A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.
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Staff charter takes GBRf ‘50s’ back to Scotland
July 6 saw Class 50s Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance work a GB Railfreight staff charter from Motherwell to Scarborough via the East Coast
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Mayflower in the Highlands
‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower crosses the Beauly Firth at Invershin while working a day tour from Inverness to Dunrobin Castle during Steam Dreams’ mammoth ‘Highlands and
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Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains
Exciting times are ahead as the first trains of two new fleets entered service during April and May.
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Thousands of Eurostar passengers delayed by ‘Brexit’ protestor
Terry Maher, 44, of Cubitt St, Camden, gained access to the roof of the tunnel on the evening of March 29.
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First Group’s open access plans move forward
FIRST GROUP’S aspiration to run open access services on the East Coast Main Line from Edinburgh to London took a big step forward when an
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British Line Society secures Thunderer for railtour return after 28-year gap
THE Branch Line Society has scored a major coup by securing Garcia Hanson’s No. 50008 Thunderer for a railtour on July 27. The ‘50’ has been
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Tornado returns in ECML triumph – and plans a record run!
Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado made its first main line passenger-carrying run for nearly 11 months on Sunday, March 3, hauling The A1 Steam
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BR locoman drives Aln Valley train 53 years on
Nearly 53 years ago, in June 1966, BR fireman Kenny Middlemist from Alnmouth shed last worked on a steam locomotive over the Cawledge Viaduct on
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Pathfinder returning English Electric classics to old haunts
FANS of English Electric traction will have the opportunity to relive past glories over the coming months with Pathfinder Tours. March 23 sees Class 50s
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