THE Mid-Norfolk Railway’s April 5-7 diesel gala started in glorious sunshine, but the number of passengers was low. Trains ran between Dereham and Wyndham only,
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Virgin Trains launch legal action against government over West Coast route
Virgin, Stagecoach and SNCF say that the Department for Transport breached its duties in barring them from tendering.
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Donations to Market Deeping Model Railway Club appeal soars to £100k
Market Deeping Model Railway Club lost years of work after intruders got into a school in Stamford on Saturday.
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Summer reopening plan for damaged Conwy Valley line
Work is underway to repair the Conwy Valley Line in North Wales after flooding washed away significant sections of the line for the second time in three years.
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£300m to improve access at 73 stations
73 stations are sharing a £300million Government cash injection to improve access for all passengers.
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Shotts line £160m wiring work completed on time
THE £160million project to electrify a fifth route between Edinburgh and Glasgow has been completed on time and on budget. The electrification project has been
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Scunthorpe steelworks rail tours remain popular
Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society runs rail tours around the busy rail-served complex of British Steel’s Scunthorpe steelworks on selected summer weekends.
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Semaphore swansong at Reedham Junction
REEDHAM Junction signalbox in Norfolk, along with its numerous semaphore signals, was decommissioned after the last train passed on the evening of March 22, reports
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Contrasting locos debut at Norwich club track
The builder is unknown, but it is possibly of pre-Second World War origin.
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South Downs Light Railway preparing for another busy season
There are two annual enthusiast events – the steam gala on May 25-27 and visiting locos weekend, September 28-29.
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