Roger Smith
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 weeks ago
Heritage railway looking for stories about women who built one of its steam locomotivesThe Watercress Line is looking for stories about the women who built Merchant Navy Class 35005 Canadian Pacific at Eastleigh in 1941.
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Those women surely can't be working on Can Pac, or any other Merchant Navy, because it appears to have a round top firebox (upside down) not the flat top Belpaire firebox of the Bulleid Pacifics - as in the… Read more
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 8 weeks ago
West of England railway line set for two week closureFor two weeks in November there will be no train services between Axminster and Exeter while engineers install new track through Honiton Tunnel.
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Maybe my memory is failing me, but I don't recall in years gone by the number of railway route closures that we now have. Every week it seems there is an announcement of another railway closure, often for… Read more
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 8 weeks ago
Connecting Midlands cities by rail would create 3,000 jobsNew research shows that a rail link between Coventry, Leicester, and Nottingham would create 3,000 jobs in the construction industry and supply chain.
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I do think that having a new rail link to link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham is a good idea. I think it should be given the go ahead.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
O Gauge heaven coming to the Severn Valley RailwayOn 19 and 20 October, the Severn Valley Railway is holding its third annual O Gauge Get Together at The Engine House at Highley in Shropshire.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Bachmann announces new OO9 models at Ffestiniog Railway’s Bygones WeekendBachmann Europe Plc has chosen this year’s Bygones Weekend at the Ffestiniog Railway to announce new OO9 gauge models.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Shortlist of leaf busting train names revealedNetwork Rail is inviting the public to vote for their favourite name for one of its autumn leaf-busting trains.
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I heard that the other day one of these failed due to slippery track conditions?
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Young volunteer helps celebrities learn Welsh on Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland RailwayTelevision company S4C recorded an episode of a Welsh language programme at The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Network Rail and Shropshire railway celebrate anniversary of partnershipNetwork Rail and the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) are today, 1 October, celebrating the first anniversary of their official partnership.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Bletchley to Bedford railway line reopens after floodwater recedesThe Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford that had been closed for 7 days because of flooding reopened on Monday, 30 September.
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"Climate change seems to be the cause of the more extreme weather conditions being experienced in the UK." There is no evidence whatsoever that Britain is experiencing "more extreme weather". It's just that… Read more
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 months ago
Cambridgeshire railway staff to raise funds for guide dog puppyStaff at Ely station are holding fundraising events for a guide dog puppy in memory of a Greater Anglia veteran driver who recently passed away.
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