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B1 steam locomotive design revision allows for in-cab signalling

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October 29, 2024
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As part of its major overhaul, the 4-6-0 B1 class, no. 61264, is to have a new tender tank built.

B1 steam locomotive design revision allows for in-cab signalling

Guest authors
October 29, 2024
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As part of its major overhaul, the 4-6-0 B1 class, no. 61264, is to have a new tender tank built.

Book Review: Electric Locomotives on Britain’s Railways by George Woods

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October 29, 2024
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This book shows the surprisingly large number of different types of electric locomotives on Britain’s railways and the variety of trains they hauled.

Major Disruption for Scottish rail services as police attend incident

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October 29, 2024
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ScotRail is advising passengers of major disruption this afternoon as police are dealing with an ongoing incident. Trains between Balloch and Airdrie, Dalmuir and Cumbernauld…

HST to be part of East Lancashire Railway DMU Gala

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October 29, 2024
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The world’s fastest diesel train – the InterCity 125 – is to appear at the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) in November.

KTZ to get locomotives worth 400 million dollars from Wabtec

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October 28, 2024
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Wabtec, an American rail technology company, will deliver locomotives to Kazakh Railways (KTZ) valued at 405 million dollars. KTZ is currently renewing its locomotive fleet,…

Date set for improvement work at Stafford railway station

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October 28, 2024
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The approach and entrance to Stafford railway station are to get a makeover, with work beginning in January.

Dorset heritage railway donates surplus wood to community group

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October 28, 2024
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Surplus wood from maintaining Harman’s Cross railway station on the Swanage Railway have been donated to a community project in Swanage.

‘DB tacitly announces ETCS delay at Riedbahn’

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October 28, 2024
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DB InfraGO, Germany’s rail infrastructure manager, has “consciously or unconsciously” announced a delay in the implementation of ETCS on the Riedbahn. The crucial rail artery…

Spain launches two feasibility studies to boost rail freight in A Coruña port

Marco Raimondi
October 28, 2024
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The Spanish ministry of transport began two feasibility studies concerning the port of A Coruña, in the northwest of the country. One of the studies…