The Bluebell Railway was one of the first preserved railways in the UK, beginning operations in 1960.
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Author: Shannon Butcher
Shannon Butcher is an editorial contributor who has a Journalism degree from the University of Lincoln. When she’s not creating content she can be found visiting many of the UK's beautiful countryside locations with her dog, Pilot.
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Rail firms still facing staff shortages despite emergency measures on self-isolation
Companies will still face staff shortages and lost revenue because of the number of workers having to self-isolate despite emergency measures.
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The families of Croydon tram crash victims have demanded a new inquest into their deaths after a jury concluded they died as a result of an accident and were not unlawfully killed.
Read moreBook of the Week: Locomotive Recollections | No 7903 Foremarke Hall
1981 a rusty, beat-up locomotive was saved from Woodhams’ Scrapyard in Barry. The engine in question was the Great Western Railway Modified Hall Class No. 7903 Foremarke Hall.
Read moreBook of the Week: Passengers Once More Scotland
Passengers Once More is a series of books charting reinstated or new stations and lines on Britain’s rail network since nationalisation in 1948.
Read moreBook of the Week: InterCity 125: A High Speed Tribute
Few trains truly reach a legendary status but there can be no doubt that the Intercity 125 HST was and still is, an icon in the age of the railway.
Read moreBook of the Week: 50 years of Phoenix
A group founded to encourage innovation and artistry in railway photography has reached a golden milestone this year.
Read moreRail union leaders and politicians question railway reform plans, accusing the Government of “papering over the cracks”
Labour said it raised more questions than answers while a campaign group accused ministers of “rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic”.
Read moreUK Rail services to unify under state-owned body, Great British Railways
The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways will simplify a system that is “too complicated”, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.
Read moreRail services ramped up as lockdown rules ease in England
Industry body the Rail Delivery Group said more than 1,000 daily weekday services have been added to timetables since mid-February.
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