The Great Central Railway Model Event will not be going ahead this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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Author: Shannon Butcher
Shannon Butcher is an editorial contributor who has a Journalism degree from the University of Lincoln. When she’s not creating content she can be found visiting many of the UK's beautiful countryside locations with her dog, Pilot.
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Modelling basics: A decision on size
Model railways, as the name implies, are based on small-scale representations of the real thing, so the choice for new modellers is the actual model’s scale.
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The Golden Age of the ‘Big Four’
The 1930s were the golden age of the ‘Big Four’ railway companies, placing the country’s many diverse railway companies under government control.
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The Hayling Seaside Railway is on the market!
The Hayling Seaside Railway has been placed on the market for £250,000…
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Golden Age of Rail and Theatre evoked in new book
Nostalgic memories from the 1950s and 1960s golden age of steam and music hall entertainment are recalled in By Rail to the Music Halls…
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14 interesting facts about the Tyne and Wear Metro
The North-East has plenty to offer visitors, although that may not include extensive railway activity. However, it is home to one of the few rapid transit systems in the UK, the Tyne and Wear Metro.
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UK railway news round-up
In this week’s railway news there have been reports on Cyber-flashing, Tube strikes, new HS2 images for Old Oak Common station and a derailment that ended in tragedy.
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Severn Valley Railway faced with extensive flooding in video footage
Extensive flooding on the Severn Valley Railway can be seen in recent footage taken by Daniel Maxwell for the SVR.
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Tube services hit by strike linked to dispute over timetable changes
London Underground drivers are starting strikes on Friday in a dispute over timetable changes, causing travel misery for passengers.
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Why is Flying Scotsman a Pacific?
No 1472 was the third of a class of steam locomotives that was eventually to number 79 engines, and did not originally even carry a name.
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