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Britain’s biggest train firm warns of disruption due to ‘widespread IT issues’

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Darren Hendley

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19th July 2024

Britain’s biggest train company has warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues”.
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Leighton Buzzard Railway announces a diesel gala with a hint of steam!

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Alex Bestwick

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23rd April 2024

Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway’s upcoming Diesel Gala next month will also feature a hint of steam.
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Betton Grange running at last!

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Robin Jones

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12th April 2024

New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange ran for the first time when it was steamed in the yard at Tyseley locomotive Works on Thursday, April 11 – opening a new chapter in Great Western Railway history.
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Betton Grange heads for Severn Valley – but only after the spring gala!

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Robin Jones

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9th April 2024

New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange – which, as reported in Heritage Railway issue 317 had been booked to feature in the Severn Valley Railway’s April 18-21 Spring Steam Gala – will no longer take part in the event, it has been announced.
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Search for Flying Scotsman’s next custodian begins

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Alex Bestwick

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7th March 2024

The Science Museum Group has published an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to find Flying Scotsman’s new custodian.
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New app turns train journeys into musical odysseys

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Alex Bestwick

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7th March 2024

The developers of a new app hope to inspire rail travellers to learn more about Britain’s music scene both past and present.
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Major rail engineering work to be carried out on weekdays in trial

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Web Editor

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12th February 2024

Major rail engineering work will take place on two weekdays this month as part of a trial responding to a change in travel patterns.
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Great Western Railway develop charger which charges train batteries in under 4 minutes

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Alex Bestwick

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8th February 2024

A rapid charger for battery-powered trains has been developed in an effort to help decarbonise Britain’s railways.
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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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Safety recommendations made after train hits bricks from collapsed wall

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Alex Bestwick

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1st February 2024

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has made four safety recommendations to Network Rail after a train hit bricks from a collapsed wall.
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