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British-built traction remains active in Borneo on tourist trains
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Two of the last steam locos built by Vulcan Foundry (Newton-le-Willows) are used in the Malaysian state of Sabah to operate regular tourist trains. The train between Tanjung Aru (Kota Kinabalu) and Papar runs normally on Wednesday and Saturday, and is a joint venture between the Sutera Harbour Resort, near Kota Kinabalu, and the Sabah…
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Mallard to leave National Railway Museum to meet new Azuma trains
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Mallard will be out of its usual exhibition space at the National Railway Museum to meet the newest train on the block, Azuma.
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Merseyrail top of punctuality charts
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Merseyrail was the UK’s most punctual passenger train operator in 2018/19 with an average of 95.51% of trains running on time.
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Freightliner ‘66’ in the pink
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FREIGHTLINER’S No. 66587 became one of the most instantly recognisable locomotives on the network in June after it gained a striking new magenta and white livery. The ‘66’ has been re-liveried and was named AS ONE, WE CAN at Southampton Maritime Terminal on June 11 to mark the freight operator’s new contract with Japanese shipping company…
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Big-chimney ‘Nelsons’ in BR guise
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Hornby’s highly regarded OO-gauge models of the four-cylinder ‘Lord Nelson’ express passenger 4-6-0s have now appeared in British Railways guise, and are reviewed by Nigel Burkin.
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Dawlish sea wall rebuild begins
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Work started at Dawlish on June 1 to construct a new higher and wider sea wall to protect the railway and the town from the sea. Teignbridge District Council approved Network Rail’s £30million plans to increase the height of the sea wall in April. A 360-metre section of wall between Dawlish station and Kennaway Tunnel…
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Government sets out strategy for safe and biodiverse railway lineside
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A strategy for safe and biodiverse railway lineside across Britain has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return
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Rail enthusiast or not, it would take a lot to miss all of the coverage in recent news about the celebratory anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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Abseil teams descend to protect Leicester to Nuneaton line
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Specialist abseiling teams have been brought in by Network Rail to help shore up a steep embankment in Warwickshire and prevent potentially dangerous rockfalls. The earthworks close to Arley Tunnel, on the Leicester to Nuneaton line, sits below an old colliery slag heap and a mixture of natural soil and rock, increasing the risk of…
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Beale Railway commemorates park trustee Richard Howard
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THE Alan Keef 0-6-0DH steam-outline loco delivered new to the 10¼in-gauge Beale Railway in February 2018 and named Howard is seen on March 10. Its identity is confirmed as Keef 103 of 2017, not as previously stated. The terminus station is called Howard’s Halt, which like the loco, is named in memory of Richard Howard,…
