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  • Cheltenham ‘resplendent’ in BR lined green at Mid-Hants Railway

    Cheltenham ‘resplendent’ in BR lined green at Mid-Hants Railway

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    ‘SCHOOLS’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has emerged from the Mid-Hants Railway’s (MHR) Ropley workshops as No. 30925, resplendent in British Railways’ lined green. The repaint of the National Railway Museum locomotive was completed by Heritage Painting with assistance from MHR volunteers, transforming it from Southern Railway malachite green into the guise the loco carried during its final…

  • Five things you might not know about King’s Cross station

    Five things you might not know about King’s Cross station

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    King’s Cross station’s historical and cultural fame have made this hub popular worldwide.

  • UK Innovation Centre to be established for the world-wide rail industry

    UK Innovation Centre to be established for the world-wide rail industry

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    A new UK-based Innovation Centre will transform how wheelsets and tracks are approached, developed and maintained in the rail industry.

  • Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target

    Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target

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    FORMER Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Kitson 0-6-2T No. 29 (4263/1904) managed to complete a short period of post-overhaul running-in at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the end of July to ensure it was fit to attend Peak Rail’s Mixed Traffic Gala on August 10-11.   The Lambton Locomotives Trust machine ran out of time…

  • More vandal attacks on heritage lines as carriage windows are smashed

    More vandal attacks on heritage lines as carriage windows are smashed

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    VANDAL attacks on UK preserved lines show no signs of abating after carriage windows were smashed on three railways during July and August. On August 5, the Bahamas Locomotive Society’s (BLS) Learning Coach (ex-LMS No. DM395470) suffered damage to windows at Ingrow station at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Damage was limited to smashed glass,…

  • Quiet progress has ‘Grange’ on coursefor 2020 debut

    Quiet progress has ‘Grange’ on coursefor 2020 debut

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    PROGRESS on the project to construct the 81st Collett ‘Grange’ – No. 6880 Betton Grange – continues at Tyseley and Llangollen, with a view to having the 4-6-0 in traffic next year. Work on the loco at Tyseley Locomotive Works is running slightly behind the original schedule, but the rebuild of the ‘Swindon No. 1’ boiler…

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.

  • Railway accidents: Curve of unintended outcome

    Railway accidents: Curve of unintended outcome

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    A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.

  • One in three rail services run late in the UK

    One in three rail services run late in the UK

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    Hull Trains has worst and c2c the best record under new measurements, data shows.

  • Transport bosses deny claims £500m contract awarded to Spanish firm

    Transport bosses deny claims £500m contract awarded to Spanish firm

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    Transport bosses deny claims that a £500m contract to build new trains has been awarded to a Spanish firm ahead of a British plant 30 miles away.


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