Sam Hewitt

From the Archive: Railway Personalities: George Dow

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Sam Hewitt

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4th March 2020

In the fifth in our series of railway writers and artists, the life of the great communicator and railway historian supreme is recounted by Robert Humm. George Dow was a man of many parts. Professionally he was a career railwayman for his entire working life, much of it spent in public relations on the LNER…
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Protestors demand government keep Northern Rail under public control

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2020

Rail passenger groups and union leaders are staging protests today, calling for the Government to keep Northern Rail under public control.
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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28th February 2020

New Government funding has been announced for disabled passengers and for new stations, but is it enough? Plus, severe floods bring closures near the Welsh border. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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£20m funding for new railway stations across the country

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Sam Hewitt

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28th February 2020

A new £20 million fund to build new railway stations and restore some that were previously closed has been announced by the Department for Transport.
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Storm Dennis: Rail passengers urged to check before travelling due to floods

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Sam Hewitt

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17th February 2020

Storm Dennis is continuing to cause transport chaos as train lines and roads are blocked by flooding and fallen trees.
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2020

This week, we caught up with Lady McAlpine for an update on the 24 historic enamel advertising signs stolen from the late Sir William McAlpine’s private Fawley Hill Railway. Plus, Eurostar announce a new direct rail connection between the UK and the Netherlands. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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February 2020 issue on sale!

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Sam Hewitt

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4th February 2020

Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present.
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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31st January 2020

It’s been a spectacularly busy week on Britain’s railways. Our top story is Northern Rail is to be brought into government control from March 1. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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Chancellor Sajid Javid backs HS2 rail project

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Sam Hewitt

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30th January 2020

Chancellor Sajid Javid is set to throw his support behind HS2 ahead of a key meeting with Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
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£500m promised by Government to restore historic rail lines

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Sam Hewitt

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28th January 2020

The Government is going ahead with plans to reverse historical rail cuts, despite critics warning its £500 million budget is not sufficient.
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