Features

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

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Sam Hewitt

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8 September 2022

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

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Alex Bestwick

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11 August 2022

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

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Alex Bestwick

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8 August 2022

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

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Alex Bestwick

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2 August 2022

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

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Alex Bestwick

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1 August 2022

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

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Alex Bestwick

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1 August 2022

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

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Sam Hewitt

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27 June 2022

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

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Shannon Butcher

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13 June 2022

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

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Sam Hewitt

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6 June 2022

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

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Darren Hendley

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25 May 2022

Christopher Westcott talks to Wendy Neville, the former head of communications at the London Transport Museum, about how things changed […]
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