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Colas Rail ‘70s’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th August 2018

THE new year had just begun when Nos. 70803 and 70805 were unloaded from the Atlantic Concert at Seaforth Docks, […]
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CLUES TO THE ‘WELLY BOOT’ PULLMAN

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th August 2018

REGARDING the Scottish Met-Camm Pullman picture (Express Mailbag, August issue), I think I can identity it – or at least […]
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JANUARY 2019

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th August 2018

FEATURES CALLING AT DERBYA railwayman’s view on the recent station remodelling and upgrade. GAS GIANTSA look at the distinctive former […]
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The ‘Trying Banana’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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17th August 2018

THE Hatfield derailment of October 17, 2000 was a watershed moment for Britain’s railway, and most railway engineers around at […]
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Tenders sought for HS2 fleet

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Sarah Wilkinson

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17th August 2018

THE Government has issued an invitation to tender to the five bidders hoping to build the initial fleet of trains […]
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Back to the future

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Sarah Wilkinson

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17th August 2018

FIFTY years ago saw the end of steam on British Railways, with the running of the famous 1T57 ‘Fifteen Guinea […]
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December upgrades postponed

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Sarah Wilkinson

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17th August 2018

THE upheaval caused by the extent of timetable changes in May, which even now have still not been fully implemented […]
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Heljan surprises with new ‘25’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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14th August 2018

THE competition to produce the definitive re-creation of the BR/Sulzer Type 2s in ‘OO’ gauge took a further twist at […]
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NRM begins review of its diesel and electric fleet

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Sarah Wilkinson

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14th August 2018

THE National Railway Museum has begun a condition review of its entire diesel and electric fleet to decide the way […]
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KWVR celebrates 50 years

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Sarah Wilkinson

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14th August 2018

THE KWVR was one of the first standard gauge heritage lines in the country, running its first official trains on […]
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