager’s Office, Great Eastern Railway. First published November 1899.
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