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Mid-Norfolk Railway gala showcases new sidings

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Sam Hewitt

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25th May 2019

THE Mid-Norfolk Railway’s April 5-7 diesel gala started in glorious sunshine, but the number of passengers was low. Trains ran between Dereham and Wyndham only, but a problem with the signalling installed in connection with the new storage sidings at Kimberley Park led to delays, amounting to about 40 minutes by the end of the…
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Scunthorpe steelworks rail tours remain popular

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd May 2019

Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society runs rail tours around the busy rail-served complex of British Steel’s Scunthorpe steelworks on selected summer weekends.
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Telly alert – Moors on Channel 5

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Gareth Evans

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9th May 2019

Channel 5’s television programme about the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will air on Friday, May 17 at 8pm. Season two of ‘The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard’ will include six episodes, which will go behind the scenes of the NYMR, meeting the staff and volunteers that keep the railway on track. Episode one sees…
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Vandals hit West Somerset Railway

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Gareth Evans

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7th May 2019

Estimated £1,000 worth of damage caused by smashed windows in Mk.1 carriage.
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Steam, diesel and electric on show at Long Rock open day

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd May 2019

An open day at Long Rock depot, Penzance, was attended by several thousand visitors, who witnessed a wide array of motive power celebrating Cornwall’s railways. Proceeds from the event – held on April 13 and organised by GWR – will be donated to the RNLI Penlee lifeboat station, in nearby Newlyn. The lifeboat theme was…
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The coaling plant story: Towers of Strength

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2019

The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths.
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Kenya plans to travel 132,000 passengers a day by 2022

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Sam Hewitt

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28th April 2019

The deal is worth 1.5 billion Kenyan Shillings ($1.5million).
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Greater Anglia to run Class 37 farewell railtour in May

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Sam Hewitt

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24th April 2019

Just 250 seats are available and are sold on a first-come-first served basis, with tickets priced at £80.
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Vivarail Class 230s ready for work

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd April 2019

The first use of Vivarail Class 230 DMUs on the main line is just weeks away, according to the company’s chairman Adrian Shooter. The three production sets for West Midland Trains – Nos. 230003-005 – have been involved in driver-training duties on the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford over the past few weeks. The…
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Freightliner plans new Ipswich depot – and more Class 90s?

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Sam Hewitt

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29th March 2019

Freightliner has submitted a planning application to build a new locomotive and wagon maintenance facility at its Ipswich Yard site. The depot will feature a fuelling point, a 54-metre long maintenance shed with overhead cranes, and an inspection pit and a wheel lathe for locomotives and wagons. The new facility is expected to create 20…
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