The Railway Magazine
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£40million Exeter depot beginning to take shape
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THE impressive new £40million train maintenance depot next to Exeter St Davids is now taking shape, although the stated opening date of ‘summer 2019’ looks somewhat ambitious. The project was announced at the beginning of 2018 and is being built by Hochtief for Network Rail, Great Western Railway and the Department for Transport. This April…
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July start for King’s Cross ‘throat’ remodelling work
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WEEKEND part-closures on July 13-14 and August 24-26 will mark the start of Network Rail’s £237million scheme to renew and remodel the station throat at London King’s Cross. Over the coming months, life-expired trackwork, overhead line equipment (OHLE) and signalling, dating from the last remodelling in the 1970s, will gradually be replaced over the first…
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Model railway company adopts Sussex station
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GAUGEMASTER, a well-known model railway supplier in Ford, near Arundel, is working with Sussex Community Rail Partnership (SCRP) and Southern to make its local station a more attractive and interesting place for travellers. The work has included installation of retro-style advertising boards on the platform and in the waiting room, as well as a large…
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Abellio secures £500,000 in grants to restore historic East Anglian stations
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GREATER Anglia (GA) has been awarded almost £500,000 by the Railway Heritage Trust (RHT) to assist restoration work at several stations across its network. The RHT signed off £498,250 in grants on April 23, the most it has confirmed in a single day, all of which went to the Abellio-owned franchise. Among the beneficiaries was…
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Upgrade for NET fleet
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NOTTINGHAM Express Transit unveiled an upgrade to its original fleet of Bombardier ‘Incentro’ trams on May 10. The fleet of 15 trams will receive mechanical and styling improvements to make them more like the newer 22 Alstom ‘Citadis’ trams. The ‘Incentro’ trams have been in service since the Nottingham network opened in March 2004. They…
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First new Subway train delivered
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STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport (SPT) took delivery of the first new train for the Glasgow Subway line on May 4. It is one of 17 being built by Stadler/Ansaldo for the Subway, which are due to enter service in 2020. The trains are capable of driverless operation and are the same length as the current…
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Llandudno & Colwyn Bay replica on the road again
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THE Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society’s re-creation of former Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway (L&CBER) open-top double-deck Brush car No. 7 was out on the road again during April and May. The semi-restored car has been rebuilt using the body of former Bournemouth Corporation Tramways No. 126, which shared the same 3ft 6in-gauge as the…
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Watkin returns to Caernarfon
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DE Winton 0-4-0VBT Watkin was moved into a display location in Welsh Highland Railway’s new £3million Caernarfon station at the beginning of April. The 1893-built locomotive was built at De Winton’s Caernarfon works on the waterfront, just yards from the new station. After working on the Penmaenmawr granite quarries’ jetty it became derelict by…
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Hampshire trust to leave Bursledon Brickworks
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HAMPSHIRE Narrow Gauge Railway Trust (HNGRT) is leaving its base at Bursledon Brickworks Museum at the end of this year. HNGRT has run a railway at this site, which includes a short passenger carrying line, for 22 years. The group says it doesn’t know if it will continue elsewhere, with further announcements to…
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Pwllheli horse tram surviving the elements
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THE sole-surviving 3ft-gauge horse tram from Soloman Andrews’ Pwllheli & Llanbedrog Tramway appears to be standing up well to the elements at the Plas Glan y Weddw arts centre. The 1897-built enclosed Brush car has been on outdoor display at the site it once served since 2016, following an agreement between Pwllheli Town Council and…
