Features
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How a former railway tunnel became the world’s longest indoor vehicle test track
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Nick Pigott visits a former Great Central Railway tunnel that has been repurposed as the world’s longest indoor vehicle test track.
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West Somerset Railway to run special trains to Minehead Station Christmas Market
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West Somerset Railway will run special steam trains to the annual Christmas Market at Minehead Railway Station on both market days, Saturday November 30th and Sunday December 1st.
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Christmas Gift Guide 2024
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Christmas is just around the corner, meaning it’s time to start present hunting again! Fortunately, we’ve made your life a little bit simpler with our exclusive Christmas Gift Guide! Check out some of these fantastic Railway picks, we’re sure there’s something for everyone…
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Battery-powered Class 230 trials
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Trials using a battery-powered Class 230 on the Greenford branch are under way. Richard Clinnick reports from the formal launch of the project and speaks to those involved in the project.
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Varamis Rail’s plans for high-speed electric freight
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Varamis Rail aims to serve London terminals with a network of electric freight services. Richard Clinnick talks to Phil Read, the man behind the plans.
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‘People only see opportunities in the UK, not the world’ | The future of High Speed Trains
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High Speed Trains exported to Central America and West Africa certainly caught the attention last year. Richard Clinnick meets Robert Coleman, the Chairman of Romic Consulting Limited, the company behind these deals, and looks at the potentially interesting future awaiting HSTs (and other fleets).
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Eastern promise for ERS
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Richard Clinnick visits a small team in Great Yarmouth with a large fleet of coaches and even bigger business plans.
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How the writer of new BBC thriller ‘Nightsleeper’ made a fictional train feel real
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BAFTA-winning writer of new BBC series Nightsleeper Nick Leather talks to Alex Bestwick about designing a fictional rail service, playing with train sets at work, and getting the real voices of familiar rail station announcements involved.
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A visit to Didcot Railway Centre
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Gareth Evans visits Didcot Railway Centre and learns about the latest motive power developments at the Oxfordshirehome of the Great Western Society.
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How Isle of Wight Steam Railway is meeting high demands
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After 2023 proved to be a year of record passenger numbers, Owen Hayward sat down with the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s general manager Marc Huws to talk about how the railway plans to grow further and the challenges of attracting visitors to the island without over-exerting itself, and reports in words and pictures.
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