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Darjeeling Tours Ltd
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The forthcoming season sees our popular ‘Indian Magic’ tour, covering all three of India’s Hill Railways, running as usual, and following the success of our Darjeeling Mail tour last October, recreating the 1940’s Raj era train between Kolkata and Darjeeling in the hills, this tour is being repeated with several improvements. We also have a…
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App to help blind passengers to use railway stations gets Government funding
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An app being developed to help visually impaired railway passengers is among the transport technology projects receiving new Government funding.
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Eurostar runs final direct Disneyland Paris service while Amsterdam route faces suspension
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Eurostar has ended its direct service to Disneyland Paris, while its Amsterdam link faces being suspended for nearly a year.
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From the archive: Cannon Street Station 1866-1966
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Originally published in two parts in The Railway Magazine – August and September 1966
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Manchester station upgrades announced but long-term extra platforms plan axed
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A £72 million package to improve railway services in Greater Manchester has been announced, but a long-term project to add extra platforms to the city’s busiest station has been scrapped.
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How does the SVR keeps its steam locomotives in good shape? Now’s your chance to find out
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Inside the motive power depot at Bridgnorth, SVR engineers maintain, overhaul and restore the railway’s steam locomotives. Usually, it all happens behind closed doors, but on selected weekends in June and July, that’s set to change.
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Enthusiast Holidays – steam and classic traction for the 21st Century gricer!
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Enthusiast Holidays can trace its origins back to 1975, as the “Magic of Steam in Poland” – part of the émigré Polish travel organization “Fregata” – running trips to that country at a time when photographing trains, or even writing down their numbers, without the necessary permission – could get you arrested!
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West Highland Railway celebrates its Centenary
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Welsh Highland Railway turns 100 this year, and tickets for its Centenary Celebrations are on sale now!
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Direct journey from Essex to Heathrow now available on Elizabeth line
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Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow airport on London’s Elizabeth line.
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Great British Railways project ‘watered down’
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Plans to shake up the railway network may be watered down as legislation to give powers to a proposed new public sector body could be delayed, it has been reported.
