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Author: Shannon Butcher
Shannon Butcher is an editorial contributor who has a Journalism degree from the University of Lincoln. When she’s creating content she can be found visiting many of the UK's beautiful countryside locations with her dog, Pilot.
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Rail unions welcome Labour party pledge to end driver-only trains
Unions have welcomed a pledge by Labour to end the “discriminatory practice” of driver-only trains on the railways, guaranteeing there will be a second member of fully trained staff.
Read moreEarly Experiments in Steam
In less than 30 years at the beginning of the 19th century, steam engine technology went from stationary mining machines to powering the world’s first inter-city railway.
Read moreVirgin Trains signs off in style with video featuring Mr Blobby
With the end of the Virgin Trains franchise taking place at 01:59am on December 8 after 22 years of running trains between London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh, they’re going out with a bang!
Read morePreservation focus: Forgotten Gems
Mark Smithers considers several important examples of narrow gauge and industrial steam locomotives which are not currently in the forefront of public attention.
Read moreLet the train take away temptation this Christmas
With the festive season and all those office parties and lunches drawing closer, the temptation to have ‘just one for the road’ on the way home is always at its most intense in these weeks and months.
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