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  • The Weardale Railway: Operations Manager wanted

    The Weardale Railway: Operations Manager wanted

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    The Weardale Railway is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to take on the responsibility for the day to day operation of an 18-mile long heritage line.

  • Steam Days Magazine – 99p this weekend only!

    Steam Days Magazine – 99p this weekend only!

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    Get your hands on the March issue of Steam Days Magazine for 99p this weekend only!

  • Bring back Somerset & Dorset Railway!

    Bring back Somerset & Dorset Railway!

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    Great praise should be given to Alan and Christine Hammond who wrote ten books chronicling the times and lives of the passengers and railway employees of the Somerset & Dorset railway (S&D) in its last years.

  • Bachmann Collectors Club unveils Super BG Coach model

    Bachmann Collectors Club unveils Super BG Coach model

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    The Bachmann Collectors Club has unveiled their latest limited edition model as part of their spring 2021 British Railway announcements.

  • Bachmann Europe announce new products for Spring 2021

    Bachmann Europe announce new products for Spring 2021

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    Bachmann Europe Plc today announced the new products that will be arriving during Spring 2021.

  • Short history of the ‘most flexible of all’ Type 3

    Short history of the ‘most flexible of all’ Type 3

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    This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company’s Type 3, better known as the Class 33, or simply the ‘Crompton’. Mark Nicholls recounts the type’s history.

  • National Railway Museum’s Station Hall to Receive Royal Restoration

    National Railway Museum’s Station Hall to Receive Royal Restoration

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    The National Railway Museum’s Station Hall, a former goods depot and now home to the national collection of original royal carriages, is set to receive a £500,000 refurbishment, thanks to the Friends of the National Railway Museum.

  • Santa specials success at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway

    Santa specials success at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway

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    Despite the coronavirus restrictions and limitations, the Middy Santa Specials were a total success with all trains sold out in under a week well before their ‘right away’.

  • Railtrail Tours win Gold as Britain’s Best Rail Holiday Company

    Railtrail Tours win Gold as Britain’s Best Rail Holiday Company

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    Leek based tour operator, Railtrail Tours, have won Gold in the prestigious British Travel Awards. Railtrail Tours have been voted Best Rail Holiday Company in a classification for tour operators with fewer than 10,000 passengers per year.

  • The Railway Hub Christmas Gift Guide 2020!

    The Railway Hub Christmas Gift Guide 2020!

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    Christmas is just around the corner, meaning that it’s time to start present hunting yet again. Fortunately, we’ve made your life that bit simpler with our exclusive Christmas Gift Guide!

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