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  • Chaos for London commuters as Tube workers strike again

    Chaos for London commuters as Tube workers strike again

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    Commuters faced another day of travel chaos on Thursday because of a fresh strike by thousands of workers which crippled Tube services in London.

  • All aboard the ‘Queen Mary’ in 2022

    All aboard the ‘Queen Mary’ in 2022

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    The ‘Queen Mary’ – a Nocton shooting coach – is being restored.

  • 5 years ago: Nuclear Missile Trains For Russia

    5 years ago: Nuclear Missile Trains For Russia

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    RUSSIAN state media reported in November the military had successfully test-fired its new Barguzin RS-24 Yars intercontinental missile system, which will be housed on launcher trains.

  • The Stourbridge Lion: The First Roar Of Steam… Stateside

    The Stourbridge Lion: The First Roar Of Steam… Stateside

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    The United States is renowned as a world leader in technology, and sent the first manned space missions to the moon half a century ago. Yet the first steam railway locomotive to run in the US was built in Britain – at a foundry in the West Midlands.

  • Tube disruption continues after strike

    Tube disruption continues after strike

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    London Underground services continued to be disrupted on Wednesday after a strike by thousands of workers crippled the Tube on Tuesday.

  • Strike paralyses Tube network

    Strike paralyses Tube network

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    All London Underground services were suspended on Tuesday as thousands of Tube workers staged a 24-hour strike in a bitter dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions.

  • Guests announced for Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival

    Guests announced for Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival

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    The Severn Valley Railway has announced two guest locomotives that will be visiting for its Spring Diesel Festival in May.

  • Train passengers braced for largest spike in fares since 2013

    Train passengers braced for largest spike in fares since 2013

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    Train passengers in England and Wales will be hit with the largest fare rises in nearly a decade from Tuesday.

  • World famous Flying Scotsman back in action in 2022

    World famous Flying Scotsman back in action in 2022

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    The world famous steam locomotive No. 60103 Flying Scotsman is back on the tracks in 2022, hauling a limited number of steam excursions before undergoing a boiler overhaul.

  • Keighley Ivatt to Appear at North Norfolk Gala

    Keighley Ivatt to Appear at North Norfolk Gala

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    Ivatt 2-6-2T No 41241 is set to make a rare appearance away from Keighley & Worth Valley Railway metals as guest locomotive at the North Norfolk Railway’s Spring Steam Gala on 1, 2 & 3 April.


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