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Nothing duff about these Co-Cos

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Alex Bestwick

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1st August 2022

To celebrate 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 diesel electric locos (later designated Class 47), we present a small selection of images from the Mortons Archive.
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A rallying call on Yorkshire Day

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Robin Jones

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1st August 2022

Today is Yorkshire Day, and a trio of heritage railways organisations are using this to call upon the public’s support by visiting a heritage railway this summer – amid a series of challenges affecting heritage railways throughout the UK.
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Classic diesel traction on the GWSR

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Robin Jones

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27th July 2022

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is operating seven historic diesel locomotives over the weekend of July 29-31.
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Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs

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Alex Bestwick

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27th July 2022

A controversial Government plan for rail schemes in the North and Midlands should be “reconsidered” to avoid a “missed opportunity”, MPs have warned.
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Steam services set to resume at the Severn Valley Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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26th July 2022

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced it will restart steam-hauled services on July 27 after two weeks of using heritage diesels on its public services.
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HS2 tunnelling machine ‘Dorothy’ becomes first to complete its journey

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Alex Bestwick

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26th July 2022

One of the giant machines digging the tunnels for HS2 has become the first on the project to complete the full journey underground.
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How will this week’s rail strike affect services?

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Alex Bestwick

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25th July 2022

More rail strikes are set to take place this week, causing misery for passengers.
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Campaigners rally against railway ticket office closures

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Alex Bestwick

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25th July 2022

A campaign to stop closures of rail ticket offices is being stepped up with a day of action next month.
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WHR 100 test train success

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Robin Jones

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18th July 2022

Preparations for the joint WHR 100:SOUTH SNOWDON event have included running a train of Welsh Highland Heritage Railway stock to Beddgelert.
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Six towns and cities shortlisted to be home of Great British Railways

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Sam Hewitt

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8th July 2022

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York are all in the running.
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