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  • British railways still Europe’s safest – but SPAD risk rises

    British railways still Europe’s safest – but SPAD risk rises

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    The RSSB annual health and safety report for 2018/19 confirms Britain’s place as the safest of the European Union’s 10 biggest railway networks.

  • Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval

    Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval

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    The first of 38 new Class 755 bi-mode multiple units ordered by Greater Anglia entered service on July 29.

  • Variety is spice of life at Talyllyn…

    Variety is spice of life at Talyllyn…

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    TALYLLYN Railway’s (TR) June 15 Anything Goes gala lived up to its billing with a variety of operations encompassing steam-hauled freight trains, diesel-hauled passenger operations, and a car travelling up the line aboard a wagon! Highlights amid conventional service trains included works diesel Hunslet 0-4-0DM No. 9 Alf hauling a vintage train of three original TR…

  • Historic stations: Bath Green Park Some myths dispelled!

    Historic stations: Bath Green Park Some myths dispelled!

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    In the June 1980 issue of The Railway Magazine, Mike Arlett recalled the history of The Midland Station at Bath (renamed by BR as Bath Green Park in June 1951). All these years later it is apparent there still remains some confusion as to the date the station opened and the alleged existence of a…

  • Retaining heritage skills for the future

    Retaining heritage skills for the future

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    This month’s feature about apprentices at the Severn Valley Railway focuses on Richard Davis, who first joined the railway as a cleaner, but has since moved into the carriage & wagon workshop to hone his engineering skills.  AT THE age of 30, Richard Davis is a good few years older than the Severn Valley Railway’s…

  • 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.

  • State of the Art

    State of the Art

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    Nick Pigott tells the story of the Guild of Railway Artists, from early brush strokes to acknowledged masterpieces and now looking to the future as the group celebrates its 40th anniversary… Railway art is almost as old as steam railways themselves.  In the 19th century, Monet, Turner, Frith and Bourne were among the first to…

  • Brexit protester jailed over £1m St Pancras disruption

    Brexit protester jailed over £1m St Pancras disruption

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    A Brexit protester who caused disruption costing more than £1 million by blocking trains running between London, Kent and France has been jailed.

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson backs HS3 route

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson backs HS3 route

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    PM Boris Johnson has promised to fund a faster rail route between Leeds and Manchester, which he claimed would “turbo-charge” regional growth.

  • Commit £39bn to Northern Powerhouse Rail, leaders tell Boris Johnson

    Commit £39bn to Northern Powerhouse Rail, leaders tell Boris Johnson

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    Boris Johnson must commit £39 billion to Northern Powerhouse Rail as part of a raft of measures to boost the region, leaders have said.

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