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  • Panzer: German WW2 Designs

Panzer: German WW2 Designs

Ben Stockdale2020-12-04T18:32:08+00:00Categories: History, War, WWII|Tags: Claes Sundin, Panzer, WWII|

Read Now The stunning success of Adolf Hitler’s ground offensives during the first year of the Second World War was due in no [...]

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  • Great British Railway Firsts

Great British Railway Firsts

Andy Hill2020-09-10T13:31:44+01:00Categories: History, Steam Railway|Tags: Robin Jones|

Read Now The invention of the world’s first self-propelled railway locomotive in the form of Cornishman Richard Trevithick’s steam engine proved to be [...]

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  • Darlington

Darlington – The home of rail engineering in the north-east

Andy Hill2020-08-25T09:24:50+01:00Categories: History, Steam Railway|Tags: Heritage, Jonathan Webb|

Read Now It’s almost 200 years since the small town of Darlington emerged as the cradle for a rail industry that transformed travel [...]

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  • Legendary Locomotives

Legendary Locomotives

Sam Hewitt2020-08-04T12:45:06+01:00Categories: History, Rail, Steam Railway|Tags: Britain's Railways, British Steam, Robin Jones|

Read Now There was a time when every ground-breaking or record-breaking feat by a new-type locomotive would see the footplate crew, designer and [...]

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  • Apollo 11

Apollo 11

Andy Hill2020-08-04T12:45:57+01:00Categories: Biographical, History|Tags: David Baker, Rockets, Space|

Read Now It is now half a century since Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon - the American [...]

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  • Great Western Steam Revival

Great Western Steam Revival

Andy Hill2020-05-06T12:39:29+01:00Categories: History, Steam Railway|Tags: Brian Sharpe, Britain's Railways, British Steam, Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel|

Read Now Brunswick green locomotives, with polished brass and copper, hauling chocolate and cream coaches on holiday expresses including the ‘Cornish Riviera Express’; [...]

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  • Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway

Andy Hill2020-05-06T12:36:33+01:00Categories: History, Steam Railway|Tags: Britain's Railways, British Steam, Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Robin Jones|

Read Now There are many who state that the Great Western Railway came to an abrupt end on 1 January 1948, when the [...]

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  • Great Central Railway - Past, Present and Future

Great Central Railway – Past, Present and Future

Andy Hill2020-05-06T12:36:11+01:00Categories: History, Steam Railway|Tags: Britain's Railways, British Steam, Great Central Railway, Robin Jones|

Read Now Here is the complete story of the fabled Great Central Railway, from the beginnings of the original pre-Grouping company in Victorian [...]

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  • Clash of the Steam Titans

Clash of the Steam Titans

Sam Hewitt2020-03-31T14:35:23+01:00Categories: History, Steam Railway|Tags: Britain's Railways, British Steam, Robin Jones|

Read Now What happens when the most famous locomotive of the 20th century meets its 21st-century equivalent? A clash of steam titans! Flying Scotsman, [...]

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  • East Lancashire Railway

East Lancashire Railway

Sam Hewitt2020-03-20T16:14:55+00:00Categories: History, Steam Railway|Tags: Andy Coward, Britain's Railways, British Steam|

Read Now As British Railways phased out its final steam locomotives, interest in reopening closed railways was growing. More and more new railway [...]

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