The Railway Magazine
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Mangapps celebrates 30th anniversary
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THE Mangapps Railway, Essex, held an anniversary gala over the August 24-26 bank holiday weekend. The railway and extensive museum have been built up entirely from scratch by the Jolly family over the past 30 years. The line has grown enormously since then, when the presence of main line diesels would have been unimaginable, but…
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Trimley bridleway bridge open
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A NEW step-free bridge carrying a bridleway over the Ipswich to Felixstowe branch opened to the public in early September. The bridge replaces six high-risk foot crossings, providing a safer route across the railway for pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists. It has been provided as part of the £65million project to increase capacity for intermodal…
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At least 73 dead in Pakistan train fire, police say
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A huge fire caused by a cooking gas stove on a train in Pakistan has killed at least 71 passengers, officials said.
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Sulzer Type 2s in spotlight at Caledonian weekend event
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THE Caledonian Railway, running between Brechin and Bridge of Dun, held a diesel weekend on August 17-18. All trains were worked by a pair of Sulzer Type 2s – Class 26 No. D5314 and Class 27 No. D5370. Only one was double headed on the Saturday, returning top-and-tailed. All other trains were headed by one loco or…
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Springs Branch goes live again
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NEW overhead line equipment has been switched on at the reactivated Springs Branch depot in Wigan. The former BR diesel depot and EWS disposal site will reopen as a new £46million depot for Northern EMUs and DMUs from December. Springs Branch has been rebuilt with new stabling and servicing facilities for 24 Northern electric and…
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Liverpool signalling upgrade next month
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LIME Street and Edge Hill stations in Liverpool will be closed on November 2-3 as Network Rail undertakes a multi-million pound signalling upgrade at Edge Hill. The work will include commissioning of new signals and the transfer of control from local signalboxes to Manchester Railway Operating Centre (ROC), as part of the £340million Liverpool City…
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Roof topped out as Bank upgrade passes halfway stage
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WORK to upgrade Bank Tube station passed a milestone in early September when the roof over the new entrance on Cannon Street was topped out. This entrance will provide direct access to the Northern Line and connect to the Central Line via a moving walkway. The major project is just over halfway complete, and is…
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Hitachi ruled out of Tyne & Wear bid?
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Hitachi is no longer in the running to build the next generation of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro
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Rail punctuality hits 14-year low but compensation payments fall
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Department for Transport data show Britain’s train companies paid out £79 million in total during this financial year, down 2.1% on the previous 12 months.
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Endangered crayfish rescued during Cumbria viaduct work
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WORK to reinforce a 173-year-old railway viaduct is helping to protect endangered crayfish in Cumbria. The Grade-II listed Docker Garths Viaduct, on the West Coast Main Line at Lambrigg, is currently being reinforced to repair damage from water erosion, at a cost of £750,000. Work includes the diversion of the Flodder Beck river to allow…
