eter Brown takes a ride on the new Class 717 EMUs, which over the next few months will transform Great Northern services.
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Category: Standard Gauge
Practice & Performance: Thames-Valley transformation
In the third and final instalment, Keith Farr concludes his analysis of the steam-to-electric transformation the Great Western Main Line has undergone in the Thames Valley. Part two of this series ended with a brief
Read moreGCR to become ‘Cromwell’s’ new custodian?
THE 14-year relationship between ‘Britannia’ No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell and the 5305 Locomotive Association (5305LA) has come to an end. The BR Pacific’s owner, the National Railway Museum, has decreed the custodial agreement between the
Read moreAnother U-turn as WSR plc sells 4110 to Dartmouth line
THE saga surrounding the sale of West Somerset Railway (WSR)-based GWR 2-6-2T No. 4110 took another unexpected turn on February 3 when it was revealed the unrestored Large Prairie had been sold to the Dartmouth
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