Features
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Livery Design: Giving the railway the ‘WOW’ factor
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While many transport companies look to external agencies and specialists to develop and maintain their brand and image, some undertake the activity in-house. Virgin Trains was one of the companies that until recently had its own design unit. Steven Knight speaks with creative designer Sam Jessup, whose artistic talents were used by Virgin Trains for…
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Tyseley: Shaping the future of main line steam?
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As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope talks to Tyseley’s Michael Whitehouse about Vintage Trains’ bid to become an independent train-operating company owned by the general public. Some years ago The Railway Magazine presented an in-depth look at the strategic vision laid down by Tyseley for…
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Apollo 11: The Mission to the Moon
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This Thursday (16/07/20) marks the 51st anniversary of the Moon landing and AllMyReads has the perfect book to discover the story behind one of the most important events in space exploration. Check out this preview from the fantastic bookazine, Apollo 11.
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Check out this railway photography masterclass
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Significant technical advances in digital cameras and lens quality has made railway photography images previously thought impossible, possible.
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On this day: Mallard breaks steam locomotive world speed record
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On 3 July 1938, the A4 class locomotive Mallard raced down Stoke Bank at 126mph to set a new steam locomotive world speed record. That record still stands.
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New Trains for Old: From Upminster to Upcycled – Vivarail’s D-Train
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Ben Jones visits Long Marston to find out how redundant District Line trains are being rebuilt to provide cheaper and greener alternatives to brand new multiple units – and how Vivarail is looking to the future with new methods of propulsion. SOMEWHERE deep in rural Warwickshire, a former London Underground ‘D Stock’ driving car stands…
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From the archive: Experimental Vehicles – Ro-Railers: Ahead of their time or overtaken by events?
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A new type of vehicle for use on both road and rail was trialled in the early 1930s, but never caught on. Alan Dale considers whether early road-rail vehicles were too advanced for their time. The Ro-railer, or road-rail vehicle, is an innovation that has flickered in and out of fashion and topicality, with changing…
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From the archive: A narrow gauge railway under south London
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Keith Fender reports on the construction of the Northern Line extension to Battersea, which has necessitated the construction of a narrow gauge railway under south London – albeit a temporary one. MAJOR tunnelling projects are normally accompanied by construction railways using locos designed for mining and tunnelling – by their nature these railways are temporary…
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ARCHIVE: Getting Farringdon ready for the Elizabeth Line
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Keith Fender was given an exclusive tour of Farringdon, one of the major interchange points on the £16billion project.
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Behind the scenes at Long Rock
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Last year, Great Western Railway staged an open day at Long Rock depot, Penzance in April, raising money for the Penlee Lifeboat station and the RNLI.
