A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.
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Category: Features
Five things you may not know about the Big Boy
Here’s five things you perhaps didn’t know about the Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy 4-8-8-4…
Read moreThe Lasting Legacy of Preservation’s ‘Mystery’ Man
Peter Rampton – a man who spent a lifetime saving locomotives and reviving railways, but who remained an enigma to many.
Read moreOperation ‘Javelin’
Class 395 ‘Javelin’ charter trains have raised more than £125,000 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. With this year’s Remembrance Day only two months away, Doug Lindsay takes up the story. The history of
Read moreBath Green Park: Historic station myths dispelled
Mike Arlett clears up the still-perpetuated myth that the Midland Railway had first opened a branch line from Mangotsfield to a temporary terminus in Bath.
Read moreThe fastest train from Moscow to Saint Petersburg
If you are looking for a fast and comfortable route from Moscow to St. Petersburg, then look no further than the Sapsan train.
Read morePractice & Performance: A West Highland celebration
Marking the 125th anniversary of the West Highland line, Keith Farr concludes his performance summary of different traction types by looking at the diesel classes that replaced steam. In the August issue I took advantage
Read moreLazarus Locomotives: A Clan for all season
One of the most exciting new-build steam locomotive projects is that to recreate a BR ‘Clan’. Robert Ife, commercial director of the Standard Steam Locomotive Company, brings readers up to speed with progress, and the
Read moreAsset Monitoring: Looking after the rail infrastructure
Many RM readers will have seen the yellow Network Rail trains around the country, but what do they do and why are they operated? Andrew Royle, who was a technician on the trains, explains their
Read moreVIDEO: Unboxing the Union Pacific ‘Big Boy’
This year sees the 150th anniversary since the ‘Pacific Railroad’ was finished, which linked the existing eastern US network with the Pacific coast at Omaha, Nebraska.
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