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  • Second train derailment in 24 hours

    Second train derailment in 24 hours

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    A second train has derailed less than 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service came off the tracks in East Sussex.

  • Issue 348

    Issue 348

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    With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue 348 of Heritage Railway magazine.

  • Issue 347

    Issue 347

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    With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue 347 of Heritage Railway magazine.

  • Issue 346

    Issue 346

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    With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue 346 of Heritage Railway magazine.

  • Issue 345

    Issue 345

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    With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue 345 of Heritage Railway magazine.

  • Archive 1939: G.S.R. “800” Class 4-6-0 Locomotives Introduced

    Archive 1939: G.S.R. “800” Class 4-6-0 Locomotives Introduced

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    An extract from the May 1939 issue of The Railway Magazine describing the introduction of the new “800” Class 4-6-0 locomotives of the G.S.R., including their specifications and intended service on Dublin–Cork express trains. No. 800, the first of the new series of G.S.R. 3-cylinder 4-6-0 locomotives Introduction and purpose THE first of a series…

  • Archive: Class 47 No. 47 813 named Bolton Wanderer at Bolton Trinity Street Station

    Archive: Class 47 No. 47 813 named Bolton Wanderer at Bolton Trinity Street Station

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    A naming ceremony for Class 47 No. 47 813 took place at Bolton Trinity Street Station on Friday, June 9, 1989. The locomotive, named Bolton Wanderer, was associated with the town of Bolton and its football team. Here’s the article from The Railway Magazine, August 1989 Naming ceremony at Bolton Trinity Street Station There was…

  • Issue 344

    Issue 344

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    With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue 344 of Heritage Railway magazine.

  • Shunters in Focus: 08472 Sold, 12083 Under Threat, D2996 Targeted

    Shunters in Focus: 08472 Sold, 12083 Under Threat, D2996 Targeted

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    Former Craigentinny pilot No. 08472 has been sold into private ownership by Hunslet as part of the company’s continuing downsizing of its pool of Class 08s. Once part of the Wabtec fleet, it had been in Hunslet ownership since early 2021 but the loss of the Craigentinny duty to Railway Support Services in May 2023…

  • From Rutland to the Seaside: A 1974 Railway Mystery Trip

    From Rutland to the Seaside: A 1974 Railway Mystery Trip

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    An account from Adrian Searle from March 1974 describes a Sunday “Mystery Trip” rail excursion beginning at Oakham, travelling across multiple regions before arriving at Herne Bay. The journey reflects typical excursion travel conditions and routes of the period. THREE-HUNDRED MILES FOR £1·50 ON A SUNDAY MYSTERY TRIP Oakham departure OAKHAM, sole surviving passenger railway…


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