From the archive

From the archive: Liverpool Street, Great Eastern Railway

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Alex Bestwick

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28th August 2023

By Scott Damant, General Manager’s Office, Great Eastern Railway. First published November 1899.
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From the archive: The Brighton Electrification

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Alex Bestwick

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21st August 2023

A Twenty-year Retrospect by P. H. S. Martin, first published in The Railway Magazine in January 1953.
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From the archive: New Southern Railway Suburban Line

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Alex Bestwick

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14th August 2023

Reprinted from the July 1938 issue of The Railway Magazine: On Sunday, May 29, the first section of a new line between Motspur Park and Leatherhead on the Southern Railway was opened to traffic.
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From the archive: The Andover and Redbridge Railway

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Alex Bestwick

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7th August 2023

The story of The Andover and Redbridge Railway (The Sprat and Winkle Line), written by John Moreton, first published in The Railway Magazine in January 1910.
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From the archive: The failure of Bricklayers Arms as a passenger station

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Alex Bestwick

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24th July 2023

The fascinating story of the failed station, on the world’s first line to be controlled by a signal box, by Canon Reginald B. Fellows. Originally published in two parts in the July/August and September/October 1944 issues of The Railway Magazine.
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From the archive: The failure of Bricklayers Arms as a passenger station

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Alex Bestwick

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24th July 2023

The fascinating story of the failed station, on the world’s first line to be controlled by a signal box, by Canon Reginald B. Fellows. Originally published in two parts in the July/August and September/October 1944 issues of The Railway Magazine.
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From the archive: The Seaham and Hartlepool Railway

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Alex Bestwick

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14th July 2023

This new branch of the North-Eastern Railway, which is now complete, runs across the east coast of Durham from Seaham Harbour to Hart Junction, situated four miles north of Hartlepool. Its course is 20ft, and the distance is half a mile from the cliffs, and from it the sea is visible practically all of the…
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From the archive: The death of Sir Nigel Gresley

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Alex Bestwick

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11th July 2023

Originally published in June 1941, the year of his death, this archive article reflects on the life and career of Sir Nigel Gresley.
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From the archive: The Glory Years of BR Steam

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Alex Bestwick

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4th July 2023

From The Railway Magazine, December 2005: At Nationalisation, the GWR feared it would lose its unique character, but as it turned out, those worries weren’t to be realised for more than a decade and the 1950s and early ‘60s thus proved to be the era of the ‘Great Western Region’!
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From the archive: Prototype ‘150’ unveiled

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Alex Bestwick

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27th June 2023

In September 1984, The Railway Magazine reported that British Railways’ ageing fleet of diesel multiple-units were to be replaced by modern vehicles.
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From the archive

From the archive: Liverpool Street, Great Eastern Railway

From the archive: The Brighton Electrification

From the archive: New Southern Railway Suburban Line

From the archive: The Andover and Redbridge Railway

From the archive: The failure of Bricklayers Arms as a passenger station

From the archive: The failure of Bricklayers Arms as a passenger station

From the archive: The Seaham and Hartlepool Railway

From the archive: The death of Sir Nigel Gresley

From the archive: The Glory Years of BR Steam

From the archive: Prototype ‘150’ unveiled

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