Roger Smith
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 6 weeks ago
Free train travel to Remembrance Services for serving military personnel and veteransMilitary personnel and veterans who wish to travel by train to attend this year’s Remembrance Services can take advantage of a free travel offer.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 6 weeks ago
Unions want London railway lines brought into public ownershipThe leaders of the RMT and ASLEF have sent a joint letter to the Mayor of London asking for the Elizabeth Line and London Overground into public ownership.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks 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. 7 weeks 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. 7 weeks 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. 7 weeks 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. 7 weeks 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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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Flood-hit Northern Ireland heritage railway resumes operationsThe Downpatrick & County Down Railway has resumed operating following devastating flood damage it received during storms last November.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Rare diesel locomotive back in service after major overhaulA Class 11 diesel shunter owned by the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust has returned to operational services after undergoing a major overhaul.
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Is the first picture one taken before or after the overhaul? It doesn't look as though the shunter has been repainted, certainly not with gloss black paint -
I My dad and grandad were both drivers in Leamington spa.and I spent many unofficial hours on these shunters as they worked with Ford motor company and freight movements around Leamington sidings… Read more
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Major improvements underway at Leicestershire railway stationA programme of major improvements is being carried out to the railway station at Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
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Could have added an extra platform so that EMR Connect/Luton Airport Express Class 360 trains can terminate at Market Harborough from London St. Pancras International. With the electrification to continue… Read more
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