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Tag: Great Western Main Line

Four centuries on… Mayflower to honour the Mayflower

10th December 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Railtours, Steam

DAVID Buck’s Thompson ‘B1’ 4-6-0 No. 61306 Mayflower will pay homage to the ship of the same name next September when it heads a commemorative railtour from London to Plymouth and Penzance to mark the 400th

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Paddington hosts HST farewell

12th June 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Network, News

After almost 44 years of sterling service, the InterCity 125 – which transformed long-distance travel for British Rail – has ended its association with London Paddington.

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Electrification back on the agenda as costs could be slashed by up to half

2nd April 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

The cost of electrifying UK railways could be slashed by between a third and one-half of recent schemes.

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Practice & Performance: Thames-Valley transformation

6th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Features, Network, Standard Gauge, Steam

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

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End of the line for Old Oak Common HST depot

31st December 2018 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

REDUCTION of the use of HST trains by GWR and the need to redevelop parts of Old Oak Common has brought the curtain down on the west London depot’s long association with the InterCity 125.

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