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Twin 4-6-0s for Quainton Road as ‘Owsden’ moves from Swindon

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd January 2020

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Railway Centre (BRC) is the official home to a pair of Hawksworth ‘Modified Hall’ 4-6-0s after adding semi-restored No. 6984 Owsden Hall to its list of resident locos. The surprise news that owner Trevor Westbury was transferring No. 6984 from the Swindon & Cricklade Railway (S&CR) to Quainton was announced in mid-November, with the…
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Mayors demand answers over future of Northern Rail

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd December 2019

The mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool have called for “clarity” after a newspaper was told Northern Rail would be stripped of its franchise.
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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20th December 2019

Outlining the measures in the Queen’s Speech, the new Conservative majority government is introducing a new law to combat the disruption caused by railway strikes.
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From the Archive: P B WHITEHOUSE

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Sam Hewitt

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19th December 2019

In the seventh of our series on the writers and artists who influenced the present generation of rail enthusiasts, Robert Humm recalls the life and times of the photographer, film maker, and pioneer preservationist Patrick Whitehouse. A phenomenon of the golden age of railway enthusiasm – those four decades of the 1950s to 1980s –…
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From the archive: The treasures of Beamish

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Sam Hewitt

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16th December 2019

Mark Smithers visits Beamish Museum, one of the North East’s leading regional heritage attractions, featuring several unique railway exhibits. IN THE January 2016 issue of The Railway Magazine, my feature looked in detail at the Tanfield Railway and its important collection of industrial locomotives, many of which have a strong connection with the north-east of…
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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13th December 2019

In a week dominated by election coverage, we try and swerve away from the General Election and give you the important stories from across our railways.
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Get the perfect gift this Christmas with Mortons Books!

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Sam Hewitt

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13th December 2019

Mortons Media Group has launched a range of non-fiction books to complement the selection of Mortons bookazines available from retailers all over the world.
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Four centuries on… Mayflower to honour the Mayflower

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Sam Hewitt

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10th December 2019

DAVID Buck’s Thompson ‘B1’ 4-6-0 No. 61306 Mayflower will pay homage to the ship of the same name next September when it heads a commemorative railtour from London to Plymouth and Penzance to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers to the Americas. Steam Dreams’ ‘Mayflower 400’ will leave London Paddington at…
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Check before you travel: 20,000 staff to work on 380 rail projects over Christmas

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Sam Hewitt

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10th December 2019

Passengers “will benefit from a better, more reliable railway in 2020” according to Network Rail – with upgrades taking place over Christmas and New Year.
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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6th December 2019

It’s been a busy week on the UK’s railways as the election race heats up. Labour and the Conservatives clash over the Tory pledge to spend £4.2 billion on a local public transport fund.
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