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Sarah Wilkinson

  • Could there be a return to the ‘Big Four’?

    Could there be a return to the ‘Big Four’?

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    THE Williams Review of the rail industry has become mired in intense lobbying from a generation of past experts about the future organisation of the network. Those who never wanted or understood the need for the changes that Privatisation brought are pressing for a return to the days of the 1923 Grouping, when the ‘Big…

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  • Class 50 farewell re-created

    Class 50 farewell re-created

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    WITH their horns blaring, Class 50s Nos. 50007 Sir Edward Elgar and 50050 Fearless drew to a stand at the stops at Paddington on March 26, 1994 bringing to an end the life and times of the ‘Hoovers’ on national metals. The aptly-named ‘50 Terminator’ tour was the last passenger service for the English Electric-built…

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  • Accurascale announces ‘OO’ gauge super-detail ‘Deltic’ range

    Accurascale announces ‘OO’ gauge super-detail ‘Deltic’ range

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    DURING the first morning of the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition in November, the covers were whipped off a small display case by Accurascale’s marketing manager Fran Burke to reveal the biggest surprise of the show as far as 4mm scale modellers were concerned. As a first British outline model, the Class 55 ‘Deltic’ is…

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  • Fate or coincidence?

    Fate or coincidence?

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    DECEMBER 9, 1983 witnessed one of the most unusual events in locomotive history, which would probably be classified under ‘whimsy’ had it not also led to the loss of life. The loco was Immingham-based No. 47299, which collided with a DMU at Wrawby Junction, west of Barnetby, while hauling an oil train – an event…

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  • No end in sight for DCO disputes

    No end in sight for DCO disputes

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    TRAIN services operated by the Northern franchise continued to be disrupted during December, with the RMT union imposing strike action on successive Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas. By the end of the month, there will have been 19 successive Saturdays when it has only been possible to run 30% of planned services. Support for…

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  • Much to savour

    Much to savour

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    THIS is the final issue produced in 2018, and what a year it has been for diesel and electric enthusiasts. Standout highlights for me include our Class 50 tour to Carlisle and the Cumbrian Coast in spring, and then the Severn Valley Railway’s magnificent ‘Hoover’ gala in autumn – who would have thought we would…

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  • Commuter rail proposals could hit ELR operations

    Commuter rail proposals could hit ELR operations

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    A RAIL feasibility study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research, which has been sent to Barry White the chief executive of Transport for the North, suggests that a significant amount of road traffic could be reduced around Manchester if rail services are reintroduced north of Bury in Rossendale, writes Jonathan Webb. The report…

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  • DPS ‘Deltic’ Royal Highland Fusilier being considered for main line return

    DPS ‘Deltic’ Royal Highland Fusilier being considered for main line return

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    THE Deltic Preservation Society is looking at options that might see its No. 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier back on the main line. A railtour operator has, in effect, offered to sponsor its return by guaranteeing a set number of charters, which would allow the DPS to procure and fit the necessary equipment. Since No. 55019…

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  • Looking to the future

    Looking to the future

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    IT is five years now since the surviving prototype HST power car No. 41001 arrived at Ruddington, Great Central Railway (Nottingham), its operating base while under the care of the 125 Group. The Group had already pulled off what many saw as a minor miracle – not only getting the National Railway Museum to loan…

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  • Restored: the grandfather of all modern units!

    Restored: the grandfather of all modern units!

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    THE pair of Autocars introduced by the North Eastern Railway in 1903 can rightly be described as ahead of their time and the forerunner of all multiple units to follow. Rather than go with conventional steam power, and having seen the superior acceleration being offered by recently introduced electric tramcars, the company opted to experiment…

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