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  • Railways mark the Armistice centenary

    Railways mark the Armistice centenary

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    Sam Hewitt

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    TRAIN operators, Network Rail and many others held events in the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War and Remembrance Day on November 11. Some trains were specially named, notably GWR, with its unveiling of IET No. 800306 giving the names of all 2,545 men who worked for the GWR…

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  • Northern denies ‘crisis talks’ rumour as timetable changes are reduced

    Northern denies ‘crisis talks’ rumour as timetable changes are reduced

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Tony Miles SUGGESTIONS in the Sunday Telegraph on November 4 that Arriva is “locked in crisis talks with the Government” over the future of the Northern rail franchise and that it is trying to “renegotiate terms” have been strongly denied by the company. The story, which was repeated in other news outlets, said the…

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  • New record as Flying Scotsman nameplate sells for £64,500

    New record as Flying Scotsman nameplate sells for £64,500

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ONE of the original nameplates from ‘A3’ Flying Scotsman was sold for a record £64,500 plus buyer’s premium at the GW Railwayana auction in Pershore on November 17. The buyer was an unnamed online bidder. The hammer price beat the previous record of £60,000 for ‘A4’ nameplate Golden Fleece. This plate is from the right…

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  • First Stadler UK ‘Flirt’ unit arrives

    First Stadler UK ‘Flirt’ unit arrives

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE first of a fleet of 34 ‘Flirt’ bi-mode multiple units for Greater Anglia arrived in the UK on November 14. Class 755 No. 755405 was hauled from Ripple Lane to Norwich Crown Point by DB Cargo’s No. 66002 the next day. Rail Operations Group has been appointed as the test operator for the various safety, performance…

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  • Early electrification: Addicted to steam?

    Early electrification: Addicted to steam?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Early LNER non-steam traction to the birth of ‘British Railways’ Bob Gwynne takes a fascinating look into the history of pioneering electric and diesel traction and its use by the London & North Eastern Railway (and other companies) up to the formation of British Railways in 1948. When people talk of the London & North…

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  • Waterloo incident is a wake-up call

    Waterloo incident is a wake-up call

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THIRTY years ago, on December 12, 1988, a busy commuter train ran into the back of another packed train, which had stopped at a red signal outside Clapham Junction. Moments later a third train hit the wreckage. It was a catastrophe in which 35 people lost their lives and 484 were injured. It’s a day…

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  • DECEMBER 2018

    DECEMBER 2018

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Headline News Northern denies crisis talks; Virgin scraps Friday ticket restrictions; ‘Scotsman’ nameplate sells for £64,500; Vintage Trains launches main line ‘Polar Express’; Talgo plans Scottish factory; West Somerset closes for three months; TPE’s ‘Nova 3’ delayed until May; Porterbrook ‘Flex’ sets for new year debut; Immingham coaling tower demolished; Days of lineside permit numbered?…

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  • Tyseley makes TOC debut with Birmingham ‘Polar Express’ festive trains

    Tyseley makes TOC debut with Birmingham ‘Polar Express’ festive trains

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    Sam Hewitt

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    VINTAGE Trains (VT) was set to return to full main line steam charter operation as an independent train operating company on November 29 with the first of its new ‘Polar Express’ festive specials from Birmingham Moor Street. The trains are based upon the 2004 film of the same name, and are scheduled to run four…

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  • Falkland’s veteran Simon unveils new ‘Patriot’ crest

    Falkland’s veteran Simon unveils new ‘Patriot’ crest

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A NEW crest depicting a First World War ‘Tommy’ standing over the grave of a fallen comrade has been unveiled on the nameplate of new-build ‘Patriot’ No. 5551 The Unknown Warrior by Simon Weston CBE. The unveiling took place during a special Armistice commemoration event at Crewe Heritage Centre on November 10, which also provided a…

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  • Dual identity ‘Saint’ makes its public debut at Didcot

    Dual identity ‘Saint’ makes its public debut at Didcot

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    Sam Hewitt

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    CLEAR skies and late-autumn sunlight provided perfect conditions for the public debut of the Great Western Society’s near-completed Churchward ‘Saint’ 4-6-0 No. 2999 Lady of Legend at Didcot Railway Centre on November 17-18. Plenty of visitors turned out during the aptly named Black Saint Weekend to get their first glimpse of the loco, albeit static and…

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