Today we’re unboxing a recent model train from Hornby called ‘Flash’ the local express train. It’s a remote-controlled battery train set targeted at the younger train enthusiast. It’s a great starting point for someone new
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In the first of a new series of features, Rail Express editor Mark Simmons sits down with Southern driver Andy Johnson to discover first-hand what it is like operating modern DC multiple units.
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Increasing affluence and a second-hand car allowed the author a geographical range previously denied to him and with various pals he embarked in the 1970s and 1980s on a number of expeditions.
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In years gone by the UK has faced some relatively heavy snowfall, leaving passengers asking the question: Why does snow stop trains running?
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The Settle & Carlisle railway runs across the roof of England, reaching the highest point on any mainline railway in the country, and carries both passenger services and freight traffic.
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My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
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Telling the story of Bristol area railways over the last 50 years, this publication is lavishly illustrated, including many photos taken by rail employees that give a unique insight to railways around Bristol and the
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Christmas is just around the corner, meaning it’s the perfect time to grab a last-minute gift for the Railway enthusiasts in your life, or even for yourself as an early Christmas treat!
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Author Brian Lamber writes: “My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
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The history and the remarkable rebuilding of the former section of the Great Western Railway from Broadway to Cheltenham Racecourse by the volunteer-led Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway has been well documented.
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