Sam Hewitt

Centenarian cameraman: Ron Buckley – Britain’s Oldest Railway Photographer: Part Two

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Sam Hewitt

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13th October 2020

Chris Milner concludes his interview with 100-year-old photographer Ron Buckley, who returned from wartime military service to a railway preparing for Nationalisation. AFTER leaving England in 1940 and serving with the Worcestershire Regiment, Ron returned home after demobilisation in 1945 after four-and-a-half years away – and to a very different railway. The ‘Big Four’ had…
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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9th October 2020

This week, new figures reveal the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK railway, as passenger numbers fall to the lowest since the 1850s.
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Severn Valley Railway receives lifeline government grant

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Sam Hewitt

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9th October 2020

The Severn Valley Railway is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government, thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.
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Rail journeys drop to lowest levels since mid-nineteenth century

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Sam Hewitt

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8th October 2020

The number of passengers using the UK’s railway has fallen to its lowest levels in around 170 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Crossrail governance handed over to Transport for London

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Sam Hewitt

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6th October 2020

The Elizabeth line has reached its complex final stages with Crossrail Ltd working to complete the remaining infrastructure so it can fully test the railway and successfully transition the project as an operational railway to Transport for London (TfL).
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Delivering a bigger, better railway for Scotland

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Sam Hewitt

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6th October 2020

With new and refurbished trains on the way, a rolling programme of electrification, and a devolved Government committed to further expansion, Scotland is showing other regions of the UK how to deliver a better railway. Ben Jones met ScotRail Alliance MD Alex Hynes to find out what is in store for 2018 and beyond. New…
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Railways ready to tackle autumn leaves on the line

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Sam Hewitt

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5th October 2020

Network Rail ready to tackle ‘leaves on the line’ and keep passengers moving safely and reliably this autumn with 61 leaf-busting trains and 80 leaf-busting teams.
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New exhibition for world famous Trans-Siberian railway journey

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Sam Hewitt

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5th October 2020

The Science Museum Group is set to launch a major new exhibition which charts the global impact of the world’s longest and most famous rail journey – the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd October 2020

A big milestone for the future of rail has been reached this week as we saw the debut of the UK’s first hydrogen-powered train on the mainline. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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UK’s first hydrogen-powered train makes mainline debut

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Sam Hewitt

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30th September 2020

A hydrogen-powered train has travelled on the UK rail network for the first time.
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