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  • Fred Dibnah Remembered | ‘Nut Roast’ and the Red Rose Steam Society

    Fred Dibnah Remembered | ‘Nut Roast’ and the Red Rose Steam Society

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    “Fred Dibnah was an icon for the movement, he has certainly left his mark and I, along and with many others, certainly feel the better for having known him.”

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    Outlining the measures in the Queen’s Speech, the new Conservative majority government is introducing a new law to combat the disruption caused by railway strikes.

  • Flooding causing chaos for passengers on Christmas getaway

    Flooding causing chaos for passengers on Christmas getaway

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    Heavy rain and flooding is causing chaos for thousands of passengers embarking on a Christmas getaway today.

  • Government ‘to go ahead’ with law to limit rail strikes

    Government ‘to go ahead’ with law to limit rail strikes

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    The Government is introducing a new law to reduce disruption to passengers caused by rail strikes, with the threat of injunctions against unions.

  • From the archive: Patrick Whitehouse

    From the archive: Patrick Whitehouse

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    In the seventh of our series on the writers and artists who influenced the present generation of rail enthusiasts, Robert Humm recalls the life and times of the photographer, film maker, and pioneer preservationist Patrick Whitehouse. A phenomenon of the golden age of railway enthusiasm – those four decades of the 1950s to 1980s –…

  • Britain’s railway stations ‘will not be step-free until 2070’

    Britain’s railway stations ‘will not be step-free until 2070’

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    A target to make Britain’s railway stations fully accessible by 2030 is set to be missed by 40 years, according to a disability charity.

  • The big bird that flew too far: Part 2

    The big bird that flew too far: Part 2

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    It’s 50 years since the prototype diesel Kestrel first graced the British Rail network, but after four years it was sold to Russia.

  • Celebrities join forces to warn of HS2 ‘disaster’ in short Christmas film

    Celebrities join forces to warn of HS2 ‘disaster’ in short Christmas film

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    Chris Packham has joined forces with Dame Emma Thompson and Annie Lennox to warn of the “environmental disaster” they say will be caused by the HS2 rail line.

  • From the archive: The big bird that flew too far

    From the archive: The big bird that flew too far

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    As the most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive in the world at the time, Kestrel promised a motive power revolution… but it turned out to be ‘too good for its own good’!

  • From the archive: The treasures of Beamish

    From the archive: The treasures of Beamish

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    Mark Smithers visits Beamish Museum, one of the North East’s leading regional heritage attractions, featuring several unique railway exhibits.


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