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Western requiem

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Sam Hewitt

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8th February 2017

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the class on British Rail and John Heaton FCILT recalls some performances by the ‘Westerns’ in their heyday. What made the ‘Western’ 2,700hp Western Region diesel hydraulics so different? This is a question that is often posed, especially by observers who were too young to…
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March 1901: The clumsy one!

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Web Editor

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23rd January 2017

The archive is available to subscribers of The Railway Magazine, and can be purchased as an add-on from just £6. Not a subscriber? No problem…. Just click here to see the latest offers. Existing subscribers purchase the archive here or by calling our customer service team on 01507 529529.
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From the archive: The Model Railway Exhibition 1935

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Web Editor

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23rd January 2017

An event report from The Model Railway Exhibition 1935, originally published in the June 1935 edition of The Railway Magazine.
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June 1940: 11,000 railway horses

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Web Editor

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20th January 2017

From the June 1940 issue of The Railway Magazine: In Fine Fettle: Eleven thousand well-groomed British Railway Horses proudly maintain the link between factory and Railway depot. They breathe the spirited energy which animates every section of British Railways. Door to Door Service by British Railways. Our 125+ year archive is available to all subscribers of The…
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March 1924: Shipping locomotives to India

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Web Editor

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18th January 2017

The shipment of locomotives, fully assembled, is not new, but such cargoes have up till quite recently been confined to short sea passages. The enormous advantages in time, labour, and convenience of transporting railway engines in this manner has given rise to the experiment being tried for much longer voyages. The view reproduced shows one of…
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A snapshot of railway photography history: advice from the 1950s

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Web Editor

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13th January 2017

Published in the December 1950 issue of The Railway Magazine, this fascinating article offers a snapshot of railway photography history.
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DB CLASS 103 FINALE

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Sam Hewitt

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4th January 2017

Fourteen years after the official end of regular duties, the main line diagrams of the hugely popular Deutsche Bahn Class 103 electrics have ended. Ben Jones takes a nostalgic last run behind this iconic class and pays homage to these magnificent machines. It is 04.59 on a chilly late-November morning. An early InterCity express to Munich…
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Brits Abroad

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Sam Hewitt

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4th January 2017

Since 1999, British diesel and electric locomotives have worked in various parts of Europe for a variety of reasons. In this definitive and exclusive feature Anthony Sayer tells the story of what worked where and when – and what locos are still abroad. I was recently asked the following question: How many British main-line diesel…
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Regattas, donkeys and royals

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Sam Hewitt

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4th January 2017

For more than 150 years, the three Thames Valley branch lines have been vital commuter and leisure routes serving Windsor, Marlow, Bourne End and Henley-on-Thames. Facing modernisation, Stuart Warr looks at the fascinating history of these branches and what the future holds. The Thames Valley branch lines to Henley-on-Thames, Bourne End, Marlow and Windsor are…
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When two heads are better than one

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Sam Hewitt

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4th January 2017

Keith Farr analyses the performance of double-headed steam trains over Shap, the Midland Main Line and the Ayr to Stranraer line In steam days there was something special about a double-headed train. Imagine the ‘Cornish Riviera’, a ‘King’ on 12 coaches, coming into Newton Abbot; a ‘Hall’ or a ‘Manor’ sidles out of the shed and…
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