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Enthusiast Holidays – steam and classic traction for the 21st Century gricer!
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Enthusiast Holidays can trace its origins back to 1975, as the “Magic of Steam in Poland” – part of the émigré Polish travel organization “Fregata” – running trips to that country at a time when photographing trains, or even writing down their numbers, without the necessary permission – could get you arrested!
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Memorable day trips by luxury train
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At UK Railtours we’re justly proud of being family owned since 1978. Many people associate a train journey with their daily commute to work, very much a ‘grudge purchase’ and hardly a memorable experience. We’re here to show that on board a private excursion train with like-minded travelling companions, things are very different. There really…
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How the Class 777 will help transform Merseyrail
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Stadler ‘777s’ have begun entering traffic with Merseyrail. Richard Clinnick asks Merseytravel rolling stock programme director David Powell about the roll-out and the possibility of even more new trains.
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From the archives: Air raid damage and British non-stop runs in wartime
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These images from the November/December 1942 edition reveal bomb damage in London and York
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From the archive: A curious railway accident
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A curious railway accident, as reported in The Railway Magazine, March 1900.
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From the archive: Stockton and Darlington Railway
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Read this fascinating archive article on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, with words and photography as originally printed in the July 1925 issue of The Railway Magazine.
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From the archive: Train indicators at Waterloo
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Read this fascinating article from the January 1898 issue of The Railway Magazine, written by N. WILSON, then Superintendent of Line’s Department, L. & S.W.R.
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From the archive: Open day at Barrow Hill
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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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The beginning of a new dawn for Rail Operations Group
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These are exciting times for Rail Operations (UK) Ltd. Richard Clinnick meets the operator’s CEO Dave Burley to discover the future of the business.
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On shed at Llan
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Gareth Evans visits the Llangollen Railway’s motive power depot and learns about the latest developments with the facilities and the fleet of steam and diesel locomotives.
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