It seems inconceivable that a steam-worked narrow gauge railway would be built in the 1960s to fulfil a real passenger transport need.
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Author: Sam Hewitt
Virgin Trains launch legal action against government over West Coast route
Virgin, Stagecoach and SNCF say that the Department for Transport breached its duties in barring them from tendering.
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Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway’s Top Train to run June 15
The Snowdonian Limited is the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway’s Top Train.
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Donations to Market Deeping Model Railway Club appeal soars to £100k
Market Deeping Model Railway Club lost years of work after intruders got into a school in Stamford on Saturday.
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Embsay’s world first: The second dawn of modern traction
October 19, 2018, will be etched in history after the world’s first internal combustion-powered passenger vehicle gave its first rides in 88 years.
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June issue of Rail Express magazine out now!
Southern Legacy! The ‘Silver Queens’! Long Rock Open Day! The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.
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Strangers in town
A prominent feature of the privatised railway is the rich variety of liveries and colours applied by individual train operators, often at great expense, to its rolling stock.
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Modern traction preservation still growling
Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation.
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New for 2019 | Skale Auto Models by Hornby
They are a perfect edition to your OO gauge layout, with a wide range of cars, trucks and tractors in a variety of themes to suit any era.
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VIDEO: Launch of Class 800 Azuma at London King’s Cross
Azuma arrives in London for first passenger service, 11:03am from London King’s Cross to Leeds.
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