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Category: Features

End of the Line: British railway closures from 1948 to Beeching

8 September 2022 Sam Hewitt Advertisement Feature, Features

Covering the period from the birth of British Railways in 1948 to the Beeching era and beyond, End of the Line chronologically traces the history of 467 long forgotten railway lines, region by region, from their opening to closure and in a few cases to reopening

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Rail enthusiast content creators we’re loving right now

11 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Features

With the rise of social media, it’s easier than ever to share your love of all things trains and gain a following. Here are some of the content creators we’re loving right now.

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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 6 – Brush Type 2S

8 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Diesel, Features

This week’s book pick is the sixth installment in Gavin Glenister’s Diesel Dawn series.

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Green machines at sixty

2 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Features, Gallery

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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Book of the Week: STRATFORD DEPOT LOCOMOTIVES

1 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Diesel, Electric, Features
Stratford Depot Locomotives by Roger Rounce is this week's book of the week.

Photographer Roger Rounce’s Stratford Depot Locomotives is packed with stunning images and a must-read for rail enthusiasts.

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Nothing duff about these Co-Cos

1 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, Features, Gallery, Trackside
‘Royal’ loco No. 47798 (formerly 1656), was one of a pair of Class 47s (the other was No. 47799) employed on Royal Train duties (and painted accordingly) between 1995-2004. The machine is seen at the NRM, York, on May 25, 2004 where it is now preserved.

To celebrate 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 diesel electric locos (later designated Class 47), we present a small selection of images from the Mortons Archive.

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Book of the Week: Railways and Recollections

27 June 2022 Sam Hewitt Features

The Nostalgia Collection expands with this book from Will Adams, exploring from Hendon to St Pancras before electrification.

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Book of the Week: Young Railway Photographer of the Year 2022

13 June 2022 Shannon Butcher Features

In 2018 the Rail Camera Club organised the ‘Rail Cameraman’ exhibition at Locomotion, Shildon, showcasing the work of the club’s members.

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Book of the Week: The Railway Magazine Archive 1930s

6 June 2022 Sam Hewitt Features

The last great age of steam in Britain is revisited in this new collection of superb photographs from the extensive archive of the Railway Magazine.

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All change at the LTM

25 May 2022 Darren Hendley Features

Christopher Westcott talks to Wendy Neville, the former head of communications at the London Transport Museum, about how things changed during her 13 years there. Although unintended, Wendy Neville’s time as head of communications at

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