THANK you for a most interesting article on Drax Power station (RM August). I well remember it being built and, of course, the famous BBC Blue Peter programme with presenter John Noakes climbing to the
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All aboard Le Truffadou
John Hannavy takes a trip on one of France’s few preserved steam railways – and discovered it has a very interesting history. WHEN the Metropolitan Railway carried its first passengers underground in London in 1863, they
Read moreGetting it for free – wi-fi, that is!
The best things in life are free, so the song says. In many cases that doesn’t apply to wi-fi on trains. The RM summarises the current situation. Most people on the move these days use
Read moreGetting a fare deal
There are millions of combinations of rail fares in existence, and that is without taking Railcard discounts into consideration. So how do we know that we are getting the best deal. Steven Knight looks at
Read moreBringing the last Quarry Hunslet home
In a Railway Magazine exclusive, Rob Gambrill tells how diligent research led to his purchase and repatriation of former Penrhyn Quarry 0-4-0ST Nesta. Without a doubt, one of the most amazing stories from the world
Read moreFORTY YEARS OF IRELAND’S ‘BIG’ GMs
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the General Motors Class 071s in the Republic of Ireland. The ‘Big’ GMs (as they became known) went on to transform the nation’s loco-hauled services.
Read moreMastering the Mendips
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Somerset & Dorset (S&D) line, and in the first of a two-part Practice & Performance Keith Farr looks at LMS locomotives that worked the
Read moreRedundant Douglas Horse Trams auctioned
SIX Douglas Bay Horse Tramway trams were sold by auction on August 27 for a combined total of £9,200, reports Cliff Thomas. The sale was announced, at short notice, by Douglas Borough Council, with removal
Read moreThe Who frontman reopens Dungeness station
ROGER Daltrey, lead singer in legendary rock band The Who, opened Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway’s rebuilt Dungeness station with RH&DR board chairman, Sir William McAlpine, on August 2, reports Cliff Thomas. The 15in gauge
Read morePartial bridge collapse disrupts Midland Main Line
THE partial failure of the parapet of a two-arch brick bridge over the Midland Main Line closed the line north of Leicester on August 1 for just over 24 hours. Passengers were bussed between Leicester
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