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Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target
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FORMER Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Kitson 0-6-2T No. 29 (4263/1904) managed to complete a short period of post-overhaul running-in at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the end of July to ensure it was fit to attend Peak Rail’s Mixed Traffic Gala on August 10-11. The Lambton Locomotives Trust machine ran out of time…
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More vandal attacks on heritage lines as carriage windows are smashed
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VANDAL attacks on UK preserved lines show no signs of abating after carriage windows were smashed on three railways during July and August. On August 5, the Bahamas Locomotive Society’s (BLS) Learning Coach (ex-LMS No. DM395470) suffered damage to windows at Ingrow station at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Damage was limited to smashed glass,…
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UK railway news round-up
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Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.
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Railway accidents: Curve of unintended outcome
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A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.
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One in three rail services run late in the UK
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Hull Trains has worst and c2c the best record under new measurements, data shows.
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New figures “will stop masking whether trains are really on time”
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Grant Shapps has welcomed a new measure of train performance as “a step in the right direction” and calls for urgent action to get trains running on time.
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Body scanners screening passengers for weapons amid London violence
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Body scanners are being trialled at a London railway station for the first time to screen passengers for hidden explosives and weapons.
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Transport bosses deny claims £500m contract awarded to Spanish firm
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Transport bosses deny claims that a £500m contract to build new trains has been awarded to a Spanish firm ahead of a British plant 30 miles away.
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How These Five Locomotives Changed the World
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There are many locomotives which have shaped the modern world we live in and were known in every household up and down the country, inspiring generations to come.
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Engineer killed at Waterloo station working on moving walkway
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A man has died while working on a moving walkway at Waterloo station.
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