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What’s in the Shops: SE&CR’s Wainwright ‘C’ from Graham Farish
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Graham Farish has released a brand new N-gauge model of Wainwright’s C Class 0-6-0 that was designed as a standard freight engine for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Following the merger between the South Eastern Railway and the London, Chatham and Dover Railway to form the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR), the successor…
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Steam lines face double threat in crackdown on coal-burning
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Britain’s heritage railways are fighting for their future in the face of a Government crackdown on carbon emissions.
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Great Central secures overhaul agreement for Oliver Cromwell
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Oliver Cromwell, the National Railway Museum’s BR ‘Britannia’ Pacific, is on course for a return to steam after the museum agreed a two-year overhaul loan agreement with the Great Central Railway at Loughborough.
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Jurassic helps Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway celebrates anniversary
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The 2ft gauge Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (LCLR) celebrated the tenth anniversary of it reopening in Skegness on July 13.
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UK railway news round-up
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We start this week’s railway round-up with some good news as Whaley Bridge residents return as lines reopen too. Read how Britain’s train companies announced that they were pulling out of Interrail, only to reverse the decision a day later.
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Planned protests over higher rail fares
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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) is planning a series of protests on the day higher rail fares are set to be announced.
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UK train companies WILL stay in Interrail scheme after U-turn
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UK train companies will stay in the Interrail scheme, completely reversing Wednesday’s decision, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) says.
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Severe flooding shuts Scotland rail line
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The main rail line from Edinburgh to Glasgow has been forced to shut after torrential rain and severe flooding in parts of Scotland.
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UK train operators to pull out of Interrail
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Britain’s train companies will no longer be part of the Interrail and Eurail schemes which allow tourists to travel across Europe with a single pass. Industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said its members will stop participating in the programmes because it believes the separate BritRail pass is “the best option” for visitors to…
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Whaley Bridge: Rail line reopens as residents return home
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The Hope Valley rail line to Manchester has reopened today, several days after it closed amid fears a dam in Whaley Bridge could collapse.
