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Railway relics
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Steve Ryszka presents another selection of railway architecture images showing erstwhile railway company names, crests and signs, which still provide a reminder of the halcyon days of railways. View more images in the January 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now!
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Railway relics
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Steve Ryszka presents another selection of railway architecture images showing erstwhile railway company names, crests and signs, which still provide a reminder of the halcyon days of railways. View more images in the January 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now!
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Shirebrook diesel depot
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Robin Stewart-Smith remembers the busy Nottinghamshire motive power depot which, in its heyday, provided locos for many coal trains emanating from local collieries. SHIREBROOK Diesel Depot officially opened in June 1965 as a new-build ‘running shed’ resulting from the BR’s Modernisation Plans. It was ideally placed to service the diesel locomotive fleet that worked the…
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Shirebrook diesel depot
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Robin Stewart-Smith remembers the busy Nottinghamshire motive power depot which, in its heyday, provided locos for many coal trains emanating from local collieries. SHIREBROOK Diesel Depot officially opened in June 1965 as a new-build ‘running shed’ resulting from the BR’s Modernisation Plans. It was ideally placed to service the diesel locomotive fleet that worked the…
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The ‘Lanky’ devotee who saved… Southern engines
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Worth Valley founding father Richard Greenwood has followed steam for a lifetime, both at the lineside and in the thick of preservation. He tells his remarkable life story to Howard Johnston. As he strolls quietly through Haworth yard at his beloved Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR), Richard Greenwood has good reason to be satisfied…
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What’s in the Shops: An O-gauge MGR hopper wagon from Dapol
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Dapol’s well-detailed O-gauge MGR coal hopper wagon sells for a very attractive price.
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Greater Anglia simulator gears up for new train fleets as ‘FLIRT’ makes first test run
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GREATER Anglia is making extensive use of ‘immersive’ simulator technology to prepare for the introduction of its new train fleets over the next two years. Housed at Ipswich station, GA’s ‘Mission Room’ features a simulator with wrap-around screens that are being used to check for issues needing to be resolved before the 169 new trains…
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Former Eurostar platforms in full-time reopening for Waterloo suburban services
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THREE former Eurostar platforms at London Waterloo reopened permanently on December 10 as part of the £800million project to increase capacity on the South Western Railway network. Apart from a brief period where they were used during engineering work in 2017/18, the platforms have been disused since international services switched to St Pancras in November…
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Former Eurostar platforms in full-time reopening for Waterloo suburban services
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THREE former Eurostar platforms at London Waterloo reopened permanently on December 10 as part of the £800million project to increase capacity on the South Western Railway network. Apart from a brief period where they were used during engineering work in 2017/18, the platforms have been disused since international services switched to St Pancras in November…
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Waterloo is still busiest station – British Steel Redcar least used
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LONDON Waterloo station remains the country’s busiest station for the 15th consecutive year, even though the total number of passenger entries and exits fell by five million to 94.4 million. The figures for 2017/8 have been revealed by the Office of Rail and Road. Some of the reduction in use has been attributed to the…
