railway heritage archive
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Archive Extract: Redbrook “Station Without a Railway” – Railway Magazine, May 1927
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An archive extract from The Railway Magazine describing Redbrook, Monmouth and the Coleford Railway Company, including historical notes on the line, its construction, operation under the Great Western Railway, and later removal of the permanent way. VISUALISE a sheltered valley hamlet VISUALISE a sheltered valley hamlet, a country station complete with its signal-box and other…
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Transformation at Sunderland: How a Modern Station Took Shape in 1966
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Sixty years ago, Sunderland was in the midst of one of the most significant railway redevelopments in its history, as British Railways’ North Eastern Region completed a major modernisation of Sunderland Central Station. An article published in the January 1966 issue of The Railway Magazine detailed how decades of incremental change culminated in the opening…
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