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  • Dawn of an icon

    Dawn of an icon

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    Sarah Wilkinson

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    FORTY years ago, HSTs started running the first 125mph timetabled services, a job they have been doing every single day since. It is a remarkable record that has made the class a design icon and arguably the best thing to come out of British Rail. While there are older locos and units still active on…

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  • New stock boom

    New stock boom

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THERE is a mention on our Time Traveller page this month of the infamous three-year hiatus in the mid-1990s when no new trains were ordered while the privatisation of British Rail was being sorted out, and even then it was a modest new build of 12 Class 168 DMUs for Chiltern Railways. Step forward to…

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  • Run it and they will come

    Run it and they will come

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    THERE have been mixed fortunes for diesel galas on heritage railways in recent years. Run it and they will come Some of them, such as the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, have done away with a dedicated gala, making do instead with occasional running days for its home fleet locos. On the other hand, the…

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  • ‘Azuma’ should be a zoomer!

    ‘Azuma’ should be a zoomer!

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    THE unveiling at King’s Cross of the first Class 800 IEP destined for use on the East Coast route was a high-profile affair, with all the razzmatazz you would expect from a company like Virgin. Even boss Richard Branson was there to help show off the new train, and that ensured massive media coverage for…

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  • A fitting tribute

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    YOU can always rely on GB Railfreight to do something innovative and give back to its staff, fans, and the wider community given half a chance. Rather like Virgin Trains in the passenger world, the freight company is good at generating positive public relations, both for itself and the wider railway industry in general. This…

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