Features
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Smile, you’re on TV!
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Ever wondered what it would be like to take part in Channel 5 TV’s Great Model Railway Challenge? Andrew Brewin, proprietor of A2B Model Railways of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, who did so as part of the ‘Titfield Thunderbolts’ team in the 2019 series, recounts his experience and tells us about some of the things the…
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The many peaks of Peak Rail
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Peak Rail was formed with the aim of reconnecting Buxton to Matlock by rail following the controversial closure of the Midland line linking them. While a northern push towards Bakewell remains a clear aspiration, the heritage line is a flourishing base of several different heritage groups, reports John Titlow in words and pictures.
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Reasons to work in advertising for Mortons Media Group
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Are you looking for a job in advertising? Here’s why the Advertising Sales Executive role with Mortons Media Group is the perfect fit.
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The East Lancashire Line
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Author and prolific photographer Martyn Hilbert presents a profile of the 29-mile Preston to Colne line in the heart of East Lancashire, highlighting its services, stations, and prominent structures, in words and pictures.
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Francis Bourgeois visits an incredible model railway!
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Francis Bourgeois, a railway and trainspotting enthusiast in his 20s, was invited to view an amazing model railway layout, created by Mike.
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Stanier’s super smoothie – the Turbomotive
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Hornby’s decision to recreate in OO scale some of Britain’s most famous one-off locomotives, including Gresley’s W1 4-6-4 and now Stanier’s geared turbine Pacific No. 6202, leads Pete Kelly to chart the history of the Turbomotive, with the help of some interesting archive photographs.
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Behind the scenes of this magical Lego Hogwarts Express photography
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A Hungary-based toy photographer took on his largest project yet with this Lego Hogwarts Express train set, and the photographs are magical!
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How to refurbish… an Avanti West Coast Pendolino
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With the oldest Class 390 Pendolino vehicles now over 20 years old, the whole fleet is undergoing a comprehensive internal refurbishment. On April 28, Rail Express was invited to Alstom’s Widnes depot to see first-hand work progressing at full tilt on two units. All text/images by Mark Simmons.
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Farewell Class 365
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May 2021 saw the withdrawal of the remaining active Class 365 units by Govia Thameslink Railway, and although there were hopes that they would find further use, disposal of the fleet began four months later. David Russell looks back at the history of the last units to be constructed at York Carriage Works.
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An Iconic Mark 1
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Creating a business converting former BR Mark 1 coaches for residential and leisure purposes was always going to be a challenge, but Armin Obrecht has almost completed his first conversion. Andy Coward met the Iconic Railway Coaches founder to find out more.
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