Features

Throwback to LBSCR becoming wired for power

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Sarah Wilkinson

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18th February 2019

As early as 1903, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) began to electrify local routes.
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A glimpse into the future

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Sarah Wilkinson

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18th January 2019

SPAIN’s high-speed rail network has been steadily growing since 1992 and today, with more than 2000 route miles built and […]
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Fate or coincidence?

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Sarah Wilkinson

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28th December 2018

DECEMBER 9, 1983 witnessed one of the most unusual events in locomotive history, which would probably be classified under ‘whimsy’ […]
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‘Thumpers’ transferred to new home

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Sarah Wilkinson

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15th June 2018

THE Downpatrick and County Down Railway (D&CDR) has taken delivery of the four Northern Ireland Railways 8080 Class DEMU vehicles […]
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The D200 story

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Sam Hewitt

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28th March 2018

Sixty years ago, the first Class 40 – or English Electric Type 4 as it was then known – was […]
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‘Bubble Car’ bound for Bodmin

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th November 2017

THE Bodmin & Wenford Railway has been successful in its bid to purchase Chiltern Railways ‘Bubble Car’ No. 121020 (55020), […]
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NVR ‘Goyle’ gala celebrates diamond jubilee

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th November 2017

WHEN was the last time it was possible to see and ride behind eight different Class 31s in one day? […]
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Cement from Clitheroe

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Sarah Wilkinson

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24th August 2017

THE Ribblesdale Cement Company’s works at Clitheroe, which opened in 1937, is situated at the end of a short branch […]
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Railway people: A year at Scropton

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Sam Hewitt

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7th August 2017

Ex-Derby Trainman, and now signalman, Tim Helme describes life through the changing seasons at his post on the Derby to […]
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: The London Midland Region

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Sam Hewitt

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7th August 2017

Following our look at the Western Region last year, this month we delve into the Rail Express archives again to […]
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