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  • Four generations of ECML power to run side-by-side

    Four generations of ECML power to run side-by-side

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    Sam Hewitt

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    PAST, present and future East Coast express power will run side-by-side on the ECML north of York on April 23 in a unique public relations event to promote the line. In the spirit of legendary railway PR stunts of the 1930s, Virgin Inter-City 125 and IC225 sets will be joined by the National Railway Museum’s…

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  • Royal Assent for HS2 bill

    Royal Assent for HS2 bill

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ROYAL Assent for the HS2 bill that will pave the way for the construction of phase one of the line from London to Birmingham was granted on February 23. Construction is due to begin in April or May, with the building phase creating around 25,000 jobs as well as 2,000 apprenticeships. It will also support…

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  • Legends of the Great Western for Old Oak Common open day

    Legends of the Great Western for Old Oak Common open day

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A PUBLIC open day to mark 111 years of Old Oak Common depot is being planned by GWR for September 2. Under the banner of Legends of the Great Western, there will be a unique display of locomotives and units, old and new. The line-up is still being agreed, but is expected to include some…

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  • TRAINSPOTTING MEMORIES: Garratts and Guitars

    TRAINSPOTTING MEMORIES: Garratts and Guitars

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Having spent more than 60 years trainspotting, railway author John Stretton’s book about his first 30 years in the hobby has been well received. With memories galore, we present an abridged version of his exploits that also encompass his interests in music, sport and, of course, girls. IT’S 1950 and for my seventh birthday I…

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    Mixed messages from the DfT – do they give a damn about the future of rail? THERE’S often a nagging feeling that information from Government lacks thought and co-ordinaton. Take Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s suggestion that private motorists should now hesitate before buying a diesel car and buy the “least polluting vehicle they can”. Yet…

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  • Rare public opening at Downs LR to celebrate restoration project

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE private Downs Light Railway at Colwall, near Great Malvern, will celebrate the completion of a major restoration project on its 9½in-gauge miniature rail line with a gala on April 30 and May 1, writes Peter Nicholson. The railway first opened in 1925 and over the last four years substantial drainage and engineering repairs have…

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  • National Express to lose Midland Metro concession

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    Sam Hewitt

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    NATIONAL Express, which operates the Midland Metro tram network under a concession agreement, will not have it renewed when it ends in October 2018. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) – the transport arm of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) – says it will take over the day-to-day running of the network, a move that…

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  • Great Central begins construction of MML bridge

    Great Central begins construction of MML bridge

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    Sam Hewitt

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    CONSTRUCTION of the 30m-long bridge that will carry the preserved Great Central Railway over the Midland Main Line at Loughborough has begun. This follows the signing of final contracts, land transfer and lease agreements in mid-March. Specialist rail contractor MPB is on site to complete the bridge abutments and prepare the ground for bringing in…

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  • Chance for RM readers to ride the railmotor on a GWR branchline

    Chance for RM readers to ride the railmotor on a GWR branchline

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    Sam Hewitt

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    GW Railmotor to mark 60th anniversary of last Chinnor passenger service THE Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway (C&PRR) and Mortons Media have teamed up for a special offer for readers of The Railway Magazine and its sister titles, Heritage Railway and Rail Express. The Didcot-based, 1907-built Great Western Railway Steam Railmotor No. 93 and Trailer car…

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  • RM selects Railway Children charity for 120th anniversary railtour to Glasgow

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE PROCEEDS of The Railway Magazine’s 120th anniversary railtour will be donated to the Railway Children charity, specifically its UK-based safeguarding on transport programme. ‘The Caledonian’ tour will run from London to Glasgow on October 7. The safeguarding initiative was launched by Railway Children in close partnership with British Transport Police and the rail industry…

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