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Looking to the future

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Sarah Wilkinson

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19th November 2018

IT is five years now since the surviving prototype HST power car No. 41001 arrived at Ruddington, Great Central Railway […]
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Restored: the grandfather of all modern units!

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Sarah Wilkinson

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19th November 2018

THE pair of Autocars introduced by the North Eastern Railway in 1903 can rightly be described as ahead of their […]
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Tram-train trial gets underway

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Sarah Wilkinson

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19th November 2018

THE long-awaited launch of Britain’s first tram-train service finally took place on October 25, when No. 399204 carried the first […]
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Call for Great Western ‘Thunderbird’ locos

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Sarah Wilkinson

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19th November 2018

THUNDERBIRD rescue locomotives have not previously been necessary on Great Western routes given the operational flexibility of the High Speed […]
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CLASS 19 ON TRIAL

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Sarah Wilkinson

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19th November 2018

Former Driving Van Trailer No. 82113, which has been converted into a self-powered vehicle dubbed No. 19001, was running trials […]
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10 Christmas gift ideas for a rail enthusiast!

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Sam Hewitt

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9th November 2018

Check out the exclusive Rail Express Christmas Gift Guide!
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CLUES TO THE ‘WELLY BOOT’ PULLMAN

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th August 2018

REGARDING the Scottish Met-Camm Pullman picture (Express Mailbag, August issue), I think I can identity it – or at least […]
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The ‘Trying Banana’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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17th August 2018

THE Hatfield derailment of October 17, 2000 was a watershed moment for Britain’s railway, and most railway engineers around at […]
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Tenders sought for HS2 fleet

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Sarah Wilkinson

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17th August 2018

THE Government has issued an invitation to tender to the five bidders hoping to build the initial fleet of trains […]
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December upgrades postponed

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Sarah Wilkinson

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17th August 2018

THE upheaval caused by the extent of timetable changes in May, which even now have still not been fully implemented […]
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