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GWR sheds make way for Old Oak Common hub
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Demolition of former Great Western Railway sheds at Old Oak Common, in west London, was completed in July.
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West Highland Line re-opens after flooding
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Network Rail has announced that the West Highland Line has fully re-opened for start of service today, after repair works finished following flash floods.
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Lakeside’s Barclay steals the show at Foxfield gala
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VISITING Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T No. 14 (1245/1911) certainly stole the show at the Foxfield Railway’s Summer Gala on July 20-21, recalling the heyday of the Scottish coalfields when these big Barclay tanks were a common sight on coal trains. The former Carron Iron Company loco had made the journey to Staffordshire from its home at…
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North set to receive ‘£2,300 less per person in transport spending than London’
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Boris Johnson has been urged to keep his promises after a report suggested the North is set to receive more than £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London.
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Snowdon Mountain Railway invests in future with new hybrid diesel locomotives
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Snowdon Mountain Railway has begun a programme of replacement for its existing diesel locomotives which began service in 1985.
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British railways still Europe’s safest – but SPAD risk rises
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The RSSB annual health and safety report for 2018/19 confirms Britain’s place as the safest of the European Union’s 10 biggest railway networks.
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Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval
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The first of 38 new Class 755 bi-mode multiple units ordered by Greater Anglia entered service on July 29.
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Variety is spice of life at Talyllyn…
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TALYLLYN Railway’s (TR) June 15 Anything Goes gala lived up to its billing with a variety of operations encompassing steam-hauled freight trains, diesel-hauled passenger operations, and a car travelling up the line aboard a wagon! Highlights amid conventional service trains included works diesel Hunslet 0-4-0DM No. 9 Alf hauling a vintage train of three original TR…
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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.
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Brexit protester jailed over £1m St Pancras disruption
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A Brexit protester who caused disruption costing more than £1 million by blocking trains running between London, Kent and France has been jailed.
