Sam Hewitt

HOW IT’S DONE: Photography masterclass

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Sam Hewitt

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15th February 2018

Significant technical advances in digital cameras and lens quality has made possible the creation of images previously thought impossible. The editor meets professional and commercial photographer Jack Boskett, whose portfolio includes The Royal Family and celebrities. He explains the techniques used to create thought-provoking and dramatic railway photographs. Jack Boskett had his first picture published…
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NEW TRAINS FOR OLD: From Upminster to Upcycled – Vivarail’s D-Train

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Sam Hewitt

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15th February 2018

Ben Jones visits Long Marston to find out how redundant District Line trains are being rebuilt to provide cheaper and greener alternatives to brand new multiple units – and how Vivarail is looking to the future with new methods of propulsion. SOMEWHERE deep in rural Warwickshire, a former London Underground ‘D Stock’ driving car stands…
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CROSSRAIL UPDATE: Countdown – Getting Farringdon ready for the Elizabeth Line

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Sam Hewitt

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15th February 2018

The first tunnel section of the Elizabeth Line – better known as Crossrail – is due to open next December between Paddington and Abbey Wood via Canary Wharf. Keith Fender has been given an exclusive tour of Farringdon, one of the major interchange points on the £16billion project. On December 9 the tunnel section of…
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PRACTICE & PERFORMANCE: Shanghai to Shenfield

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Sam Hewitt

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15th February 2018

For this month’s Practice & Performance, John Heaton FCILT recalls some of his highlights of 2017, including the Shanghai Maglev, a Chinese high-speed train and a ‘Deltic’ over Diggle. AS the silver bullet hurtled its way towards Shanghai’s Pudong Airport my GPS registered 435kph (270.4mph). Despite being on a viaduct, the ground below blurred, even…
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SHADOWED BY THE STATE: From Ukraine with love

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Sam Hewitt

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15th February 2018

Mark Darby takes a trip to the former Soviet country of Ukraine – an adventure which presented him with more than a few problems, including the discovery he’d been under surveillance for days… as a suspected terrorist! Railway photography in countries hidden away within the shadows of the former Iron Curtain is, at times, delightful…
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Britain’s newest build: Re-creating a Rough Rider

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Sam Hewitt

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15th February 2018

The launch of a new project to build the 41st member of Churchward’s Great Western Railway ‘County’ class 4-4-0 has been a long time coming, more than 10 years since the possibility was first mooted. Project manager Gary Boyd-Hope looks at the proposal in more detail and explains why these ‘rough riders’ hold a significant…
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Class 156 derailed by landslide on West Highland

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2018

SCOTRAIL Class 156 DMU No. 156458 was derailed as a result of a landside above Loch Eilt on the West Highland line extension on January 22. The unit was working the 06.03 Mallaig-Glasgow Queen St when it came to grief, but remained upright as the slurry from the landslide lifted it off its wheels. There were…
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Network Rail moves quickly to protect projects after Carillion collapse

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2018

THE collapse of Carillion, one of the UK’s largest construction and infrastructure management firms, has caused major difficulties for Network Rail and a number of other rail-related projects. The compulsory liquidation of the group in January put thousands of jobs at risk and raised fears major rail projects such as High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase…
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London Bridge fully reopen after £1bn rebuild

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2018

LONDON Bridge’s vast new concourse and five new platforms opened to the public on January 2 after five years of reconstruction and redevelopment work. Following the latest 10-day closure over Christmas and New Year, trains to and from Cannon Street can once again call at London’s oldest railway station. Since work began in 2013, London…
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Arson blamed for damage at Nottingham’s Grade II station

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2018

A MAJOR fire that damaged some of the period features at Nottingham station is being treated by the British Transport Police (BTP) as arson. The fire broke out at around 06.15 on January 12 in a ladies’ toilet in the new southern concourse off Queen Street, close to the multi-storey car park. However, flames quickly…
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