The Railway Magazine

From the archive: Open day at Barrow Hill

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Alex Bestwick

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3rd May 2023

As printed from the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine, take a look at this story by Peter A Hogarth about the Barrow Hill roundhouse.
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Branch Lines off the Salisbury to Exeter Line.

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Arianne Davey

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1st March 2023

Bath Railway Society is presenting an illustrated talk by Stuart Isbister, on Thursday, May 4.
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Nation celebrates 100 years of Flying Scotsman, world’s most famous steam locomotive

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Arianne Davey

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28th February 2023

Friday, February 24 marked 100 years since Flying Scotsman set off on its first journey from the sheds at Doncaster Works.
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National Railway Museum’s Station Hall to close temporarily for £10.5m refurbishment

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Arianne Davey

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16th November 2022

The National Railway Museum’s historic Station Hall will close temporarily in the New Year to enable urgent structural repairs to take place as part of the museum’s ambitious redevelopment plans.
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Flying Scotsman centenary celebrations launched at London King’s Cross on station’s 170th birthday

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Arianne Davey

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14th October 2022

Flying Scotsman – the world’s most famous steam locomotive – made its first appearance in a year-long national programme of events to mark its centenary today at London King’s Cross Station.
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Five things you didn’t know about Isambard Brunel

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Sam Hewitt

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15th September 2022

Engineering great Isambard Kingdom Brunel has continued to inspire and influence generations of architects long after his death in 1859.
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New series of Train Truckers features The Railway Magazine editor

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Alex Bestwick

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11th August 2022

The Railway Magazine’s editor Paul Bickerdyke has added his expert knowledge of locomotives to the gritty new series of Train Truckers.
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Locomotive’s rededication marks magazine milestone

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Alex Bestwick

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9th August 2022

A locomotive which for 18 years has proudly carried ‘our’ name – The Railway Magazine – has been rededicated with additional nameplates to mark the magazine’s 125th anniversary thanks to operator Freightliner.
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Green machines at sixty

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Alex Bestwick

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2nd August 2022

Following the pictorial celebration of 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 , we once more delve into the Mortons Archive for a selection of images of the locos in their original two-tone BR green liveries.
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Cape Government Railways locomotive no.390 is on display at the National Railway Museum

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Arianne Davey

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28th July 2022

Cape Government Railways locomotive no.390 arrived at the National Railway Museum, following a journey by road from where it was previously displayed in Locomotion in Shildon.
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