Alex Bestwick

Celebrate 160 years of the Underground at London Transport Museum’s ‘Big Build’ Depot Open Days

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Alex Bestwick

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1 June 2023

Discover the story of the Underground at London Transport Museum’s ‘Big Build’ Depot Open Days event this June.
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Holidays should be action-packed, entertaining and above all fun, agree, then read on:

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Alex Bestwick

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31 May 2023

Inside Track is a long established, independent, tour operator specialising in holidays with a nostalgic transport theme.
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How will this week’s rail strikes affect each train operator?

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Alex Bestwick

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30 May 2023

Train services are being hit by more strike action this week.
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100 years of the Southern Railway

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Alex Bestwick

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30 May 2023

Join the Isle of Wight Steam Railway the weekend 23rd – 25th June for a special gala weekend to celebrate 100 years of the Southern Railway.
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Manchester station upgrades announced but long-term extra platforms plan axed

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Alex Bestwick

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25 May 2023

A £72 million package to improve railway services in Greater Manchester has been announced, but a long-term project to add extra platforms to the city’s busiest station has been scrapped.
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Rail bosses launch competition to name Birmingham’s ‘Raging Bull’

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Alex Bestwick

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24 May 2023

Rail bosses have launched a competition to give a permanent new name to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games’ mechanical bull.
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RAILTRAIL TOURS: Focus on Steam – Europe & Worldwide 2023/24

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Alex Bestwick

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24 May 2023

Railtrail Tours www.railtrail.co.uk offers a superb programme of fully escorted steam tours in the UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and […]
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SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND AND SRI LANKA – step on board with The Railway Touring Company

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

Winner of the British Travel Award for ‘Best Small Travel Company for Rail Holidays 2021/22’, The Railway Touring Company applies over 25 years expertise to create a varied, and often innovative, choice of rail-themed tours.
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Free Wi-Fi may be removed from trains in cost-cutting measure

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

Free Wi-Fi for train passengers may no longer be available under new cost-saving measures.
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Ffestiniog Travel – 50 years of touring the world by train!

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

In October 1974 Ffestiniog Travel ran its very first escorted rail tour – the destination was Switzerland, and the purpose […]
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