News

Four days 19 locos and £125,000 raised for charity

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

GBRF’s mammoth multi-loco tour celebrating its 15th anniversary visited all points of the compass from Swanage to Inverness and Great […]
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East Anglia winner outbid rivals by £600 million

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

The financial returns promised by Abellio will rely on a challenging annual growth of 10% or more, which the company […]
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Derailments bring chaos to Watford and Welwyn

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

Trains leaving the tracks caused major delays on the East Coast and West Coast main lines, while the one at […]
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Outline details released for Thameslink 2018 timetable

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

Govia Thameslink Railway is seeking views on the proposed intensive timetable that will connect more destinations to the north and […]
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Severn Tunnel closed for electrification works

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

THE main rail link between England and Wales was closed on September 12 until October 21 as part of the […]
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Government freight strategy fails to curtail use of lorries

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

With coal in rapid decline, the future looks like intermodal – but more incentives are needed to switch from road […]
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Early North East HST

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2016

JUST a small correction to one of the photographs that accompany my article on the introduction of HSTs in the […]
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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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