Chris Milner

RIDE WITH THE RM – Double-headed Class 50s to Glasgow!

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Chris Milner

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1st March 2017

CELEBRATE three major anniversaries by joining us on an exclusive Railway Magazine charter train from Euston to Glasgow on October 7. This once-in-a-lifetime special is being staged to commemorate: ■ The 120th anniversary of The RM ■ The golden jubilee of the Class 50s ■ The diamond jubilee of ‘The Caledonian’ express Some of the…
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Doncaster Grammar School railwayana set for rare public display

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Chris Milner

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26th January 2017

A SELECTION of railwayana and rail memorabilia that has been hidden from public eyes for many years will be put on display at Doncaster’s Frenchgate shopping centre from February 6 to March 7. The collection was started by pupils and teachers at Doncaster Grammar School in the 1930s when a railway society was set up.…
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Fire damages Vivarail DMU

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Chris Milner

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30th December 2016

PROTOTYPE Vivarail DMU No. 230001 has been damaged after a fire broke out on December 30. The fire occurred during a test run from Tyseley steam depot – where the DMU is being based – to Nuneaton via Leamington Spa and Coventry. The train had ten staff on board. Warwickshire Fire & Rescue service reported…
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Unions advise Southern staff to accept contracts – but says still strike!

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Chris Milner

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9th October 2016

THE long-running dispute between staff working for Southern over the role of conductors has taken a new turn after the RMT union advised staff to accept the new contracts on offer – but also to continue with planned strike action. The announcement came on Sunday 9 October. Prior to this, Southern had given the union…
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Virgin East Coast to recruit 78 new drivers

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Chris Milner

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8th October 2016

Want to drive one of the new Virgin Azuma trains? Virgin Trains has begun the largest single recruitment programme for drivers on the East Coast route since the 1980s, challenging people who may not have previously considered becoming a train driver to think about whether they’ve got what it takes to take on this exciting…
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RAIB releases cause of enthusiast’s death

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Chris Milner

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1st September 2016

THE death of Bluebell Railway volunteer Simon Brown, 24, on August 7 came as a result of his head hitting a signalling gantry while travelling on a train at 60mph, the RAIB has confirmed. Mr Brown was travelling on the 17.05 Gatwick Express to Victoria train formed of a Class 442 EMU when the incident…
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SWT offers driving simulator experience as charity prize

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Chris Milner

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22nd August 2016

South West Trains has put together a package of prizes in a charity auction it is running on the online auction site eBay. The operator is aiming to raise £20,000 for four charities and SWT will match the proceeds. The charities are: Autism Wessex which provides high quality specialist services for anyone affected by autism from Dorset,…
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Southern to move forward with plans after losing patience with union

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Chris Milner

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15th August 2016

GOVIA Thameslink Railway, the parent company of Southern trains, has said it is to move forward with modernisation plans to introduce wide use of Driver Only Operation (DOO) after the latest talks at Acas with the RMT ended without agreement. In short, GTR has lost patience with the RMT in a dispute that has been…
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Rail Operations Group to run Class 442 charity charter

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Chris Milner

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12th August 2016

UPDATED DERBY-based Rail Operations Group (ROG) will be running its first charter train on August 29. The formation with be two Class 442 EMUs. ROG is best known for its movement of rolling stock from depot to works or storage, and this charter will benefit The Railway Children charity and is being run in conjunction…
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RMT calls more rail staff out on strike

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Chris Milner

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12th August 2016

NEWS that the RMT union has called strikes with two more train operators will add to a summer of discontent for thousands of rail passengers. On top of the long running dispute with Southern and its parent company Govia Thameslink Railway over driver only operated trains (DOO), the RMT has called on its staff to…
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