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Railway 200 Then and Now: Pneumatic and even weirder propelled trains
Rammell’s extraordinary Pneumatic Railway - and the other offbeat propulsion methods that have been tried since.
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Railway 200: Gearing up for the ‘Greatest Gathering’
The ‘Greatest Gathering’ at Alstom's Litchurch Lane factory in Derby will be one of the biggest events during this year's celebrations, explains Peter Plisner.
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Survivors from the original 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway
With this year’s ‘Railway 200’ celebrations now upon us, Dr Joseph Brennan looks at the remnants from the first passenger railway we can still see today.
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How previous generations celebrated the first passenger rail journey
Momentum is gathering for next year’s ‘Railway 200’. Richard Foster looks at how previous anniversaries celebrated the railway’s birth.
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Interview: Jonathan Dunster on early retirement and rail's future
Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster has held the top job in three parts of the railway industry. David Clough explores the career of this redoubtable railwayman.
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Past vs future makes the present tense
Against the backdrop of the legal challenge to NR’s Ordsall Chord proposal, is the railway placing too much emphasis on capacity and economic well-being?
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Quintinshill: Britain’s worst rail disaster
JAMES JOHNSON reports on the horrific rail disaster at Quintinshill in May 1915
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(Not) Brunel’s station
JAMES JOHNSON looks at a part of Bristol Temple Meads that is about to be restored and put to 21st century use
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Moorgate…the unresolved tragedy
STEFANIE BROWNE looks back at the tragic events of February 28 1975, and at the safety measures that have since been introduced
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Discovering Brunel’s tunnel masterpiece
STEFANIE BROWNE steps back in time with Brunel’s historic Thames Tunnel, discovering the importance of this construction for today’s tunnelling methods
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Ride the Post Train
Plans for the former Mail Rail underground railway will see it back in use. STEFANIE BROWNE visits the line.
Origin of the species
LU began with just seven sations. STEFANIE BROWNE visits them
