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A second chance to see…‘MacRat’ 26038

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

Neville Hill visits the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to see how the performance of BRCW Type 2 No. 26038 compares […]
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Rugby Cement on rail

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

For many years until the start of the 1990s, Rugby Cement wagons were a common sight around the country in […]
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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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Derby Trainman: A fistful of dust

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Sarah Wilkinson

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19th September 2016

THE majority of my turns on the Washwood Heath job were spent as guard, and I regularly coughed and spluttered […]
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The ‘Journey Shrinker’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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19th September 2016

AUGUST 2016 marked the 40th anniversary of HSTs starting in regular passenger service. Initially operated at 100mph until the timetable […]
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Grand Hibernian takes to the tracks

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Sarah Wilkinson

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16th September 2016

BELMOND’S latest luxury train, the Grand Hibernian, began its maiden voyage around Ireland on Tuesday August 30 with a celebratory […]
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Island Line to remain part of SWT franchise

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Sarah Wilkinson

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16th September 2016

THE Isle of Wight’s Island Line operation linking Ryde with Shanklin is to stay a part of the South West […]
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East Anglian passenger fleet to be replaced by new EMUs and bi-modes

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Sarah Wilkinson

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16th September 2016

THE new nine-year East Anglia franchise, won by current Greater Anglia incumbent Abellio (see last month), will see brand new […]
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Dawn of an icon

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Sarah Wilkinson

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16th September 2016

FORTY years ago, HSTs started running the first 125mph timetabled services, a job they have been doing every single day […]
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BBC ANTIQUES SERIES COMES TO BARROW HILL

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Sarah Wilkinson

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16th September 2016

Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre near Chesterfield will host Flog It, the popular BBC One antiques programme presented by Paul […]
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