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Tag: Midland Main Line

Big Pacifics dominate RTC autumn/winter tours

4th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, News, Railtours, Steam

THE Railway Touring Company’s regular summer operations are over for another year, but there is a tempting selection of railtours for the autumn and winter

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Asset Monitoring: Looking after the rail infrastructure

5th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network

Many RM readers will have seen the yellow Network Rail trains around the country, but what do they do and why are they operated? Andrew

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300 passengers stranded on HST after landslide causes ‘major incident’

300 passengers stranded on HST after landslide causes ‘major incident’

2nd July 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

AROUND 300 passengers became stranded on an East Midlands Trains HST for hours after a diverted train was engulfed in a landslide, and a rescue

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Straighter and faster for Midland Main Line at Market Harborough

25th June 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

Market Harborough station reopened to passengers on June 3 after a six-day blockade to connect the newly realigned station to the Midland Main Line (MML). 

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Electrification back on the agenda as costs could be slashed by up to half

2nd April 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

The cost of electrifying UK railways could be slashed by between a third and one-half of recent schemes.

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October steam tours pay tribute to Nigel and Dennis

28th November 2018 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

TWO steam-hauled main line tours on October 20-21 had the sombre task of paying tribute to well-known railway figures who passed away recently.Railway Touring Company’s

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Derby remodelling completed on time

22nd November 2018 Sam Hewitt Network, News

INDUSTRY leaders are hailing the 79-day Derby blockade as a great success after the remodelled station was handed back on schedule on October 8. In

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