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Postman’s Pride returns to Parcels red at Lydney

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Mark Lancaster

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30th May 2026

FRESH from its hire period with RSS, No. 08888 has received attention at Lydney, this culminating with a repaint out of BR green and back into Parcels red, recreating its early-1990s look while based on Tyneside. The loco has also had its corresponding Postman’s Pride nameplates reapplied to complete the new look. Unveiled on March…
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Travel through time with new artwork at a Lancashire station

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Arianne Davey

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19th October 2023

New artwork at Parbold station, lets visitors take a step back in time and see what the village and station would have looked like in the 1950s.
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Man hailed ‘Railway’s Mr Recycling’

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Arianne Davey

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19th October 2023

A man from Wibsey in West Yorkshire has been hailed ‘Railway’s Mr Recycling’ for single-handedly filtering over 1,600 bin bags of rubbish for popular recyclables each week.
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October 2023

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Arianne Davey

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15th September 2023

Rail Express is essential reading for today’s rail enthusiasts and photographers; and the October issue brings you the latest news, headlines, images and features from across the entire rail network.
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September 2023

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Arianne Davey

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24th August 2023

Rail Express is essential reading for today’s rail enthusiasts and photographers; and the September issue brings you the latest news, headlines, images and features from across the entire rail network.
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August 2023

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Arianne Davey

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19th July 2023

Rail Express is essential reading for today’s rail enthusiasts and photographers; and the June issue brings you the latest news, headlines, images and features from across the entire rail network.
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June 2023

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Arianne Davey

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17th May 2023

Rail Express is essential reading for today’s rail enthusiasts and photographers; and the June issue brings you the latest news, headlines, images and features from across the entire rail network.
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Learn how to grow your own food with help from Kitchen Garden magazine

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Arianne Davey

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24th March 2023

Download your free taster of the award-winning Kitchen Garden magazine to help you grow and cook your own delicious produce.
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Test your knowledge with Train Teasers

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Arianne Davey

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17th March 2023

How much do you know about the railways? Test your knowledge with Train Teasers – a quiz book for the cultured trainspotter.
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Astley Bridge

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Arianne Davey

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8th March 2023

My layout called “Astley Bridge” was inspired by Crewe Gresty Bridge. It is a fictitious location somewhere in the midlands between Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.
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