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The Westbury Wizzo

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Alex Bestwick

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3rd June 2024

Saturday 6th July 2024 Join us on this very special, high mileage railtour to Wiltshire with options to visit the delightful East Somerset Railway or Longleat House. The tour will be hauled throughout by D1015 ‘Western Champion’. Our train picks up from stations along the Midland Main Line to Bedford, and then Bletchley and Watford…
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Restoration project: Mk.1 slam-door EMU

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Richard Clinnick

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2nd May 2024

Richard Clinnick visits Strawberry Hill, where a small team are returning a Mk.1 slam-door unit to main line condition.
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7 gift ideas for your train-mad dad this Fathers’ Day

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Web Editor

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18th April 2024

Here are a few different places you can find the perfect Fathers’ Day gift for your train-loving dad, from model railway products to fascinating reads.
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Creating the perfect Pendolino

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Richard Clinnick

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28th March 2024

Claimed to be the UK’s biggest ever fleet upgrade, the Pendolino refurbishment at Widnes has seen all the 11-car sets completed, with work now focused on the nine-car trains. Richard Clinnick reports.
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Excursions and Adventures: Unforgettable Experiences For Active Recreation in Spain

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Web Editor

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27th March 2024

Creating a detailed to-do list can help you make the most out of your trip to Spain. In this post, we have covered the key excursions and adventures that should definitely be a part of your travel agenda.
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Looking forward to Leven’s reopening

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Richard Clinnick

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19th March 2024

This year’s reopening of the Levenmouth line follows the opening of a new station and electrification of a suburban route from Glasgow. Richard Clinnick reports.
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The future of Great Western Railway

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Richard Clinnick

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11th March 2024

Mark Hopwood has been managing director of Great Western Railway for almost 16 years, during which time there has been significant change. As the operator looks to the future, he talks to Richard Clinnick about those plans.
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A closer look at a battery-powered Class 08 prototype

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Richard Clinnick

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6th March 2024

Trials are underway using a battery-powered Class 08. Richard Clinnick attended the launch of the locomotive at Barrow Hill.
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100 tours with the Class 50 Alliance

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Richard Clinnick

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13th February 2024

On September 16, Class 50 Alliance locomotives powered their 100th tour on the main line. C50A chairman Tony Middleton tells Richard Clinnick how this milestone was achieved.
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10 years since the Dawlish sea wall collapse: what has changed?

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Richard Clinnick

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2nd February 2024

The collapse of the sea wall at Dawlish in February 2014 brought to the fore the need to protect the railway from the sea. Richard Clinnick reports on the subsequent project which has transformed Dawlish.
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