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This New London Overground Line Just Got One Step Closer (londonist.com)

submitted 1 month ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/rail@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/43950933

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Some old footage of a little steam train in Matlock (youtube.com)

submitted 2 months ago by matelt@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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There's also a longer video on their channel, I thought that was quite neat.

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Coventry's light rail technology a 'game-changer' (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by blackn1ght@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/43947256

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UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago by als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Treasures found on HS2 route stored in secret warehouse (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/rail@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/41957702

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/41957701

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Clapton station gets major revamp in restoration project that honours Victorian heritage (www.hackneycitizen.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Tube trains could navigate the Underground using the weird rules of Quantum Physics (www.ianvisits.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by blackn1ght@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 4 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/rail@feddit.uk

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DLR to Thamesmead approved says Mayor - Murky Depths (www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Formula 1 tech used to improve train Wi-Fi on GWR - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by florge@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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End of an era as Manea semaphore signals are taken down (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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The lever-controlled semaphore signals at Manea are thought to have been the last in use in the East.

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Railways: Firms develop new tech to electrify trains (www.bbc.com)

submitted 6 months ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

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Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031 (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Dima@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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South Western Railway losing £45.5m revenue from fare evasion (www.bbc.com)

submitted 6 months ago by vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Ctrl Alt Deleaf wins public vote to name track cleaning train (www.bbc.com)

submitted 6 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Back to the future for England's railways? (www.bbc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Celebrating 200 years since the world's first passenger railway journey in England (youtu.be)

submitted 7 months ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Thousands of people have gathered in north-east England to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.Locomotion No. 1 became a monumental innovat...

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80 per cent of rail journeys under public ownership by next year (www.devonlive.com)

submitted 7 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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The small English town that changed global travel (www.bbc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Yorkshire heritage railway volunteers say preservation is 'vital' (www.bbc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Trainspotters issued warning ahead of restored replica’s journey (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Don’t get in the first-ever-passenger-train’s way, nerds!

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Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways - Series 1: 1. The Day That Changed the World (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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200 years tomorrow!!!

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[The West Highland Line] British rail service named the most scenic train ride in the world (www.timeout.com)

submitted 8 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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First-ever train from Weardale, County Durham to Edinburgh (www.thenorthernecho.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by vorpuni@jlai.lu to c/rail@feddit.uk

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Really enjoy Stourbridge Branch Line! (piefed.social)

submitted 8 months ago by erika_s@piefed.social to c/rail@feddit.uk

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The driver once invited me to see the control panel and a cab view!
It's tiny but enjoyable!

Stourbridge Bridge Line Train Picture