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GB RAILFREIGHT has revealed that it is considering new high-speed, high-value parcels services using soon-to-be-redundant InterCity 125 sets. The short-formed sets, with three or four modified Mk3 trailers, would be used to tap into the rapidly increasing same-day and overnight premium delivery market for mail order parcels. Speaking to The RM, GBRf managing director John…

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A rare chance to mark the 120th anniversary of The Railway Magazine with a one-off railtour Saturday, October 7, 2017 YOU are invited to celebrate three major anniversaries by joining us on an exclusive Railway Magazine charter train from Euston to Glasgow. This once-in-a-lifetime special is being staged to commemorate: ■ The 120th anniversary of…

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GREAT Central Railway carriage & wagon superintendent Tom Tighe is presented with The Railway Magazine Preservationist of the Year award by editor Chris Milner in front of SR 4-6-0 No. 777 Sir Lamiel on February 8. Both Tom and Chris were unable to attend the Heritage Railway Association awards ceremony in Wolverhampton on February 11.…

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MORE than 5,500 passengers sampled a slice of modern railway history in mid-February when Peppercorn ‘A1’ Pacific No. 60163 Tornado returned scheduled steam-hauled service trains to the national network. Between February 14 and 16, the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s Apple Green 4-6-2 took charge of Northern Rail’s 08.25 Appleby-Skipton service, returning on the 10.44 ex-Skipton. The…

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THE 6201 Society, owners of LMS ‘Princess Royal’ Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth, is reeling after a visit from the boiler inspector left them with a demand to have the Pacific’s boiler lifted and a catalogue of repairs to complete. Princess Elizabeth is currently out of traffic undergoing a major winter maintenance programme at the…

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A FLEET of no-frills ‘Very Light Trains’ could be introduced in the north-east of England by 2019 as part of a £4million trial. The project is being supported by the Department for Transport, Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), and several large rail industry suppliers. The VLR Technologies (VLRT) consortium is being helped by DfT…

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THREE icons of British steam will meet for the first time when Barrow Hill Roundhouse celebrates its grand reopening on September 21-24. To mark its relaunch after a £1.2million restoration, the unique Midland Railway roundhouse will host Gresley ‘A3’ No. 60103 Flying Scotsman, new-build Peppercorn ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado and the NRM’s replica of Stephenson’s…

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