As printed from the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine, take a look at this story by Peter A Hogarth about the Barrow Hill roundhouse.
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Author: Sam Hewitt
Vandals ordered to pay compensation to model railway club
Three teenagers have been sentenced after a model railway exhibition was destroyed at a school in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
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GWR sheds make way for Old Oak Common hub
Demolition of former Great Western Railway sheds at Old Oak Common, in west London, was completed in July.
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West Highland Line re-opens after flooding
Network Rail has announced that the West Highland Line has fully re-opened for start of service today, after repair works finished following flash floods.
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North set to receive ‘£2,300 less per person in transport spending than London’
Boris Johnson has been urged to keep his promises after a report suggested the North is set to receive more than £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London.
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Snowdon Mountain Railway invests in future with new hybrid diesel locomotives
Snowdon Mountain Railway has begun a programme of replacement for its existing diesel locomotives which began service in 1985.
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British railways still Europe’s safest – but SPAD risk rises
The RSSB annual health and safety report for 2018/19 confirms Britain’s place as the safest of the European Union’s 10 biggest railway networks.
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Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval
The first of 38 new Class 755 bi-mode multiple units ordered by Greater Anglia entered service on July 29.
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UK railway news round-up
Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.
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September issue of Rail Express on sale now!
The latest issue of Rail Express magazine is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.
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