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“Blue Train” – February 1983 Archive Article from The Railway Magazine
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D. M. RHIND WHETS YOUR APPETITE AND EMPTIES YOUR WALLET WITH A RIDE ON SOUTH AFRICA’S “BLUE TRAIN” IT’S 12 o’clock and the noon-day gun fires from Signal Hill, Cape Town, the tourists in Adderley Street say “Ooh” or “Aah,” and some of the more inexperienced pigeons in Greenmarket Square take to the air and…
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‘Enter Class 58’- Archive article from 1983
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From the February 1983 issue of The Railway Magazine, this report records the completion of the first of 35 Class “58” diesel-alternator locomotives at Doncaster Works. It details their design development, technical specification, testing programme and early performance figures. Order and Background ON December 9 at Doncaster Works, Philip Norman, Managing Director of British Rail…
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Eligibility for Disabled Persons Railcard to be extended from Sunday
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More people will become eligible for a Disabled Person Railcard from Sunday following a review of the eligibility criteria.
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Network Rail to take control of Channel Tunnel rail freight site
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A Government-backed deal to transform a Channel Tunnel rail freight terminal in east London has been announced.
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Harrogate Gas Works Railway – from the archive
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Archive article from a 1969 issue of The Railway Magazine. This detailed account describes the Harrogate gas works railway, its construction, locomotives, operation and eventual closure. It includes technical specifications, gradients, rolling stock and historical context drawn from contemporary sources. Harrogate gas works railway, built because of road maintenance charges, eventually succumbed to cheaper road…
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March 2026
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Rail Express is essential reading for today’s rail enthusiasts and photographers; and the March issue brings you the latest news, headlines, images and features from across the entire rail network.
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A look back at 810 ‘Aurora’ units entering service
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In the January issue of Rail Express Magazine Tony Miles reported on the first of 33 new Class 810 bi-mode trains which entered passenger service with East Midlands Railway on December 3. Launch at Derby Etches Park MORE than three years later than expected the new ‘Aurora’ fleet was formally launched at Derby Etches Park…
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March 2026
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Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best, Steam Days is the monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts.
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The Tralee & Dingle Railway: Archive article from a 1939 issue of The Railway Magazine
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By CYNRIC MYTTON-DAVIES Introduction and Closure Announcement ONE of the most westerly lines in Europe will no longer be available for passengers by the time that this issue of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE appears, for the announcement was made on March 15 that the Tralee & Dingle Light Railway is to be closed to passenger traffic…
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Archive article: Newcastle Central Station New Route-Relay Interlocking Signalbox
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An archive article from the June 1959 issue of The Railway Magazine describing the new route-relay interlocking signalbox at Newcastle Central Station, detailing its layout, signalling equipment, telecommunications systems, relay installations, and electrical infrastructure. The North Eastern Region of British Railways has brought into operation a new route-relay interlocking signalbox above the platforms in the…
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