By Richard C Long ONE of the quirkiest and most interesting parts of the UK rail network is the line from Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head
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Tag: London Transport
Branch Line Society and Vintage Trains team up for West Midlands ‘Balti bash’
VINTAGE Trains and the Branch Line Society are offering an opportunity to enjoy the tasty combination of rare track, Class 20s and a curry –
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Railtours remembered: The Metropolitan Special
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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Rare shunter ‘haulage’ at Nene Valley June 1-2 model weekend
Visitors to the Nene Valley Railway’s June 1-2 model railway weekend will be able to ride behind former London Underground Sentinel 0-6-0 DL83.
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Severn Valley Railway pannier sees red
The ‘57XX’ is being prepared for a re-paint into LT ‘bullock maroon’.
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Epping Ongar: The line that refused to die
Craig Amess tells the story of the never-say-die Epping to Ongar line that’s been transformed into a thriving heritage railway whose scenic locations, locomotives, rolling
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