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Power trip – Inside Drax

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Sam Hewitt

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11th September 2017

The term biomass will be familiar to many, but what is it, where does it come from, and how is it used? Chris Milner visits Drax power station, the first in the UK to switch to biomass consumption on a large scale, and finds out how rail plays a vital link in the supply chain.…
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How the Chasewater Railway was saved from the brink of collapse

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Web Editor

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4th September 2017

From almost closing in the 1980s, Chasewater Railway bounced back to the point its volunteers’ efforts have received royal recognition. Gary Boyd-Hope explains how the railway turned its fortunes around.
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TRACTION ICONS: Last of the Giants – SNCF CC72000

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Sam Hewitt

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4th September 2017

Late August saw the final regular workings of France’s most powerful diesel locomotives. Ben Jones looks back at their varied career. AFTER the devastation of the Second World War, the railways of France recovered quickly during the 1950s. Electrification was a priority, with most of the major routes radiating from Paris and much of the…
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PRESERVED LINE FOCUS – a Dales delight

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Sam Hewitt

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4th September 2017

In 1965, the Skipton to Ilkley line was closed by Dr Beeching. The line reopened 16 years later as the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and has gone from strength to strength. It is now bidding to reach Skipton. Mark Smithers tells the story. IN LESS than four decades of operation during the preservation…
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FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS: The demise of the railways of north-west Ireland

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Sam Hewitt

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4th September 2017

September 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of when many towns and villages in north-west Ireland lost their railway connections, with the closure of more than 200 miles of railway lines. Neil Sprinks recalls circumstances that led to so many line and station closures, which decimated public transport in the area SIXTY years ago, late at…
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THE BR ERA: Summer Saturdays to Skegness

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Sam Hewitt

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4th September 2017

The seaside resort of Skegness has welcomed a variety of traction on holiday trains in the diesel era. Pip Dunn recalls these popular trains that mainly came from the industrial heartlands during the 1970s and 80s. FOR a few Saturdays in the high summer, an East Midlands Trains HST leaves Derby and heads 90 miles…
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The changing railway scene in Ayrshire

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28th August 2017

The railways of Ayrshire were once an area flourishing with coal traffic, but now much more dependent on passenger services, with the occasional freight working. Stuart Fowler examines the variety of services now seen in this seldom-documented area.
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s new general manager shares his vision for the line

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21st August 2017

Gary Boyd-Hope went to meet the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s new general manager to find out how he has settled in and find out more about his vision for this ‘top flight’ preserved line.
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How the railways remembered Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising

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14th August 2017

As Ireland marks the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Gary Boyd-Hope takes a look at Ireland’s railway history.
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From the archive: Southern Railway crane clears wreckage of coaches destroyed in Nazi bombing

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10th August 2017

An unnamed lad watches as a Southern Railway machine helps clear the wreckage of several coaches destroyed in a Nazi bombing raid on Brighton on August 26, 1943. This picture had to be passed by the wartime official censor before it could be released to the press. Explore The Railway Magazine archive for more articles…
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