Heritage Railway visited the latest and most unusual tourist attraction to open in the capital.
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Railway landmarks lit up in support for NHS workers
Some of the best known railway landmarks across the UK were lit up in blue to show support for NHS and key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Five facts about Forth Bridge as it celebrates 130th anniversary
The Forth Bridge celebrates the 130th birthday of its opening, a glorious feat and a testament to the innovation of its engineering. Here are a few facts you perhaps didn’t know about the famous Scottish landmark.
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Passengers evacuated as smoke billows over major railway station in Paris
Police evacuated a major railway station in Paris after a fire engulfed multiple vehicles.
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Two killed and several injured after Sydney to Melbourne train derails
Two people have been killed and several more injured after an XPT train derailed close to Melbourne, Australia.
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Heritage Great Britain invests £1.1m in greener mountain railway
Heritage Great Britain, which operates one of Wales’ biggest tourist destinations – Snowdon Mountain Railway – is investing £1.1m in new hybrid diesel locomotives.
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Eurostar announces new direct Amsterdam-London service
Grant Shapps has welcomed a new direct Eurostar rail connection between the Netherlands and the UK to improve journeys for passengers and businesses.
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Holocaust Memorial Day: 75 years since liberation of Auschwitz camp
The darkest episode in the history of world railways undoubtedly centres around the role they were forced to play in the transport of civilians to Nazi death camps during the Second World War.
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Canadian National celebrates centenary
CANADA’s largest rail operator – Canadian National (CN) – celebrated its centenary in 2019 and gave some of its locos a special ‘CN100’ livery. Here,
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Retro livery for rebuilt Canadian Pacific locos
CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has given several recently rebuilt locomotives its original original Tuscan red, grey, and gold livery, the first locos appearing in mid-October. The
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