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Category: Electric

Railways on TV – Paddington: A Year on the Tracks documentary series starts tonight

14th May 2020 Gareth Evans Diesel, Electric, Network, News
In tonight's episode, a heatwave hits the network hard, signalling equipment is out at Didcot and a surfeit of insects plague trains' windscreen wipers. Graeme Parker in the London Paddington control room.

A special four-part Channel 5 documentary series starts tonight (Thursday, May 14) at 9pm and goes behind the scenes to show how Network Rail and train operators keep passengers moving at London Paddington station and

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Mallard to leave National Railway Museum to meet new Azuma trains

29th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, News
800113 1D11 1103 London Kings Cross to Leeds passing Brookmans Park with the forst revenue earning servoce for an LNER Azuma. 15/5/2019

Mallard will be out of its usual exhibition space at the National Railway Museum to meet the newest train on the block, Azuma.

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Future proofing the National Collection

11th May 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, News

How does the National Railway Museum view its diesel and electric vehicles? Paul Bickerdyke finds out.

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Lavender Line marks 50th anniversary of last train with ‘Thumper’ duet

27th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

THE Lavender Line has held a special event to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of the LBSCR Lewes to Uckfield line on which it is built. The line’s two ‘Thumper’ DEMUs, Nos. 1118

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GBRf and Class 50 Alliance agree reliveried ‘Hoover’ partnership

7th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Freight, Network, News, Railtours

The Class 50 Alliance has been operating railtours on the national network with its locomotives since 1997. In recent years, the alliance has been working with rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf), enabling a return

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Locomotive Services to stage Virgin charity open day at Crewe

7th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News, Steam

AROUND 30 main line steam, diesel and electric locomotives are being lined up for an open day to be staged at Locomotive Services’ modernised former Crewe diesel depot on Saturday, June 8. The event is

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