Search results for: “2010”
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Govia Thameslink launch Great Sock Appeal to aid homelessness crisis
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Selected homeless charities and Govia Thameslink are teaming up this Christmas to provide support for the homeless as the winter frost takes hold.
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New campaign launched as alcohol-related incidents reach record levels
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Newly-released figures show a 30% increase in alcohol-related incidents on the railway in the last decade…
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Creating a corner of ‘Dava’
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Most of Ian Lamb’s railway modelling has been undertaken in order to encourage young people to take up the hobby and thus ensure the passing-on of skills.
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Crossrail: The story so far
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The boss of the company building Crossrail has confirmed the railway will not open next year and has run even further over budget.
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Uninspiring train liveries
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Seeing the photo of the new EMR livery on the front of the September issue highlights what to me is a retrograde step – I think this new scheme is most uninspiring. I have always thought that the old livery, predominantly white with red and blue trim, was rather smart and stylish, and always kept…
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3801 steams Down Under as overhaul nears completion
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AUSTRALIA’S most famous steam locomotive – ‘C38’ Pacific No. 3801 – steamed for the first time in more than a decade on September 16 as its protracted overhaul enters the ‘home straight’. It was a significant milestone for Transport Heritage New South Wales (THNSW) and the overhaul team at Eveleigh, coming just a week after the…
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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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Lazarus Locomotives: A Clan for all season
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One of the most exciting new-build steam locomotive projects is that to recreate a BR ‘Clan’. Robert Ife, commercial director of the Standard Steam Locomotive Company, brings readers up to speed with progress, and the next stages. POSSIBLY not all readers will have heard of The ‘Clan’ Project, one of the many new-build steam projects…
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HS2 timeline: Key moments in the high speed rail project
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The Railway Hub takes a look back at the key moments in our HS2 timeline.
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From the archive: Last of the Giants – SNCF CC72000
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Late August saw the final regular workings of France’s most powerful diesel locomotives. Ben Jones looks back at their varied career. AFTER the devastation of the Second World War, the railways of France recovered quickly during the 1950s. Electrification was a priority, with most of the major routes radiating from Paris and much of the…
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