News
| 19/10/2018 | Rail workers' near-miss with train caused by location mix-up BBC News |
| 19/10/2018 | Average age of Britain’s train fleet falls for first time in more than a decade Rail Engineer |
| 19/10/2018 | Amritsar: India train mows down crowd killing scores BBC News |
| 18/10/2018 | New transparent roof first of several upgrades announced for Leeds station RTM |
| 16/10/2018 | Future of legendary locomotives in balance after Fife Council rejects plans for major railway visitor centre and open farm Courier |
| 16/10/2018 | Find out more about plans to protect vital railway artery to the South West Network Rail |
| 16/10/2018 | Cleland Station accessibility improvements in site Network Rail |
| 16/10/2018 | Calmac launch probe after £43 million ferry crashes into pier Press and Journal |
| 16/10/2018 | Artwork to be installed ahead of new north-east train station’s opening Evening Express |
| 15/10/2018 | Railway stations with worst train delays revealed Sky News |
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On this day
| 1805 | Battle of Trafalgar |
| 1905 | Falkirk and District Tramways Company Circular 6.5 mile tramway opened from Falkirk to Camelon to Larbert to Carron Ironworks to Falkirk. |
| 1966 | Aberfan disaster A mudflow of spoil from Merthyr Vale Colliery engulfs Pantglas Junior School and twenty houses killing 147. 116 were children. See image 25907. |
This day in history
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More than a hint of ^fog on the Tyne^ as A3 Pacific no 60042 Singapore crosses the King Edward Bridge shortly after leaving Newcastle Central on 21 October 1962 with the 4.30pm train to Leeds City. K A Gray [1962] |
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Key events
| Oct 2018 | New ScotRail 385s taken out of service due to braking fault. |
| Aug 2018 | First of the ScotRail refurbished HSTs arrives in Scotland. |
| July 2018 | New ScotRail class 385s introduced on Edinburgh - Glasgow services. |
| Jun 2018 | LNER takes over operations on the East Coast Main Line from Virgin/Stagecoach. |
| Serious rail disruption caused by unusually high temperatures near end of month. |
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Slideshows
| Bath and Bristol since 2008 |    | 89 photos |
| Cumbernauld |    | 4 photos |
| Kenya National Rail Museum Nairobi |    | 16 photos |
| Milton Keynes |    | 50 photos |
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ASIN 1405929782
Publisher Penguin
Published 2017-08-24
Author(s) Kate Moore
Railway Adventures, The Places, Trains, People And Stations
ASIN 1910463876
Publisher September Publishing
Published 2018-10-16
Author(s) Geoff Marshall Vicki Pipe
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Publisher Arrow
Published 2016-06-16
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ASIN B01IUGY9IO
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