A LOCOMOTIVE that is an example of a type which ran on the original Welsh Highland Railway is to be one of the stars of
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Tag: First World War
No. 2874 centenary sees 2-8-0 become GWR memorial
NOVEMBER marked the 100th anniversary since the completion of unrestored GWR ‘28XX’ 2-8-0 No. 2874 at Swindon. To mark the anniversary – and also the centenary
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Students play major role in Elsecar event
By Mike Haddon A YEAR-long project by students at the University Campus of Barnsley College to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First
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Gloucs-Warks honours fallen railway workers
THE Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s remembrance commemorations took place on November 18 when the line paid tribute to the railwaymen and women who gave their lives
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Grouping Britain’s Railways: Creating the ‘Big Four’ in 1923
By A J Mullay DESPITE being one of the most significant events in the history of Britain’s railways, surprisingly little has been written about the
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Railways mark the Armistice centenary
TRAIN operators, Network Rail and many others held events in the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War and
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Eastern European railways celebrate 100 years of independence
NOVEMBER marks 100 years since the end of the First World War, and for several Eastern European countries this signals the centenary of them gaining
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