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THE ‘PICKERING PAXMAN’

EAST MIDLANDS Trains put on a special working on Saturday 15...

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CAF TAKES OVER BWB

SPANISH MANUFACTURER CAF is to acquire UK engineering consultancy...

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Greenwood to chair TransCom

FORMER SHADOW Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood has been elected...

CLASS 345 MAKES PASSENGER DEBUT

Crossrail debut: the first passenger-carrying Class 345, No 345005,...

CAF PLANS FACTORY AT NEWPORT

SPANISH MANUFACTURER CAF has announced plans to build a new factory...

CROSSRAIL 2 CONCERN

CONCERN HAS been raised within the industry after the Queen’s...

CORNISH CEMENT

Wagons for cement bags: this is loco No 70805 hauling the 6C34...

WIRRAL LINE WORKS COMPLETED

Job done: men at work in the Wirral tunnel. A SIX-MONTH programme...

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GREAT WESTERN IMPROVEMENT IMMINENT

James Abbott

WITH CLASS 387s ALREADY IN SERVICE AND CLASS 800s COMING SOON,...

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SWT MEETS ITS WATERLOO

Railtalk Preparing for the blockade: new approach tracks...

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