Rail Express

Virgin Trains staff donate uniforms to help the homeless

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Sam Hewitt

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11th September 2019

Scarves and blankets made from Virgin Trains staff’s worn-out uniforms are being donated to people living on the streets.
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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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District Line 150

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Sam Hewitt

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24th June 2019

Christopher Westcott looks back over the complicated history of London Underground’s District Line, which is celebrating 150 years of operation.
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JULY ISSUE ON SALE NOW!

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Sam Hewitt

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21st June 2019

HS2 unveiled! Azumas start work! Crowds flock to Crewe! The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.
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June issue of Rail Express magazine out now!

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Sam Hewitt

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21st May 2019

Southern Legacy! The ‘Silver Queens’! Long Rock Open Day! The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.
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Strangers in town

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Sam Hewitt

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18th May 2019

A prominent feature of the privatised railway is the rich variety of liveries and colours applied by individual train operators, often at great expense, to its rolling stock.
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Freight Focus: Fragrant world of the ‘Binliner’

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Sam Hewitt

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13th May 2019

David Ratcliffe reviews the fragrant world of the ‘Binliner’ workings.
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Future proofing the National Collection

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Sam Hewitt

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11th May 2019

How does the National Railway Museum view its diesel and electric vehicles? Paul Bickerdyke finds out.
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Class 55 ‘Deltics’, the old masters of the East Coast Mainline

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Sam Hewitt

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25th April 2019

Here were three large, silent locomotives standing at the quiet country junction railway station…
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Issue 276 OUT NOW!

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Sam Hewitt

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18th April 2019

The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.
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