Rail Express
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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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Issue 276 of Rail Express OUT NOW!
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The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.
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Rail Express April 2019
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Network Rail to devolve into regions (again!), Thunderer back on railtour duties, and GWR to host an open day at Long Rock depot.
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GOS completes ‘ElecLink’ wagon
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AN interesting contract to create a second HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) electrical connection between the UK and France via the Channel Tunnel has required the creation of a battery-powered specialist construction train on behalf of Balfour Beatty. Known as ‘ElecLink’, the 1-Gigawatt connector, comprising two 30-mile cables, will be laid through the North Running…
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Rail Express March 2019
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‘50’ sold to Great Central Railway! Ceremony honours Sir Bill! The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.
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‘50s’ to gain GBRf colours
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THE close working relationship between the Class 50 Alliance and GB Railfreight took a major step forward on January 18 when it was announced that Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance are to be repainted in GB Railfreight colours. The new colour scheme, to be applied by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh Works, has been…
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Throwback to LBSCR becoming wired for power
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As early as 1903, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) began to electrify local routes.
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Boden Rail ‘50’ sold to Great Central
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THE Great Central Railway has bought Class 50 No. 50017 Royal Oak from Boden Rail. The sale of the ‘Hoover’, minus its main line running safety systems, was completed on February 1, ending a nervous few days in which the loco had been threatened with scrapping.Royal Oak, one of two Class 50s owned by Boden…
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New livery for Freightliner’s second batch of MWAs
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The classic British Racing green adopted in the late-1990s has been retired.
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Catch a glimpse into the future of high-speed rail
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Spain’s AVE high-speed network is the largest in Europe.
