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Sentry at the Gate: How the North Warwickshire Line avoided closure
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Fifty years ago this month, the Court of Appeal imposed an injunction on the British Railways Board which prevented them from withdrawing passenger services between Tyseley and Stratford-upon-Avon. Fraser Pithie tells the fascinating tale of how the actions of several campaigners thwarted BR’s closure ‘by stealth’ bid in 1969. THREE years after the publication of…
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Practice & Performance: Diversionary Tactics
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The recent closure of Whiteball Tunnel for three weeks has given John Heaton FCILT an opportunity to compare performances of HSTs and IETs over less familiar routes from Exeter. THE former London & South Western Route to the west came into its own again for three weeks in February/March 2019. What do you do on…
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Your Gallery | Bahamas Railtour II
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At Selside, with quite a strong wind blowing the exhaust, and at Gargrave crossing the river Aire, sent in by Pam Whitehead.
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Vandals hit West Somerset Railway
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Estimated £1,000 worth of damage caused by smashed windows in Mk.1 carriage.
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Your Gallery | Union of South Africa
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Brian Newton sent in this photo of A4 Pacific No. 60009 “Union of South Africa”.
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Ron Buckley, Britain’s oldest railway photographer
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Chris Milner met centenarian Ron Buckley, a railway photographer with a fascinating past, who took his first railway picture in the 1930s, but also spent more than 40 years employed by both the LMS and BR.
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Hornby’s ‘Electric Scot’
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Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge Class 87 model is now available in the shops, including an original BR blue version of the 1970 and early 1980s, writes Nigel Burkin.
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Battlefield Line secures first away visit for Wightwick Hall in autumn
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No. 6989 Wightwick Hall will get its first real opportunity to ‘stretch its legs’ post-restoration this autumn.
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Steam, diesel and electric on show at Long Rock open day
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An open day at Long Rock depot, Penzance, was attended by several thousand visitors, who witnessed a wide array of motive power celebrating Cornwall’s railways. Proceeds from the event – held on April 13 and organised by GWR – will be donated to the RNLI Penlee lifeboat station, in nearby Newlyn. The lifeboat theme was…
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GCRN vandal attack: Nottingham Police arrest two boys, released on bail
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• Police arrest two boys in connection with criminal damage • Vandals caused £80,000 worth of damage
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