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Discover the Wansbeck Valley Railway in rural Northumberland, 57 years ago, on the ‘Wansbeck Piper’, the final train to travel over the route.
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New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange ran for the first time when it was steamed in the yard at Tyseley locomotive Works on Thursday, April 11 – opening a new chapter in Great Western Railway history.
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The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has launched a fundraising appeal to fit new tyres on its flagship steam locomotive Calbourne.
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The Science Museum Group has published an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to find Flying Scotsman’s new custodian.
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The developers of a new app hope to inspire rail travellers to learn more about Britain’s music scene both past and present.
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Major rail engineering work will take place on two weekdays this month as part of a trial responding to a change in travel patterns.
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A rapid charger for battery-powered trains has been developed in an effort to help decarbonise Britain’s railways.
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has made four safety recommendations to Network Rail after a train hit bricks from a collapsed wall.
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The story of British-funded ‘ambulance’ trains, in use on the Continent during the ‘European War’. First published September and October 1915.
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90 railway stations in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester will introduce tap-in and tap-out ticketing from next year.
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