Rail Express

CLASS 50 RARITIES

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Sarah Wilkinson

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26th October 2017

I really enjoyed the Class 50 themed issue (October), especially the shots of their earlier days, but it’s always great […]
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First, last and full circle

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Sarah Wilkinson

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26th October 2017

THE next time anyone says there’s no variety any more, or that our hobby has become somehow less interesting, they […]
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‘Cats’ prowl the Great Eastern

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Sarah Wilkinson

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26th October 2017

GREATER Anglia ran a second charity railtour on September 16, the ‘EACH Express 2’, which this time featured two Class […]
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When Saturday came… Newquay

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Sarah Wilkinson

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26th October 2017

THE first passenger trains reached Newquay in the 1870s, but it was in the early 1900s that the town began […]
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NEW LOOK FOR ‘PENDOLINOS’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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26th October 2017

Virgin Trains has begun a rolling programme to repaint its fleet of 56 Class 390 sets – their first major […]
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Diesel first for Isle of Wight

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Sarah Wilkinson

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26th October 2017

THE railways of the Isle of Wight have always been a little different. Isolated from the mainland, and with a […]
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Electric Railway Museum closes

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Sarah Wilkinson

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26th October 2017

The Electric Railway Museum held its last ever open day on October 8, as the landowners Coventry City Council has […]
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letter: CAB CONTRASTS

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Sarah Wilkinson

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29th September 2017

When coupled together for tandem working, the conversion of former Class 155 two-car sets into single-car Class 153s becomes apparent. […]
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August sees a spate of derailments

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Sarah Wilkinson

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25th September 2017

THREE serious derailments occurred in mid-August, bringing disruption to busy parts of the network. The first was at Ely on […]
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editor’s comment

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Sarah Wilkinson

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22nd September 2017

WHAT a treat is was to attend the Old Oak Common open day at the beginning of September, and everyone […]
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