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Blue Class 20s bring back ‘Skeggy’ holiday memories
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Happy memories of Class 20s on summer-dated holiday trains to Skegness were rekindled on May 27 when Pathfinder Tours took a pair of blue EE Type 1s back to the Lincolnshire coast. Harry Needle Railroad Co Nos. 20096 and 20107, usually hired to GB Railfreight for London Underground ‘S’ stock movements, took charge of the…
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British-built traction remains active in Borneo on tourist trains
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Two of the last steam locos built by Vulcan Foundry (Newton-le-Willows) are used in the Malaysian state of Sabah to operate regular tourist trains. The train between Tanjung Aru (Kota Kinabalu) and Papar runs normally on Wednesday and Saturday, and is a joint venture between the Sutera Harbour Resort, near Kota Kinabalu, and the Sabah…
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Azuma officially launches at York in special ceremony
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David Horne, Managing Director of LNER, officially launched the Azuma trains, ahead of services commencing north to Edinburgh on August 1.
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Prestigious design award for Hackney Wick project
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London Overground’s Hackney Wick station, which reopened after extensive redevelopment and expansion in May 2018, has won a prestigious design award from the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE). The ambitious redesign, which transformed the North London Line station from a neglected site into a modern and attractive transport interchange, won the Community Benefit category ahead…
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Rail disruption due to damage caused by heatwave continues for fifth day
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Rail disruption due to damage caused by heatwave continues for fifth day, with Network Rail engineers “working around the clock”.
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Mallard to leave National Railway Museum to meet new Azuma trains
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Mallard will be out of its usual exhibition space at the National Railway Museum to meet the newest train on the block, Azuma.
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Merseyrail top of punctuality charts
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Merseyrail was the UK’s most punctual passenger train operator in 2018/19 with an average of 95.51% of trains running on time.
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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. Here are the biggest headlines this week.
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Train passengers face more delays as heatwave grips UK
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Train passengers face more delays as efforts continue to repair damage to the network caused by record-breaking July temperatures.
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‘Do not travel’ – UK heatwave sparks chaos on railways
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Network Rail announced that speed restrictions would be in place in the south east from midday until 8pm amid fears that tracks could buckle in the heat if trains travel too fast.
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