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  • Beeching - 50 Years of the Axeman

Beeching – 50 Years of the Axeman

bstockdale2021-01-18T09:59:49+00:00Categories: Rail, Steam Railway|Tags: Beeching, Robin Jones|

Read Now Described as the most hated civil servant in Britain, it was half a century ago that Dr Richard Beeching was appointed [...]

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The Ones That Got Away

bstockdale2020-11-06T15:21:13+00:00Categories: Rail, Steam Railway, Transportation|Tags: Heritage, Robin Jones, Steam locomotives|

Read Now Railway heritage enthusiasts are well served by the legendary locos that have survived into preservation - but not every engine was [...]

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The Changing Face of Railfreight

bstockdale2020-10-23T13:18:20+01:00Categories: Rail, Transportation|Tags: David Radcliffe, Freight|

Read Now Freight services on British railway lines have changed dramatically over the last 40 to 50 years. The Changing Face of Railfreight [...]

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  • Heritage Diesel and Electric Locomotives

Heritage Diesel and Electric Locomotives

bstockdale2020-10-09T15:30:13+01:00Categories: Modern Railway, Rail, Transportation|Tags: Andy Coward, Diesel locomotives, Heritage|

Read Now It’s now more than 40 years since the first ex-British Rail main line diesel locomotive, D821 Greyhound, was bought for preservation. [...]

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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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  • Severn Valley Railway - 50 Glorious Years

Severn Valley Railway – 50 Glorious Years

Andy Hill2020-06-18T11:21:44+01:00Categories: Steam Railway|Tags: Robin Jones, Severn Valley Railway|

Read Now Carrying around 250,000 passengers a year, Severn Valley is one of the world’s most popular steam railways. Born from the conversations [...]

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  • LMS: Steam Revival

LMS: Steam Revival

Andy Hill2020-05-29T12:18:43+01:00Categories: Steam Railway|Tags: Brian Sharpe, London Midland and Scottish Railway, Rainhill, The Rocket|

Read Now The London Midland and Scottish Railway was the largest of the Big Four companies formed by the Grouping of Britain’s independent [...]

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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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