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Roger Smith posted a new post. 6 weeks ago
50% increase for Northumberland passengers heading to LondonIn the last two years, the number of customers travelling by Lumo’s train services between Morpeth and London has increased by 50%.
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Would it be possible if Lumo would one day stop at York as a 2nd stop just like Lumo sometimes allow their Class 803s to stop at Stevenage as their 1st stop from London King’s Cross.
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Victoria Thompson posted an update 6 weeks ago
Dont forget to include #feature when you upload your pictures, we use this hashtag when choosing pictures to include in the weekly newsletter
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Victoria Thompson posted an update 6 weeks ago
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Details on how to enter the competition are below. You can view all our current competitions by clicking here. You can view our range of mugs here Please note! There are 2 parts to entry, firstly you need to enter your email address … Continue reading
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 6 weeks ago
New West Midlands Railway trains welcomed on new routeWest Midlands Railway’s Class 730 electric trains are now calling at Walsall, with the local council welcoming the new service.
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Do these units really have more seats than the Class 350 four-car units that have hitherto operated the Chase Line, or do they claim standing passengers as part of their capacity? -
Perhaps London Northwestern Railway should start introducing the Class 730/2 5-Car units by the end of 2024 and the Class 350/2 to be moved for storage and the Class 319 to be sent for scrap or cascaded to Northern.
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Are London Northwestern Railway going to start introducing the Class 730/2 by the end of 2024 that are to replace the Class 350/2 and Class 319. And to see the Class 730/2 operating from London Euston… Read more
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Essex train services to be disrupted this monthTrain services on between Colchester, Clacton-on-Sea, and Walton-on-the-Naze will be disrupted on two weekends later this month (November).
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Greater Anglia and Network Rail should focus more on station improvements and infrastructure including a new railway station at Beaulieu Park and Cambridge South. And to start work on a new station building… Read more
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Victoria Thompson posted an update 7 weeks ago
The pictures for the newsletter this week have been chosen. Details here and in the newsletter soon #feature
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Yorkshire railway completes vital landslip repairsThe Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire has completed major track repairs to a ¾-mile section of track near the site of the former Wensley Station.
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I'm glad they have got it done because 45407 was supposed to do the polar express and the mince pie run but now it's 45212 doing it because 45407 is doing Edinburgh runs so I'm glad they've got that done…
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Book Review: Electric Locomotives on Britain’s Railways by George WoodsThis book shows the surprisingly large number of different types of electric locomotives on Britain’s railways and the variety of trains they hauled.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
HST to be part of East Lancashire Railway DMU GalaThe world’s fastest diesel train – the InterCity 125 – is to appear at the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) in November.
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Nice to see an HST on the ELR, it will only be idling on the first notch when it runs.
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Guilty as charged. In the 1970s, I hated the HSTs for taking away our beloved Westerns and Deltics, yet more recently, I have waited for a later train to ride in an HST rather than a Voyager (being over 6’ tall,… Read more- View 1 reply
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Dorset heritage railway donates surplus wood to community groupSurplus wood from maintaining Harman’s Cross railway station on the Swanage Railway have been donated to a community project in Swanage.
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