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Scottish Labour to push for end to Abellio’s Scotrail franchise
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Labour is poised to force a vote “as early as next week” in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to end the Abellio franchise of ScotRail.
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Tube staff ready to take industrial action over assaults on London Underground
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Violent assaults on London Underground workers are increasing, according to a union, prompting warnings that industrial action could be stepped up.
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Whitwell & Reepham ‘Thursday Gang’ nears end of Agecroft No. 3 restoration
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ROBERT Stephenson & Hawthorns 0-4-0ST Agecroft No. 3 (7681/1951) is in the final stages of restoration at Whitwell & Reepham Station in Norfolk. The locomotive is one of a trio that worked at Agecroft power station, near Manchester, until September 1981, and has been the subject of a ‘nut-and-bolt’ restoration by three Whitwell volunteers known as…
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A1 trust takes delivery of first new components for ‘V4’ project
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THE first new components for the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s (A1SLT) third new-build locomotive – Gresley ‘V4’ 2-6-2 No. 3403 – have been delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works ahead of the project’s formal launch next year. The £4,320 order for 12 tender spring hooks was placed with Unilathe of Stoke-on-Trent as part of a larger order…
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Cheltenham ‘resplendent’ in BR lined green at Mid-Hants Railway
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‘SCHOOLS’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has emerged from the Mid-Hants Railway’s (MHR) Ropley workshops as No. 30925, resplendent in British Railways’ lined green. The repaint of the National Railway Museum locomotive was completed by Heritage Painting with assistance from MHR volunteers, transforming it from Southern Railway malachite green into the guise the loco carried during its final…
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Five things you might not know about King’s Cross station
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King’s Cross station’s historical and cultural fame have made this hub popular worldwide.
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Fundraising success sees Wheldale overhaul begin
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ONE of the last steam locomotives to work commercially in the UK – Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. S134 Wheldale – is on the steam comeback thanks to the fundraising efforts of the locomotive’s support group. The Friends of Wheldale has raised in excess of £130,000 towards the cost of overhauling the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway…
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Overhauled ‘S160’ and ‘S15’ begin running-in at NYMR
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RUNNING-IN of two North Yorkshire Moors Railway-based locomotives is underway following the completion of their respective overhauls. Peter Best’s former United States Army Transport Corps ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 Omaha began the process of testing and acceptance on July 30, just two weeks after making its first independent post-overhaul movements on July 17. As might be…
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Hagley Hall edges closer to Severn Valley comeback
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WORK on the overhaul of Severn Valley Railway flagship ‘Hall’ No. 4930 Hagley Hall has progressed to the ‘detail’ stage. This means the focus has turned away from the larger components to the refurbishment and replacement of the myriad smaller, vital parts. The bogie is currently on trollies for overhaul and examination, the horns receiving attention…
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UK Innovation Centre to be established for the world-wide rail industry
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A new UK-based Innovation Centre will transform how wheelsets and tracks are approached, developed and maintained in the rail industry.
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