This week’s railway round-up is dominated with the story that the government is to launch a review into the costs and benefits of HS2, even after £7 billion has already been spent on the high speed rail project.
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Vandals ordered to pay compensation to model railway club
Three teenagers have been sentenced after a model railway exhibition was destroyed at a school in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Read moreSnowdon Mountain Railway invests in future with new hybrid diesel locomotives
Snowdon Mountain Railway has begun a programme of replacement for its existing diesel locomotives which began service in 1985.
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Read moreSteam lines face double threat in crackdown on coal-burning
Britain’s heritage railways are fighting for their future in the face of a Government crackdown on carbon emissions.
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We start this week’s railway round-up with some good news as Whaley Bridge residents return as lines reopen too. Read how Britain’s train companies announced that they were pulling out of Interrail, only to reverse the decision a day later.
Read more‘Trackbashing’ special to run over Dartmouth line for charity
47 years after the Paignton to Kingswear branch was sold to Dart Valley Railway plc, the ‘big railway’ will be running a train over it again.
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We start this week’s railway round-up with the ongoing tragedy in Whaley Bridge, plus we headed to York to see the launch of the new Azuma trains!
Read moreLandslips and flooding affecting Settle to Carlisle route
Passengers in Cheshire, the North West and Cumbria should check before they travel as landslips and flooding caused by heavy rain are affecting some journeys.
Read moreAzuma officially launches at York in special ceremony
David Horne, Managing Director of LNER, officially launched the Azuma trains, ahead of services commencing north to Edinburgh on August 1.
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