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  • How the writer of new BBC thriller ‘Nightsleeper’ made a fictional train feel real

    How the writer of new BBC thriller ‘Nightsleeper’ made a fictional train feel real

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    BAFTA-winning writer of new BBC series Nightsleeper Nick Leather talks to Alex Bestwick about designing a fictional rail service, playing with train sets at work, and getting the real voices of familiar rail station announcements involved.

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  • Bring live train information to your home with a UK Departure Board!

    Bring live train information to your home with a UK Departure Board!

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    Available in 3 sizes to display real time information for your local station or indeed any station – train, tram, bus or tube in the UK. Each board is designed and built in Britain with the ability to perform real station announcements.  We use a variety of data sources to accurately show what is scheduled…

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  • Discover the Golden Age of Railways with Mortons Books

    Discover the Golden Age of Railways with Mortons Books

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    Rail enthusiasts and history buffs, get ready to embark on a captivating journey through time with two exceptional new releases from Mortons Books. These meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated works bring the rich heritage of the UK’s railways to life. 🚋 Trams and Recollections: Edinburgh 1956 by Henry Conn 📅 Published: June 28, 2024 📖…

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  • Railtrail Tours: Worldwide Experiences 2024/25

    Railtrail Tours: Worldwide Experiences 2024/25

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    Railtrail Tours are an award-winning, independent, family run, rail holiday specialist with over 40 years of experience operating our popular escorted rail holidays. Our tours are unique to us, created by our team of rail travel experts who each have a lifetime of knowledge and experience in the rail holiday industry meaning our tour itineraries…

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  • Cornwall by steam in 2024

    Cornwall by steam in 2024

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    Today, you can still travel into Cornwall by steam, though at a more leisurely pace, with The Railway Touring Company.  Though not heading to Penzance as the famous Cornish Riviera Express did, ‘The Royal Duchy’ takes a scenic route from Bristol with the added excitement of a run along the sea wall at Dawlish. Heading…

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  • Iconic railways from a bygone era – Climb aboard on the Isle of Man  

    Iconic railways from a bygone era – Climb aboard on the Isle of Man  

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    If you appreciate rail travel from yesteryear, where every journey affords you the time to savour the scenery, then it’s time to embark on the Isle of Man’s train network. This atmospheric Island in the Irish Sea arguably has the richest transport heritage in the world, boasting some of the most iconic – and handsomely…

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  • Pakistan Railways – One of the Last with an Authentic Infrastructure

    Pakistan Railways – One of the Last with an Authentic Infrastructure

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    The new government has been elected. There were many votes for Imran Khan (his PTI supporters won 101 of 266 seats), but the new government now appears to be a coalition of the economically liberal, conservative Pakistan Muslim League N (75 seats) and the Pakistan People’s Party (54 seats). Of course there are rumblings here…

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  • Travel with Darjeeling Tours

    Travel with Darjeeling Tours

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    Darjeeling Tours Limited is synonymous with offering unique, interesting & authentic Indian train tours for over 25 years. ATOL protected holidays ensure you are at peace dealing with us. Most of our escorted rail tours include steam charters, and on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway there’s our exclusive dining charter which is our USP, plus a…

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  • The Westbury Wizzo

    The Westbury Wizzo

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    Saturday 6th July 2024 Join us on this very special, high mileage railtour to Wiltshire with options to visit the delightful East Somerset Railway or Longleat House. The tour will be hauled throughout by D1015 ‘Western Champion’. Our train picks up from stations along the Midland Main Line to Bedford, and then Bletchley and Watford…

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  • 7 gift ideas for your train-mad dad this Fathers’ Day

    7 gift ideas for your train-mad dad this Fathers’ Day

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    Here are a few different places you can find the perfect Fathers’ Day gift for your train-loving dad, from model railway products to fascinating reads.

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