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Inside the first ‘D’ Stock RAT

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2017

Christopher Westcott gets a first look at the future of London Underground’s Rail Adhesion Trains. THE first of London Underground’s […]
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Battersea bound!

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2017

Tunnelling is set to begin on London Underground’s Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea, as the two boring machines […]
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Highland observations

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2017

The 1980s and early 1990s saw a renaissance in the use of observation saloons on the Kyle of Lochalsh route, […]
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Class 68 makes an impression

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2017

Dapol’s highly anticipated 4mm scale re-creation of the Vossloh machines has arrived but it is not without some controversy. SO, […]
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HONG KONG BATTERY LOCOS

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2017

I SAW the shot of a Brush/Wabtec-built battery loco for the Hong Kong Metro in your February issue (RE249). It […]
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Performance: 0 to 60!

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2017

Just how nimble are today’s locos and units, and what’s the quickest off the mark? A Virgin ‘Pendolino’ is this […]
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STORM DORIS BONUS

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd March 2017

Disruption caused by Storm Doris across the country on February 23 led to some additional loco-hauled services in East Anglia. […]
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CHILTERN ‘BUBBLES’ TO GO

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd March 2017

Class 121 DMUs Nos. 121020 and 121034 are to be withdrawn by Chiltern Railways when the timetable changes in May. […]
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SEVERN VALLEY WINS HRA MODERN TRACTION AWARD

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd March 2017

The Severn Valley Railway has been presented with the annual Heritage Railway Association Modern Traction Award, which is sponsored by […]
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Bidding mania will create a glut of surplus stock

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd March 2017

The practice of promising new trains to win franchise bids is set to make some existing stock redundant – including […]
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