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Caledonian Sleeper train has a number of major shortcomings

8th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News

I HAD to travel to Glasgow at short notice and decided to try out the new Caledonian Sleeper stock. As there were no cabins available,

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More Longmoor memories

3rd January 2020 Sam Hewitt News

I ENJOYED reading the Longmoor article by my former colleague Gary Boyd-Hope (RM October), particularly as I visited the premises at least five times during

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Morpeth crash: I helped two survivors

21st November 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

THE feature by Fraser Pithie on the Morpeth Curve (RM Sept) was a fascinating read, which allowed me to re-live my involvement in the 1984 crash.

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Uninspiring train liveries

15th October 2019 Sam Hewitt News

Seeing the photo of the new EMR livery on the front of the September issue highlights what to me is a retrograde step – I

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Bath conundrum

9th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Freight, Network, News, Steam

I enjoyed Mike Arlett’s articles on Bath Green Park in the August and September’s issues.  In particular, I was pleased to see the Ivo Peters’

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The shocking state of trackside vegetation in public areas

11th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

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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Terrible state of the lineside – RM readers voice concerns

20th August 2019 Sam Hewitt News

I AM a driver with a UK train operator and raised the issue of the state of the lineside about eight years ago with Network

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Final HST working was emotional

Final HST working was emotional

12th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

HAVING been given your June edition by a friend who recognised me in the Paddington hosts HST farewell feature, I was the driver of 1L7,

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India used baskets to coal locos

India used baskets to coal locos

8th May 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Steam

THE interesting article on coaling towers opened with “In the beginning, the fuelling of steam was a simple affair. One or two men with shovels

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There were other ‘Castle’ name changes

10th April 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Steam

THANK you for the supplement sent with the March 2019 issue.  Item 24 states the name Penrice Castle was carried by three separate members of the same

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