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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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Local factory 30 miles from buyers ‘overlooked for £500m Tyne & Wear metro deal’
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A £500 million contract to build trains for a Metro system has been won by a Spanish firm, beating a British factory 30 miles away from the buyers.
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The Lasting Legacy of Preservation’s ‘Mystery’ Man
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Peter Rampton – a man who spent a lifetime saving locomotives and reviving railways, but who remained an enigma to many.
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UK’s oldest train fleet to be replaced
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The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
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Your Gallery | Braunton at Edale
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One of your followers, Charles, has sent in this superb shot of Braunton at Edale. Here’s what he had to say:
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OO-gauge SR/BR Bulleid suburban stock new to market
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Nigel Burkin reviews Hornby’s brand new model releases of the 59ft Bulleid suburban coaches featuring a high level of detail and finish.
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HS2’s controversial clearance of ancient woodland halted by government amid review
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Clearances of ancient woodland for HS2 must be stopped while the project is reviewed, Grant Shapps has announced.
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Operation ‘Javelin’
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Class 395 ‘Javelin’ charter trains have raised more than £125,000 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. With this year’s Remembrance Day only two months away, Doug Lindsay takes up the story. The history of these special charter trains, utilising Southeastern High Speed Class 395 ‘Javelin’ trains’, dates back to 2011, and followed a meeting…
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Country Railway Routes: Ambergate to Buxton
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By Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith MIDDLETON’S ever-expanding library of regional railway histories has found its way to the much-loved – and much-missed – Midland Railway (MR) main line between Ambergate and Buxton. Parts of the route remain open, with the section between Matlock and Rowsley occupied by Peak Rail, and efforts continue to reinstate…
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Bath Green Park: Historic station myths dispelled
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Mike Arlett clears up the still-perpetuated myth that the Midland Railway had first opened a branch line from Mangotsfield to a temporary terminus in Bath.
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