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Switzerland’s mountain railways keeping communities alive

10th February 2021 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive, World

Every year millions of people from all over the world squeeze into little trains in Switzerland, hoping to experience unforgettable mountain vistas and clean Alpine air.

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Dinmore and more and more!

20th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

The locomotives owned by Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd have earned themselves a reputation for reliability and good performance during their various spells in traffic. Yet their owning group retains a relatively low profile, conducting impressive

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Centenarian cameraman: Ron Buckley – Britain’s Oldest Railway Photographer: Part Two

13th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Chris Milner concludes his interview with 100-year-old photographer Ron Buckley, who returned from wartime military service to a railway preparing for Nationalisation. AFTER leaving England in 1940 and serving with the Worcestershire Regiment, Ron returned

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Delivering a bigger, better railway for Scotland

6th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

With new and refurbished trains on the way, a rolling programme of electrification, and a devolved Government committed to further expansion, Scotland is showing other regions of the UK how to deliver a better railway.

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The Aln Valley Railway – then and now

14th September 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Alan Barnes is a regular visitor to the North East. Here, he takes a look at the history of the Aln Valley Railway and its progress in extending one of Britain’s newest heritage lines, a

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Trips with a difference: 40 years of rail ale rambles

28th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Dave Richardson recalls more than 40 years of connecting railways with beer festivals and brewery visits, organised by former Salisbury area BR manager Gerald Daniels. REAL ale and rail travel somehow go together, especially with

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Remembering Richard Hardy

21st August 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Richard Hardy, who died on February 18 2018, aged 94, was one of the last remaining professional links with the ‘Big Four’ and a railwayman who commanded as much respect in the preservation era as

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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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