The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news. Here are this week’s top stories…
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Preservation focus: Forgetten Gems
Mark Smithers considers several important examples of narrow gauge and industrial steam locomotives which are not currently in the forefront of public attention.
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Archive: Open day at Barrow Hill
As printed from the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine, take a look at this story by Peter A Hogarth about the Barrow Hill roundhouse.
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The death of Sir Nigel Gresley
The death of Sir Nigel Gresley at Hertford on April 5, deprived the railway mechanical engineering profession of one of its most distinguished personalities.
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A curious railway accident
A curious railway accident, as reported in The Railway Magazine, March 1900.
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From the archive: Building for the future
Ben Jones visits Bridgnorth to discover how the Severn Valley Railway is investing in new facilities to cope with ever-increasing visitor numbers.
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Preservation focus: Forgetten Gems
Mark Smithers considers several important examples of narrow gauge and industrial steam locomotives which are not currently in the forefront of public attention.
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The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news. Here are this week’s top stories…
Read moreEurostar marks 25th anniversary with first ‘plastic-free’ train
Eurostar is operating a train with no single-use plastics to mark the 25th anniversary and will plant a tree for every service it runs.
Read moreHS2 should go ahead despite costs hike, says review
A recommendation that HS2 should continue to be built in full despite soaring costs has been welcomed by political leaders in the North.
Read moreFlooding washes out Churnet Valley gala
IT WAS supposed to be a day of celebration, seeing three USATC ‘S160’ 2-8-0’s working together in the UK for the first time since 1944. However, the Churnet Valley Railway’s (CVR) Super Power Saturday on
Read moreHitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express
By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28. They had received clearance from ORR late the previous evening. Set 802201 operated
Read moreCorrection: Pen & Sword printing error
Railway Magazine November 2019 issue carried a leaflet in our subscriber copies from Pen & Sword Books which has a printing error on the publication ‘Gresley and his Locomotives’. Pen & Sword apologises for the
Read moreGuide to Network Rail’s routes and regions
Network Rail’s new geographic regions, established in June, takes on accountability for the delivery of all projects within their borders, including track and signalling.
Read moreEuston’s landmark towers vanish as HS2 redevelopment work continues
PREPARATORY work is continuing at London Euston despite ongoing uncertainty over whether High Speed 2 trains will ever serve the station. Contractors are quickly demolishing the two early-1970s tower blocks in front of the station,
Read moreLondon to Glasgow passengers choose rail over air
The proportion of people travelling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air has reached a record level, according to Virgin Trains.
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