The Railway Magazine
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The Brontës by rail
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Bob Gwynne, associate curator at the National Railway Museum, describes how the lives of the famous literary family the Brontës was intertwined with the pioneering days of the railway network, with their journeys providing a touchstone of what rail travel was like in those early days.
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Train drivers to strike today in deadlocked dispute
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Rail passengers will suffer fresh misery on Saturday because of strikes by train drivers, with more industrial action planned in the coming weeks amid the worsening disputes over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Rail operators release timetables for reduced services during Aslef strike
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Rail operators have released timetables for reduced services on Saturday, when members of the train drivers’ union Aslef go on strike. Although the walkout directly affects just nine companies, others have warned that the knock-on effect could cause significant disruption. A breakdown of the impact across the rail operators is as follows. Avanti West Coast…
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New series of Train Truckers features The Railway Magazine editor
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The Railway Magazine’s editor Paul Bickerdyke has added his expert knowledge of locomotives to the gritty new series of Train Truckers.
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Locomotive’s rededication marks magazine milestone
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A locomotive which for 18 years has proudly carried ‘our’ name – The Railway Magazine – has been rededicated with additional nameplates to mark the magazine’s 125th anniversary thanks to operator Freightliner.
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Planned strike ‘threatens Tube’s financial recovery’
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A planned strike on London Underground increases the risk of its financial recovery, officials have warned.
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August issue on sale now!
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Our brand new August issue is out now! The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews.
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Green machines at sixty
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Following the pictorial celebration of 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 , we once more delve into the Mortons Archive for a selection of images of the locos in their original two-tone BR green liveries.
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Hitachi: We have contingency plans to deal with strike by RMT staff
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Rail firm Hitachi says it has contingency plans in place to deal with a strike by some of its workers.
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Drivers’ strike to cause severe disruption to rail services
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Rail services will be severely disrupted on Saturday because of a strike by train drivers in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest in the industry.
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