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Uninspiring train liveries
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Seeing the photo of the new EMR livery on the front of the September issue highlights what to me is a retrograde step – I think this new scheme is most uninspiring. I have always thought that the old livery, predominantly white with red and blue trim, was rather smart and stylish, and always kept…
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Paper tickets ditched for half of train journeys
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Only half of train journeys use traditional paper tickets as smart ticketing continues to grow, new figures show.
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First trains for BR green Cheltenham since 1962
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THE National Railway Museum’s Maunsell ‘V’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has re-entered traffic at the Mid-Hants Railway following its repaint into British Railways livery as No. 30925. The refreshed ‘Schools’ made its Brunswick green debut on September 14, the first time it had hauled a passenger train in this guise since 1962. Cheltenham is pictured arriving at…
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Four panniers and ‘Foxcote’ farewell for WSR’s country railway event
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THE West Somerset Railway’s (WSR) Autumn Steam Gala will take place just days after this issue of The RM goes on sale, with a no fewer than four GWR Collett panniers taking centre stage. Three of the ever-popular 0-6-0PTs will be visiting the railway for the October 3-6 A Country Railway-themed event, including one-time resident…
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Shaw Savill to steam again after restoration begins at Heywood
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ONE of preservation’s forgotten locomotives – ‘Merchant Navy’ Pacific No. 35009 Shaw Savill – is being restored for main line operation by owner Ian Riley at his Heywood works, near Bury. Mr Riley bought the rebuilt Bulleid 4-6-2 from Richard Stone in 2003, but other than stripping it down little work was carried out while a…
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160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson
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This weekend marks 160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson, one of the greatest railway and civil engineers of all time.
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Investigation reveals electrical equipment exploded on passenger train
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Electrical equipment exploded on a passenger train causing “considerable damage”, accident investigators have revealed.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week, HS2 comes under fire again & Network Rail are accused of not acting on fog risk.
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Network Rail ‘must act on fog risk’ after level crossing death
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A fatal accident investigation has found that Network Rail does not mitigate the effects of fog at some level crossings.
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