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Grade-II listed railway station set for a multi-million pound refurb
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London’s only Grade-II listed 1950s railway station is set for a multi-million pound refurbishment.
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Abellio awarded East Midlands franchise – after DfT disqualifies Stagecoach
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A decision by the Department for Transport (DfT) to award the East Midlands rail franchise to Abellio in the face of the disqualification of incumbent Stagecoach could have far reaching effects on rail franchising. The decision could lead to the Virgin Trains name disappearing, company founder Sir Richard Branson has admitted. .@VirginTrains can’t accept a…
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Podcast: Rocket, Rainhill and the Stephensons’ Legacy
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Join Chris Milner and historian Dr Michael Bailey as they explore the legacy of the Rainhill Trials.
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City of Wells sold to East Lancashire Railway after £320k fundraising success
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Brighton-built ‘West Country’ Light Pacific No. 34092 City of Wells can officially call the East Lancashire Railway its permanent home.
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Gertrude leaves Wales to join Leighton Buzzard fleet
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The Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T Gertrude was relocated to Leighton Buzzard Railway in late-February.
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New locomotive destined for Groudle Glen Railway
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A new 2ft-gauge Bagnall ‘Sipat’-design 0-4-0ST locomotive is set for Groudle Glen Railway after its unveiling last month.
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Restoration of former Barry Prairie continuing at Barry
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The project originally began at Llangollen, but the loco moved with Mr Pearce when he relocated to South Wales.
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Adams ‘Radial’ delights at Bluebell branch weekend
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IT may have been largely on static display only, but the Bluebell Railway’s newly repainted Adams ‘Radial’ 4-4-2T No. 30583 still managed to steal the show at the railway’s Branch Line Weekend on March 15-17. The former Lyme Regis branch loco has been restored back to its BR lined black guise by the team from…
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‘Jubilee’ and ‘2MT’ treble bring gala success to the KWVR
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THE Keighley & Worth Valley Railway witnessed a 20% year-on-year increase in visitor numbers to its Spring Steam Gala over the weekend of March 8-10, with almost 3,000 passengers travelling over the three days. There was a distinctly Midland Region feel to the locomotive line-up, with seven of the eight engines in steam having been…
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First steam over Cawledge Viaduct in preservation era
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HISTORY was made at the Aln Valley Railway on March 15 when the first steam-hauled train of the preservation era worked across Cawledge Viaduct on the former Alnwick to Alnmouth branch. Hudswell, Clarke 0-6-0T Richboro (1243/1917) was given the honour of being the first locomotive to travel over the full length of the restored railway…
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