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Locomotives - Page 8

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A decade of change

PAUL BIGLAND begins his latest All-Line Rover trip around the UK’s railways

Locomotives 17 Sept 2014
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Why is GA going loco

RICHARD CLINNICK reports on the use of locomotive-hauled trains in Anglia 20 years after they should have vanished

Locomotives 12 Jun 2014
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Bombardier showcases the old and new

RICHARD CLINNICK reports on Bombardier's Derby 175 event

Locomotives 28 May 2014
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Meet the 'X-Mendolino'

RAIL'S Richard Clinnick mingles with the stars as Virgin Trains unveils its brand new vinyled Class 390

Locomotives 30 Apr 2014
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Keeping calm… and carrying on

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Laira depot to discover how rolling stock is maintained despite the Dawlish Sea Wall collapse

Locomotives 19 Apr 2014
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Mail by rail - still

Ten years after the last Travelling Post Office service ran, mail trains can still be seen working up and down the UK’s rail network. STEFANIE BROWNE reports

Locomotives 5 Feb 2014
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Who owns UK's main line locomotives

RICHARD CLINNICK presents a guide to all the locomotive sales from the past two years

Locomotives 5 Feb 2014
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Hidden Treasures

STEFANIE BROWNE reports

Locomotives 8 Jan 2014
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Journey's end

The third stage of PAUL BIGLAND'S week long-trip around the UK

Locomotives 31 Oct 2013
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Propelling the main

RICHARD CLINNICK looks back at the scheme to convert PCVs

Locomotives 16 Oct 2013
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