By Tony Miles EVERY Northern service to and from Windermere is now operated by new Class 195 units, with the transition being marked at Windermere
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New Stock Focus: CAF – Class 195 DMUs and 331 EMUs
Passengers using Northern services have endured a torrid time, travelling in trains which are overcrowded and past their ‘best by’ date. On July 1, the
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Trains old and new in Myanmar
The railways in Myanmar (formerly Burma) are being slowly modernised with assistance from Japan, in particular. The state railway retains a handful of operational steam
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UK Railtours ventures through Butterley
GB RAILFREIGHT No. 66753 EMD Roberts Road edges into Butterley loop with UK Railtours’ ‘Amber Valley Venturer’ tour from Euston on May 4, making for an
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Shotts line £160m wiring work completed on time
THE £160million project to electrify a fifth route between Edinburgh and Glasgow has been completed on time and on budget. The electrification project has been
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Scunthorpe steelworks rail tours remain popular
Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society runs rail tours around the busy rail-served complex of British Steel’s Scunthorpe steelworks on selected summer weekends.
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GCRN vandal attack: Nottingham Police arrest two boys, released on bail
• Police arrest two boys in connection with criminal damage
• Vandals caused £80,000 worth of damage
Kenya plans to travel 132,000 passengers a day by 2022
The deal is worth 1.5 billion Kenyan Shillings ($1.5million).
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What’s in the Shops: Dapol’s N-gauge ‘Pacer’ emerges at last
Nigel Burkin brings this review.
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Could Class 185s be heading for Ireland?
The sight of Class 185 DMUs working in the Irish Republic has become a strong possibility.
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