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  • A brief history of Canadian Pacific

    A brief history of Canadian Pacific

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    Canadian Pacific is now the oldest survivor of the Merchant Navy class. Built in 1941 at Eastleigh Works, the locomotive entered service on January 13, 1942.

  • Rail lines forced to shut in Shrewsbury amid severe flooding

    Rail lines forced to shut in Shrewsbury amid severe flooding

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    Severe flooding is forcing rail lines to close amid rising river levels in Shropshire.

  • Returning No. 35005 Canadian Pacific to action

    Returning No. 35005 Canadian Pacific to action

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    The restoration of the Mid-Hants Railway’s Merchant Navy 4-6-2 No. 35005 Canadian Pacific (CP) is more that ‘just’ a locomotive overhaul.

  • CrossCountry add more carriages to ease overcrowding

    CrossCountry add more carriages to ease overcrowding

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    Extra seats will be added to some of Britain’s most overcrowded train services, the Rail Minister has announced. Chris Heaton-Harris said £2.5 million of Government funding will pay for CrossCountry to operate trains with more carriages. Services running from Birmingham to Nottingham, Leicester and Cardiff will get more than 5,000 additional seats per week from May. 15,000…

  • Issue 264 of Heritage Railway out now!

    Issue 264 of Heritage Railway out now!

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    We bring you all the action from the annual Heritage Railway Association awards evening, the sector’s equivalent of the Oscars! Issue 264 of Heritage Railway magazine is back for another issue of brighter steam news.

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  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    In this week’s railway news there have been reports on Cyber-flashing, Tube strikes, new HS2 images for Old Oak Common station and a derailment that ended in tragedy.

  • Severn Valley Railway faced with extensive flooding in video footage

    Severn Valley Railway faced with extensive flooding in video footage

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    Extensive flooding on the Severn Valley Railway can be seen in recent footage taken by Daniel Maxwell for the SVR.

  • Tube services hit by strike linked to dispute over timetable changes

    Tube services hit by strike linked to dispute over timetable changes

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    London Underground drivers are starting strikes on Friday in a dispute over timetable changes, causing travel misery for passengers.

  • Why is Flying Scotsman a Pacific?

    Why is Flying Scotsman a Pacific?

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    No 1472 was the third of a class of steam locomotives that was eventually to number 79 engines, and did not originally even carry a name.


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