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The first ’08s’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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21st December 2017

EXPERIMENTS with shunters powered by internal combustion engines date back to the Victorian era, but it was not until the […]
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Full Thameslink timetable postponed for 12 months

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Sarah Wilkinson

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21st December 2017

THE full 24-train-per-hour Thameslink timetable has been postponed until December 2019, despite the necessary infrastructure improvements and fleet of new […]
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West Midlands franchise launches with two new brands

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Sarah Wilkinson

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21st December 2017

THE start of the new eight-year West Midlands franchise, which took over from London Midland on December 10, saw the […]
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NEW MANCHESTER LINE OPENS

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Sarah Wilkinson

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21st December 2017

Passenger services started using Manchester’s Ordsall Chord on December 10, which provides a direct connection between the city’s two main […]
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RIDE WITH RAIL EXPRESS!

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Sam Hewitt

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18th December 2017

Join us for a double-headed Class 50 tour over the Settle & Carlisle and Cumbrian Coast Lines. CONTINUING the celebrations […]
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Sub-sector customisation

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th November 2017

THE first half of the 1980s had been characterised by a rapid expansion of depots sprucing up their locomotive fleets, […]
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Warming up the ‘Bones’

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th November 2017

THE Class 58s have always represented something of an unsung workhorse, quietly getting on with their day-to-day job of hauling […]
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LOST IN THE POST

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th November 2017

WHILE nosing around at the Nene Valley Railway recently, I was amused to find this Class 325 mail unit tucked […]
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‘Bubble Car’ bound for Bodmin

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th November 2017

THE Bodmin & Wenford Railway has been successful in its bid to purchase Chiltern Railways ‘Bubble Car’ No. 121020 (55020), […]
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NVR ‘Goyle’ gala celebrates diamond jubilee

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Sarah Wilkinson

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20th November 2017

WHEN was the last time it was possible to see and ride behind eight different Class 31s in one day? […]
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