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Quiet progress has ‘Grange’ on coursefor 2020 debut
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PROGRESS on the project to construct the 81st Collett ‘Grange’ – No. 6880 Betton Grange – continues at Tyseley and Llangollen, with a view to having the 4-6-0 in traffic next year. Work on the loco at Tyseley Locomotive Works is running slightly behind the original schedule, but the rebuild of the ‘Swindon No. 1’ boiler…
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Railway accidents: Curve of unintended outcome
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A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.
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Body scanners screening passengers for weapons amid London violence
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Body scanners are being trialled at a London railway station for the first time to screen passengers for hidden explosives and weapons.
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Transport bosses deny claims £500m contract awarded to Spanish firm
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Transport bosses deny claims that a £500m contract to build new trains has been awarded to a Spanish firm ahead of a British plant 30 miles away.
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Local factory 30 miles from buyers ‘overlooked for £500m Tyne & Wear metro deal’
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A £500 million contract to build trains for a Metro system has been won by a Spanish firm, beating a British factory 30 miles away from the buyers.
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UK’s oldest train fleet to be replaced
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The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
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OO-gauge SR/BR Bulleid suburban stock new to market
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Nigel Burkin reviews Hornby’s brand new model releases of the 59ft Bulleid suburban coaches featuring a high level of detail and finish.
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HS2’s controversial clearance of ancient woodland halted by government amid review
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Clearances of ancient woodland for HS2 must be stopped while the project is reviewed, Grant Shapps has announced.
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Operation ‘Javelin’
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Class 395 ‘Javelin’ charter trains have raised more than £125,000 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. With this year’s Remembrance Day only two months away, Doug Lindsay takes up the story. The history of these special charter trains, utilising Southeastern High Speed Class 395 ‘Javelin’ trains’, dates back to 2011, and followed a meeting…
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Country Railway Routes: Ambergate to Buxton
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By Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith MIDDLETON’S ever-expanding library of regional railway histories has found its way to the much-loved – and much-missed – Midland Railway (MR) main line between Ambergate and Buxton. Parts of the route remain open, with the section between Matlock and Rowsley occupied by Peak Rail, and efforts continue to reinstate…
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