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Category: Features

THEN & NOW: Years Apart… Bestwood Park Junction, Nottingham

14th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Our occasional series of then and now ‘views’ normally show where the railway has been closed, and in many cases the trackbed returned to nature. The pairing of images on this occasion shows the transformation

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Hydrogen train trial for UK by 2020

14th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Following the recent announcement of the Government’s intention to remove diesel trains from the network by 2040, KEITH FENDER looks at how Alstom has developed a hydrogen-powered train that will lead to a trial in

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A Lancashire half-century

7th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Mark Smithers reports on the West Lancashire Light Railway, a family-friendly operation which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary after starting from humble beginnings in 1967.  IN 1878, the standard-gauge West Lancashire Railway was opened

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Britain’s biggest train fleet transformation since the 1950s

29th July 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Britain’s train fleet is undergoing its biggest transformation since the 1950s, with around 5,700 new vehicles being delivered or on order.

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Livery Design: Giving the railway the ‘WOW’ factor

23rd July 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

While many transport companies look to external agencies and specialists to develop and maintain their brand and image, some undertake the activity in-house. Virgin Trains was one of the companies that until recently had its

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Tyseley: Shaping the future of main line steam?

15th July 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope talks to Tyseley’s Michael Whitehouse about Vintage Trains’ bid to become an independent train-operating company owned by the general

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Check out this railway photography masterclass

8th July 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Significant technical advances in digital cameras and lens quality has made railway photography images previously thought impossible, possible.

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New Trains for Old: From Upminster to Upcycled – Vivarail’s D-Train

1st July 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Ben Jones visits Long Marston to find out how redundant District Line trains are being rebuilt to provide cheaper and greener alternatives to brand new multiple units – and how Vivarail is looking to the

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From the archive: Experimental Vehicles – Ro-Railers: Ahead of their time or overtaken by events?

24th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

A new type of vehicle for use on both road and rail was trialled in the early 1930s, but never caught on. Alan Dale considers whether early road-rail vehicles were too advanced for their time.

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From the archive: A narrow gauge railway under south London

17th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Keith Fender reports on the construction of the Northern Line extension to Battersea, which has necessitated the construction of a narrow gauge railway under south London – albeit a temporary one. MAJOR tunnelling projects are

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