This weekend marks 160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson, one of the greatest railway and civil engineers of all time.
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UK railway news round-up
This week, HS2 comes under fire again & Network Rail are accused of not acting on fog risk.
Read moreYour Gallery | Class 7820 Dinmore Manor
The Railway Hub follower Robert Sherwood has sent in this fantastic picture of Class 7820 Dinmore Manor crossing Hookhills Viaduct hauling the 16:15 Paignton to Kingswear on Saturday 31 August 2019.
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Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.
Read morePaddington rail crash remembered 20 years on
A service is to be held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Paddington train crash which killed 31 people.
Read moreFive things you may not know about the Big Boy
Here’s five things you perhaps didn’t know about the Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy 4-8-8-4…
Read moreNo official lookout on tracks before rail workers killed, interim report finds
Two rail workers were killed by a train while there was no official lookout in place, a report has found.
Read moreSix people a month risking lives to cross tracks in Essex
Over six people a month are putting their lives at risk by walking across tracks at a level crossing in Grays.
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This week we cover Stephenson’s Rocket returning to the National Railway Museum, a senseless attack at a tube station in London, a Caledonian sleeper service strike and a UN report that claims hundreds of miles of coastal railways are at risk of flooding by 2100.
Read moreIssue 259 on sale now!
Downton Abbey filming in Pickering, the Rheidol Gala 2019 and an interview with Ian Skinner, head of heritage, trams & light rail at the Office of Road & Rail! Issue 259 of Heritage Railway has got the lot! Pick it up from your local store now and also receive a free exclusive DVD: Rocket, Rainhill and the Stephensons’ Legacy!
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