Sam Hewitt

  • Helston Railway appeal to get new DMU ready for service

    Helston Railway appeal to get new DMU ready for service

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    The Helston Railway is appealing for funds to ensure that its newly-acquired Class 127 DMU set will be ready for service in 2021.

  • Swanage Railway emergency appeal edges closer to target

    Swanage Railway emergency appeal edges closer to target

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    An emergency £360,000 appeal to help Swanage Railway survive the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has reached £261,809 as the railway celebrates a significant milestone.

  • Historic Welsh locomotive to steam again at Gwili Railway

    Historic Welsh locomotive to steam again at Gwili Railway

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    The National Railway Museum and the Gwili Vintage Carriage Group have signed a three-year overhaul agreement to bring the last surviving Welsh standard gauge locomotive back into steam.

  • THEN & NOW: Years Apart… Bestwood Park Junction, Nottingham

    THEN & NOW: Years Apart… Bestwood Park Junction, Nottingham

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    Our occasional series of then and now ‘views’ normally show where the railway has been closed, and in many cases the trackbed returned to nature. The pairing of images on this occasion shows the transformation of a rundown railway to a busy local rail and tram operation.  Read more News and Features at https://www.therailwayhub.co.uk/ and…

  • Hydrogen train trial for UK by 2020

    Hydrogen train trial for UK by 2020

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    Following the recent announcement of the Government’s intention to remove diesel trains from the network by 2040, KEITH FENDER looks at how Alstom has developed a hydrogen-powered train that will lead to a trial in the UK within two years. In early November, Alstom and the government of the German state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)…

  • UK railway news roundup

    UK railway news roundup

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    Here’s this week’s news roundup.

  • Great Northern marks 170 years of its first train into London

    Great Northern marks 170 years of its first train into London

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    From locomotive steam trains to electric class 387s, 700s and 717s – lots has changed since 1850 but the Great Northern route remains the same.

  • Stonehaven train derailment: What do we know?

    Stonehaven train derailment: What do we know?

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    The driver of the train and a train conductor – named locally as Brett McCullough and Donald Dinnie – are among those confirmed to have died in the incident by the British Transport Police, while another passenger has also passed away.

  • Railway children urge passengers to wear face coverings

    Railway children urge passengers to wear face coverings

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    South Western Railway staff are using an unlikely voice to spread a message about face coverings.

  • Three people – including driver – confirmed dead after train derails near Stonehaven

    Three people – including driver – confirmed dead after train derails near Stonehaven

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    Emergency services are dealing with a derailed train near Stonehaven.

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