Sam Hewitt

Our Black Friday magazine subscription sale is now on!

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Sam Hewitt

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26 November 2020

Black Friday is here and we’ve been busy driving down the prices on some of our favourite products for a limited time only.
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Treasury announce extra £2.1bn to keep train services running

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Sam Hewitt

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25 November 2020

A further £2.1 billion of taxpayers’ money has been allocated to covering private train company losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Transport Secretary urges people to consider avoiding Christmas travel

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Sam Hewitt

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24 November 2020

People should consider not travelling by train at Christmas due to the rail network’s “limitations”, Transport Secretary Grants Shapps has said.
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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20 November 2020

A new RAIB investigation has found that a driver struggling to use onboard software was the reason behind a crash involving an Azuma in November last year.
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Publisher launches bumper railway gift guide for Christmas

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Sam Hewitt

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19 November 2020

Stuck for what to buy the rail enthusiast in your life… or keen to indulge yourself this Yuletide? Fear not, as Britain’s leading railway publisher may just have the answer.
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Azuma driver’s struggle to use onboard software led to crash

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Sam Hewitt

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18 November 2020

A crash involving two LNER trains happened due to a driver struggling to use onboard software, an investigation has found.
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COVID-19 tests on trains find no evidence of virus

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Sam Hewitt

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17 November 2020

No evidence of coronavirus was found in tests on trains used by Britain’s largest rail franchise.
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Network Rail safety failings contributed to track worker deaths

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Sam Hewitt

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13 November 2020

Network Rail’s long-term failure to improve safety was an underlying factor in the deaths of two track workers in South Wales, an investigation has found.
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Construction of sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway begins

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Sam Hewitt

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10 November 2020

Construction has begun on a new and bigger sea wall at Dawlish to protect the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for the next 100 years.
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Colonel Stephens: Celebrating a light railway legend

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Sam Hewitt

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10 November 2020

The life and work of an ingenious engineer, Colonel Stephens, who inspired Britain’s preserved railway sector is celebrated in a new publication written by Heritage Railway magazine editor Robin Jones.
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