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  • Snowdon Mountain Railway invests in future with new hybrid diesel locomotives

    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.

  • British railways still Europe’s safest – but SPAD risk rises

    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.

  • Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval

    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.

  • Variety is spice of life at Talyllyn…

    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…

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.

  • Brexit protester jailed over £1m St Pancras disruption

    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.

  • Commit £39bn to Northern Powerhouse Rail, leaders tell Boris Johnson

    Commit £39bn to Northern Powerhouse Rail, leaders tell Boris Johnson

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    Boris Johnson must commit £39 billion to Northern Powerhouse Rail as part of a raft of measures to boost the region, leaders have said.

  • ‘Hymek’ returns to service after 24 years

    ‘Hymek’ returns to service after 24 years

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    Diesel-hydraulic stars at West Somerset gala THE Diesel & Electric Preservation Group’s No. D7018 re-entered traffic on June 20, almost 24 years after it had to be taken out of service owing to a major engine failure. The ‘Hymek’ had been close to a return for some time, and first had a test run back…

  • 2-HAP hits 60

    2-HAP hits 60

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    The National Railway Museum’s most travelled vehicle has celebrated its diamond jubilee and the halfway point of its cosmetic restoration. THE National Collection’s Class 414 2-HAP unit No. 4308 celebrated its 60th birthday at Locomotion in Shildon on June 27. The EMU is believed to be the most travelled vehicle in the collection, and has…

  • FirstGroup replaces Virgin to run West Coast route

    FirstGroup replaces Virgin to run West Coast route

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    FirstGroup, along with Italian firm Trenitalia, will operate train services on the West Coast Main Line from December.


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