Grand Union Trains submits proposal for new Carmarthen to London Paddington service
An application has been made by Grand Union Trains for the right to operate a new intercity train service between Carmarthen and London Paddington.
Author: Roger Smith
I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways.
I am a published author and a a proof-reader for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer.
I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published in monthly magazines and books.
West Midlands launches blueprint for levelling up the region
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Photos: Working Engines Gala at West Lancashire Light Railway
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Sir Peter Hendy to headline Heritage Railway Association’s annual conference
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Call to Government to provide certainty on future railway plans
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Book Review: Great Central Railway Joint Operations around Manchester and in South Yorkshire by Bob Pixton
This lavishly-illustrated book looks at lines that operated jointly with the Great Central around Manchester and across the Pennines into Yorkshire.
Applications now open for LNER’s ‘Tomorrow’s Talent’ programme
LNER is once more aiming to inspire tomorrow’s talent with its pioneering Tomorrow’s Talent online work experience programme.
Rail regulator asks for HS1 stakeholder’s views ahead of next review
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