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From the archive: The Brighton Electrification

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Alex Bestwick

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21st August 2023

A Twenty-year Retrospect by P. H. S. Martin, first published in The Railway Magazine in January 1953.
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Severn Valley Railway sells ‘Black Five’ 45110

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Alex Bestwick

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16th August 2023

The Severn Valley Railway has completed the sale of out-of-service locomotive LMS Stanier Class 5 45110 to an unnamed buyer.
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West Coast Railways can resume Jacobite train services, says safety body

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Alex Bestwick

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8th August 2023

The train service featured in the Harry Potter movies can resume after being granted a temporary exemption to a safety rule.
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Rail staff perform ABBA hit for Waterloo Station’s 175th anniversary

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Alex Bestwick

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11th July 2023

A choir of rail workers sang the ABBA hit of the same name at Waterloo Station to celebrate its 175th anniversary.
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From the archive: The death of Sir Nigel Gresley

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Alex Bestwick

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11th July 2023

Originally published in June 1941, the year of his death, this archive article reflects on the life and career of Sir Nigel Gresley.
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From the archive: The Glory Years of BR Steam

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Alex Bestwick

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4th July 2023

From The Railway Magazine, December 2005: At Nationalisation, the GWR feared it would lose its unique character, but as it turned out, those worries weren’t to be realised for more than a decade and the 1950s and early ‘60s thus proved to be the era of the ‘Great Western Region’!
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Fundraising bid to get steam locomotive back on track after 75 years

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Alex Bestwick

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23rd June 2023

Railway fans have launched a £40,000 fundraising appeal to see a Victorian steam locomotive hauling passenger carriages for the first time in 75 years.
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Over £25,000 donated to charity as part of Class 313 retirement fundraiser

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Alex Bestwick

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22nd June 2023

Two charities have received cheques from Govia Thameslink Railway for over £12,500 each, raised as part of an event marking the retirement of the Southern fleet of Class 313 trains.
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Overnight running returns to the SVR’s Autumn Steam Gala

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Alex Bestwick

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19th June 2023

The Severn Valley Railway will reintroduce overnight services as part of its Autumn Steam Gala this September.
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From the archive: The ‘Taliesin’ Project

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Alex Bestwick

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16th June 2023

The bold move to replace an important part of the Festiniog Railway’s history by building a single Fairlie locomotive is well on course, backed by an enthusiastic influx of funds. From The Railway Magazine, February 1990.
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