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Janine Booth posted a new post. 2 months ago
Switzerland’s transport office puts solar power on the railsSwitzerland’s Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has authorised the first removable solar power plant to be installed between rails on the country’s railway.
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Best not engage the cog system
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This beats covering agricultural land with solar panels as our UK government seems so keen to do.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
First use of Mk.IV carriages on Irish branch lineNext month, a rail tour from Dublin to Killarney. will include the first visit of Mk.IV passenger set to the Limerick Junction to Limerick line.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
220 more trains each week in Southeastern's new December timetableFrom the start of the new timetable in December, Southeastern will be running 220 more services each week.
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At least Southeastern now has all 30 Class 707s cascaded from South Western Railway. They should plan ahead to replace the Class 465 and Class 466 Networker trains and to order new trains to replace them in the next 5 years.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Change in train driving style could save Northern thousands of litres of diesel a yearData scientists have shown Northern that thousands of litres of diesel could be saved by drivers making small adjustments to how they drive trains.
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DC when rest of country was going AC. Coal traffic was dying, relatively little passenger traffic back then. Stone and cement traffic out of the Peak District was seen as longer term business. One passenger… Read more
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Donation from Northern Ireland cathedral helps heritage railway’s flood appealDown Cathedral in Northern Ireland has donated £2,650 to the Downpatrick & County Down Railway from a fundraising gala concert held in June.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Enamel badge commemorates Irish railway historyAn enamel badge has been commissioned by Táilte Tours to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the last Drumm battery train service from Dublin to Bray.
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Victoria Thompson posted an update 2 months ago
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 2 months ago
Shropshire railway checks and cleans up its new Class 101 diesel multiple unitThe Severn Valley Railway (SVR) reports that the DMU Group (West Midlands) has been working on its new Class 101 unit.
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Here are the pictures chosen for the weekly email newsletter. Thanks to @DavidFS and @SM for submitting these. There is still time to enter your pictures, don’t forget to include #feature.
These two join last weeks pictures by @PhilClarke2020 and @rob_a4
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Many congratulations both for getting your photos chosen for the newsletter!
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 2 months ago
Appeal launched to bring Crab steam locomotive back in serviceThe East Lancashire Railway (ELR) is appealing for donations to help its work restoring its Crab steam locomotive 13065 back to working order.
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I have fired and driven this locomotive
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