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Vandalised model railway to go on show for first time since attack
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The Market Deeping Model Railway Club, which was brutally destroyed by youth vandals in May, is to go on show for the first time at Warley.
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UK railway news round-up
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The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news. Here are this week’s top stories…
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Reversing Beeching cuts “would cost far more” than £500 million pledge
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A £500 million fund pledged by the Conservatives to restore rail lines axed in the Beeching cuts “is not going to buy you very much”, a rail expert warns.
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Delays after Azuma train crashes in Leeds depot
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Services between Lincoln and London have been delayed or cancelled after a “low-speed” crash between two trains at a depot in Leeds.
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The story of Dr Patrick Ransome-Wallis
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We are looking at the great railway writers and artists of the 20th century, Robert Humm records the life of photographer Pat Ransome-Wallis.
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Flooding washes out Churnet Valley gala
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IT WAS supposed to be a day of celebration, seeing three USATC ‘S160’ 2-8-0’s working together in the UK for the first time since 1944. However, the Churnet Valley Railway’s (CVR) Super Power Saturday on October 26 ended in disaster after persistent rain flooded part of the lines and washed away another. The gala day…
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London to Glasgow passengers choose rail over air
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The proportion of people travelling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air has reached a record level, according to Virgin Trains.
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Eurostar to merge with Thalys to form ‘Green Speed’
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International high-speed operators Eurostar and Thalys announced plans in late September to merge the two companies to create a new pan-European high-speed operator to be known as Green Speed. French Railways (SNCF) is the majority shareholder for both operators, along with Belgian Railways (SNCB), which is a minority shareholder in both Eurostar and the two…
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Restoration beckons for unique Lindsay
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A LOCOMOTIVE that has spent more than 20 years out of the public eye will steam again after being acquired by James Bunch. Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd 0-6-0ST Lindsay is the sole-surviving locomotive built by the company, and was once a familiar sight at Steamtown, Carnforth, during the 1980s and 1990s. It last…
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‘Azuma’ trains improve direct Lincoln services
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LNER launched its new Lincoln to King’s Cross ‘Azuma’ service on October 21, increasing the single daily service to five per day. A sixth service will be introduced at a later stage. A five-car bi-mode ‘Azuma’ will provide a two-hourly Monday to Friday service departing London at 10.06, 12.06, 14.06 and 16.06. Southbound services will…
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