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Northern Rock set for first-ever visit to Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
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Absolutely — clean copy/paste version, no reference links: Northern Rock set for first-ever visit to Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway will welcome Northern Rock from the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway for the first time during its Autumn Gala Weekend on October 17-18, 2026. The locomotive will be the star…
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From the archive: graffiti, ‘jumbo’ steam trains and £25 fares – railway concerns in 1989
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From the September 1989 issue of The Railway Magazine, Peter Kelly considered the growing graffiti problem on the railway and the economics of main line steam excursions. The piece also looked at a proposed 488-seat train over the Settle & Carlisle line and the costs involved in operating steam-hauled services. Signs of the times PERHAPS…
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Recreating the Past: Why Railway Photography Still Chases the Spirit of the 1980s
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Railway photography has always been more than documentation. For many enthusiasts, it is about capturing a fleeting moment in time — preserving memories while also creating images that echo the atmosphere of a vanished railway era. In this reflective feature from Railways Illustrated (December 2025), photographer Chris Gee explores why recreating the look and feel…
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Why does snow prevent rail services from running?
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With parts of the country waking to snow outside their windows this morning, let’s look at how trains cope in snowy conditions, and what happens when they don’t.
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From the archive: Inside Crewe’s railway power control centre in 1962
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In September 1962, The Railway Magazine examined the power control centre at Crewe as work advanced on the Crewe to Stafford section of the London Midland Region electrification scheme. The centre already supervised power feed to the Manchester-Crewe and Liverpool-Crewe sections and was the first of four centres intended eventually to cover the entire electrification…
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From the archive: Inside Healey Mills marshalling yard in 1963
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In September 1963, The Railway Magazine took a detailed look at Healey Mills, the new marshalling yard four miles west of Wakefield on the Calder Valley route to Manchester. The article described a yard capable of handling 4,000 wagons a day, with 120 sidings totalling 57 miles of track. HEALEY MILLS, four miles west of…
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Steam, diesel and electric traction to star at Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway gala
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The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway will bring together steam, diesel and electric traction for its annual Gala Weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026. The two-day event will feature a special timetable of passenger and freight workings, with a mix of locomotives in action throughout the day. ‘Rhoda the Roller’ will also…
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Pete Waterman’s final big build: 64ft Blisworth layout set for Great Electric Train Show debut
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Pete Waterman OBE and the Railnuts are putting the finishing touches to a brand-new 64ft-long ‘OO’ gauge model railway of Blisworth on the West Coast Main Line. The layout is due to make its debut at the 2026 Great Electric Train Show at Arena MK in Milton Keynes on October 10 and 11 — and…
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From the archive: Forty years of rail-air at Gatwick in 1975
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In September 1975, The Railway Magazine looked back at forty years of rail-air links at Gatwick. The article traced the story from the opening of Tinsley Green station in 1935 through to the rail connection serving the airport in 1975. FORTY YEARS OF RAIL-AIR AT GATWICK WHEN Airports Limited planned its new “air station” at…
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East Lancashire Railway adds British Sign Language interpreter to Santa Specials for first time
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The East Lancashire Railway has teamed up with foster care and special needs provider Family Care to provide a British Sign Language interpreter for children on selected Santa Special trains later this year, in what will be a first for the railway. The new facility will be available for families to book from November on…
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