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Industrial Locomotives & Railways of the North East
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By Gordon Edgar GORDON Edgar’s series exploring the nation’s industrial railways and systems of Britain continues with this latest volume focusing on the region often credited as being the cradle of the railways over the past 60 years. In industrial railway terms Teeside, County Durham and Northumberland had a bit of everything, from ports to…
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Sentry at the Gate: How the North Warwickshire Line avoided closure
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Fifty years ago this month, the Court of Appeal imposed an injunction on the British Railways Board which prevented them from withdrawing passenger services between Tyseley and Stratford-upon-Avon. Fraser Pithie tells the fascinating tale of how the actions of several campaigners thwarted BR’s closure ‘by stealth’ bid in 1969. THREE years after the publication of…
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Vandals hit West Somerset Railway
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Estimated £1,000 worth of damage caused by smashed windows in Mk.1 carriage.
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Steam, diesel and electric on show at Long Rock open day
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An open day at Long Rock depot, Penzance, was attended by several thousand visitors, who witnessed a wide array of motive power celebrating Cornwall’s railways. Proceeds from the event – held on April 13 and organised by GWR – will be donated to the RNLI Penlee lifeboat station, in nearby Newlyn. The lifeboat theme was…
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The coaling plant story: Towers of Strength
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The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths.
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Kenya plans to travel 132,000 passengers a day by 2022
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The deal is worth 1.5 billion Kenyan Shillings ($1.5million).
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Class 55 ‘Deltics’, the old masters of the East Coast Mainline
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Here were three large, silent locomotives standing at the quiet country junction railway station…
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Greater Anglia to run Class 37 farewell railtour in May
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Just 250 seats are available and are sold on a first-come-first served basis, with tickets priced at £80.
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Watch the moment West Somerset Railway reopens for 2019 season
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VIDEO: Witness the opening of the West Somerset Railway following a 3-month absence.
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Vivarail Class 230s ready for work
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The first use of Vivarail Class 230 DMUs on the main line is just weeks away, according to the company’s chairman Adrian Shooter. The three production sets for West Midland Trains – Nos. 230003-005 – have been involved in driver-training duties on the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford over the past few weeks. The…
