Features

Battery-powered Class 230 trials

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Richard Clinnick

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1st October 2024

Trials using a battery-powered Class 230 on the Greenford branch are under way. Richard Clinnick reports from the formal launch of the project and speaks to those involved in the project.
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Varamis Rail’s plans for high-speed electric freight

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Richard Clinnick

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23rd September 2024

Varamis Rail aims to serve London terminals with a network of electric freight services. Richard Clinnick talks to Phil Read, the man behind the plans.
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‘People only see opportunities in the UK, not the world’ | The future of High Speed Trains

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Richard Clinnick

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12th September 2024

High Speed Trains exported to Central America and West Africa certainly caught the attention last year. Richard Clinnick meets Robert Coleman, the Chairman of Romic Consulting Limited, the company behind these deals, and looks at the potentially interesting future awaiting HSTs (and other fleets).
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Eastern promise for ERS

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Richard Clinnick

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5th September 2024

Richard Clinnick visits a small team in Great Yarmouth with a large fleet of coaches and even bigger business plans.
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How the writer of new BBC thriller ‘Nightsleeper’ made a fictional train feel real

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Alex Bestwick

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3rd September 2024

BAFTA-winning writer of new BBC series Nightsleeper Nick Leather talks to Alex Bestwick about designing a fictional rail service, playing with train sets at work, and getting the real voices of familiar rail station announcements involved.
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Bring live train information to your home with a UK Departure Board!

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Alex Bestwick

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26th July 2024

Available in 3 sizes to display real time information for your local station or indeed any station – train, tram, […]
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Discover the Golden Age of Railways with Mortons Books

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Alex Bestwick

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22nd July 2024

Rail enthusiasts and history buffs, get ready to embark on a captivating journey through time with two exceptional new releases […]
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Railtrail Tours: Worldwide Experiences 2024/25

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Alex Bestwick

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3rd June 2024

Railtrail Tours are an award-winning, independent, family run, rail holiday specialist with over 40 years of experience operating our popular […]
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Cornwall by steam in 2024

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Alex Bestwick

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3rd June 2024

Today, you can still travel into Cornwall by steam, though at a more leisurely pace, with The Railway Touring Company. […]
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Iconic railways from a bygone era – Climb aboard on the Isle of Man

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Alex Bestwick

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3rd June 2024

If you appreciate rail travel from yesteryear, where every journey affords you the time to savour the scenery, then it’s […]
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