THE reconstruction of Ecuador’s 1,067mm gauge rail network is now largely complete and much of it is now regularly visited by the new ‘Tren Crucero’ (‘Train Cruise’) tourist train. Following years of decline, exacerbated by
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By Chris Austin & Richard Faulkner THIS is not one of those ‘coffee-table’ books that well-meaning relatives give you for Christmas because you ‘like trains’. Nor is it a product of amateurs churning out volumes
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THANK you for a most interesting article on Drax Power station (RM August). I well remember it being built and, of course, the famous BBC Blue Peter programme with presenter John Noakes climbing to the
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SIX Douglas Bay Horse Tramway trams were sold by auction on August 27 for a combined total of £9,200, reports Cliff Thomas. The sale was announced, at short notice, by Douglas Borough Council, with removal
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ROGER Daltrey, lead singer in legendary rock band The Who, opened Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway’s rebuilt Dungeness station with RH&DR board chairman, Sir William McAlpine, on August 2, reports Cliff Thomas. The 15in gauge
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THE partial failure of the parapet of a two-arch brick bridge over the Midland Main Line closed the line north of Leicester on August 1 for just over 24 hours. Passengers were bussed between Leicester
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THERE seems no end in sight for the long-running dispute on Southern over driver-only operation (DOO) after further talks with the RMT union and the conciliation service Acas broke up without agreement. Recognising passengers are
Read moreTHE death of Bluebell Railway volunteer Simon Brown, 24, on August 7 came as a result of his head hitting a signalling gantry while travelling on a train at 60mph, the RAIB has confirmed. Mr
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South West Trains has put together a package of prizes in a charity auction it is running on the online auction site eBay. The operator is aiming to raise £20,000 for four charities and SWT
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GOVIA Thameslink Railway, the parent company of Southern trains, has said it is to move forward with modernisation plans to introduce wide use of Driver Only Operation (DOO) after the latest talks at Acas with
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