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From the archive: Fifty years a “King”

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Alex Bestwick

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23 May 2023

In this article drawn from The Railway Magazine archive, K. S. Farr extols, at the time of its golden jubilee, the first of a great class.
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SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND AND SRI LANKA – step on board with The Railway Touring Company

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

Winner of the British Travel Award for ‘Best Small Travel Company for Rail Holidays 2021/22’, The Railway Touring Company applies over 25 years expertise to create a varied, and often innovative, choice of rail-themed tours.
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Ffestiniog Travel – 50 years of touring the world by train!

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

In October 1974 Ffestiniog Travel ran its very first escorted rail tour – the destination was Switzerland, and the purpose was to ride its majestic Alpine railways. It proved a very popular choice as the company escorted 70 people on not one but two inaugural tours that year! Fifty years on, Switzerland continues to be…
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From the archive: A curious railway accident

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Alex Bestwick

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12 May 2023

A curious railway accident, as reported in The Railway Magazine, March 1900.
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From the archive: Stockton and Darlington Railway

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Alex Bestwick

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9 May 2023

Read this fascinating archive article on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, with words and photography as originally printed in the July 1925 issue of The Railway Magazine.
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From the archive: Open day at Barrow Hill

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Alex Bestwick

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3 May 2023

As printed from the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine, take a look at this story by Peter A Hogarth about the Barrow Hill roundhouse.
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National Railway Museum tours Flying Scotsman

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Arianne Davey

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24 March 2023

Last month, the Flying Scotsman celebrated its 100th birthday, the National Railway Museum put together a detailed tour of the legendary vehicle.
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From the archive: The Fishguard Boat Express

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Darren Hendley

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24 March 2023

The Fishguard Boat Express service on the Great Western Railway (GWR) between Fishguard Harbour in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland began in the early 1900s. The service was designed to provide a faster and more convenient way for passengers and goods to travel between the two countries. The first service operated between Fishguard and Rosslare…
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Book of the Week: Railway Surprise Book Box

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Alex Bestwick

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20 March 2023

This week’s book of the week is full of surprises!
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Aberystwyth to Dovey Junction

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Arianne Davey

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16 March 2023

Sir: I enjoyed the ‘In Colour’ No 215. It brought back memories of two holidays spent in a converted railway carriage on a caravan site opposite and above the sheds at Aberystwyth.
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