August 2019

2-HAP hits 60

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Sam Hewitt

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14th August 2019

The National Railway Museum’s most travelled vehicle has celebrated its diamond jubilee and the halfway point of its cosmetic restoration. […]
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VIDEO: Unboxing Hornby’s Harry Potter modelling collection

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Sam Hewitt

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13th August 2019

Harry Potter continues to captivate one generation after another and now Hornby has created its own little piece of magic for fans.
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Delay to ‘Highlander’ Mk.5s

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Sam Hewitt

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12th August 2019

FOLLOWING a series of high-profile delays, failures and cancellations due to issues with its CAF-built Mk.5 stock, Caledonian Sleeper has […]
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Irish angle: End of an era as last DEMU vehicle scrapped

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Sam Hewitt

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10th August 2019

THE final BREL-built (80)80 Class DEMU vehicle to be on NIR’s books, No. 8097, was removed by road from Belfast […]
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‘Hydroflex’ unit heads for main line testing

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Sam Hewitt

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10th August 2019

PORTERBROOK and the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education have announced its hydrogen-powered ‘Hydroflex’ unit is to […]
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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9th August 2019

We start this week’s railway round-up with some good news as Whaley Bridge residents return as lines reopen too. Read how Britain’s train companies announced that they were pulling out of Interrail, only to reverse the decision a day later.
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Bid to run Southeastern rail route scrapped

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Sam Hewitt

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7th August 2019

The bid to run Southeastern rail route has been scrapped, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
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Manchester’s mayor pushes for local control

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2019

Tram-train routes proposed as Burnham calls for London-style control over local railways.
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On the hunt: Class 40s

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2019

In an extract from his new book, Chasing Trains, Martin Buck recalls the lengths he went to tracking down his […]
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On a roll to Royce’s

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Sam Hewitt

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4th August 2019

Tim Helme recounts some of the stress, strife and shenanigans on the diminutive Derby branch line to Sinfin from 1990 […]
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