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Train travel advice released ahead of Scotland v Greece

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March 18, 2025
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ScotRail has released travel advice ahead of the Nations League match between Scotland and Greece. The train operator says that passengers must plan ahead of…

Steam locomotive 70000 Britannia to visit the North Norfolk Railway

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March 18, 2025
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The North Norfolk Railway has announced that 70000 Britannia is set to visit them this Autumn as part of the Fiftieth Finale event.

No trains from London Euston at Easter

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March 18, 2025
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Train services on part of the West Coast Main Line will be disrupted over Easter when London Euston will be completely closed for three days.

Services on Heart of Wessex Line resume after one-week closure for engineering work

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March 18, 2025
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The week-long disruption to train services between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary have been completed and services have now returned to normal.

Northamptonshire road closures for HS2 work removed

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March 18, 2025
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Weekend closures of the A43 road at Brackley in Northamptonshire to allow construction of a bridge over HS2 have now finished.

Steam locomotive 75069 to visit the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

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March 17, 2025
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has announced that BR Standard Class 4 No. 75069 is visiting them for their Cotswold Festival of Steam. Visiting thanks to…

South East London railway line set to be closed for 10 weeks

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March 17, 2025
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Train services through Blackheath will be severely disrupted for 10 weeks this summer because of essential repairs to Blackheath tunnel.

Steam locomotive Jessie set for Embsay visit

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March 17, 2025
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The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway has announced that Hunslet No. 1873 Jessie is visiting them for their Hunslet gala.

Book Review: No Stopping in the South of Britain: From Multiple Railway Stations to None by Patrick Bennett

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March 17, 2025
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This book describes the reasons why some places had more than one station served by different railway companies, and why they all eventually closed.

Steam locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman to pass through Lincolnshire and Yorkshire on Monday

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March 17, 2025
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60103 Flying Scotsman is back on the mainline this Monday (17th March) as it heads to the National Railway Museum in York. Departing the Nene…