Letters

If at first you don’t succeed…

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Sam Hewitt

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7th August 2017

THE efforts of the Swanage Railway are a perfect illustration of the proverb in which we are urged to try, […]
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Welcome

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16th June 2017

WELL Brussels, at least. Eurostar has introduced its Class 374 ‘Velaro’ sets to its London-Brussels route, 18 months after they […]
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Never say you’ve seen it all!

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Sam Hewitt

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19th May 2017

RAIL enthusiasts are blessed to have a hobby where nothing ever stands still. Yes, there is a healthy streak of […]
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Seeing red

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2017

THE news that First-MTR has won the next South West Trains franchise raised more than a few eyebrows in the […]
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Back to the future

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Sam Hewitt

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16th March 2017

I AM grateful to the Heavy Tractor Group for its invitation behind the scenes to witness the transformation of ‘Heavyweight’ […]
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Welcome to Issue 250!

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Sam Hewitt

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21st February 2017

IN a month of anniversaries that includes 40 years since the last ‘Westerns’ were withdrawn and 35 years since the […]
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Gloom but not doom

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Sam Hewitt

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20th January 2017

IT has not been a great start to the year so far. Fares have gone up, passenger growth figures have […]
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First of the many

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

THIS will be a big year for modern traction, as 2017 is the diamond jubilee of the first main line […]
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Not fade away

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Sam Hewitt

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16th November 2016

THE last surviving Class 306 EMU has had a fascinating career. Originally designed by the LNER in the late 1930s […]
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Will the swallow be a swansong?

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Sam Hewitt

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27th October 2016

THIS year has been a big one for the HST, one which has seen the iconic design notch up 40 […]
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