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HS2’s controversial clearance of ancient woodland halted by government amid review
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Clearances of ancient woodland for HS2 must be stopped while the project is reviewed, Grant Shapps has announced.
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Dinmore Manor makes it a Western 4-6-0 pair for Battlefield Line’s October gala
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LEICESTERSHIRE’S Battlefield Line has further cemented its reputation as an unofficial GWR outpost by securing a return visit from No. 7820 Dinmore Manor for its 50th anniversary gala on October 18-20. The ‘Manor’ becomes the second Western 4-6-0 confirmed for the event, joining ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6989 Wightwick Hall on its first post-restoration visit away…
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Your Gallery | Big Boy 4014 & 844 on the main line, Utah
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Adrian Brodie sent in this great photograph of the Big Boy at the Utah State Railroad Museum.
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UK railway news round-up
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Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news. It has been another week dominated by Brexit, Boris and HS2, all with the similar theme – uncertainty. This week we cover the tragedy in DR Congo where 50 people have been killed by a derailed train. Tube drivers are taking industrial action…
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Your Gallery | Hymek D7018 at West Somerset Railway
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Phil Clarke has sent in this picture taken at West Somerset Railway of Hymek D7018.
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Weekend Read for 99p | Britain’s New Trains
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Get your weekend read for just 99p and explore the entire digital edition of Britain’s New Trains for just 99p!
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Grab yourself some Virgin Trains memorabilia
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Who fancies getting their hands on a Pendolino nameplate and raising money for the Severn Valley Railway and Kidderminster Railway Museum in the process?
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Scores killed in horror train derailment in DR Congo
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At least 50 people have been killed after a train derailed overnight in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s southeast Tanganyika province.
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How Darlington became the centre of the railway universe
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Explore the story of how Darlington cemented its place in the history books as the world’s most important railway town.
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