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Tag: King’s Cross

‘Azuma’ trains improve direct Lincoln services

9th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

LNER launched its new Lincoln to King’s Cross ‘Azuma’ service on October 21, increasing the single daily service to five per day.  A sixth service

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Class 313 charity farewell to Moorgate raises £10,000

7th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, News

THE final two operational Govia Class 313s – Nos. 313064 and 313134 – worked a charity farewell special on October 23 from King’s Cross to

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Tornado set for ‘Great Britain’ debut

4th November 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Railtours, Steam

CONTINUING co-operation between West Coast Railways and The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust means Peppercorn ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado will make its debut on the ‘Great Britain’

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Railway accidents: Curve of unintended outcome

20th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Features, Network

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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The shocking state of trackside vegetation in public areas

11th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Letters, Network

I AM constantly depressed by the lack of vegetation control on our national network, as highlighted in your Readers’ Platform this month (RM August). On a

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‘Azuma’ makes Scottish debut as LNER ponders extra trains

7th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

By Ben Jones LNER introduced its first Anglo-Scottish ‘Azuma’ diagram on August 1, with more services expected to move over to the new trains in

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First Class 91 withdrawn to become spares donor

3rd September 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

LNER Class 91 No. 91108 became the first of the 31-strong class to be taken out of service on July 22. Withdrawal of Class 91s was

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UK Railtours unveils Christmas charter line up

3rd September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News, Railtours

Although summer is currently in full swing, charter operators have already turned their thoughts to the end of the year. UK Railtours is no exception

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Class 91s facing sidelines as Mk4 stock goes for store

6th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

THE first Class 91 locos are expected to be withdrawn by LNER from July. They are becoming surplus to requirements as diagrams for the Hitachi

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Railtours remembered: The Metropolitan Special

17th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network, Railtours, Steam

In the first of an occasional new series, Andrew Royle looks back to a forgotten railtour over London Transport’s Metropolitan line in 1954.

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