News
| 19/10/2017 | ScotRail electric train makes first short trip BBC News |
| 18/10/2017 | UK railway news round-up - Forres Railway Gazette |
| 16/10/2017 | Signs of the times: Trove from golden age Britains railways to be auctioned Yorkshire Post |
| 16/10/2017 | Fault delays new high-speed train's first journey from Bristol to London BBC News |
| 14/10/2017 | Hogwarts Express rescues family stranded in Highlands BBC News |
| 13/10/2017 | Edinburgh to London in 45 minutes - Branson reveals Hyperloop plans Scotsman |
| 12/10/2017 | Hitachi unveils first UK built commuter trains at Newton Aycliffe factory BBC News |
| 11/10/2017 | Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: Lawyer knew information was false BBC News |
| 10/10/2017 | HITRANS Autumn Newsletter HITRANS |
| 07/10/2017 | Self-driving trains to run on Londons rail network for first time Evening Standard |
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KML VersionNews in pictures
On this day
| 1878 | Taff Vale Railway Coal train, which was being turned using the triangle of lines north of Pontypridd, backs onto passenger train at Rhondda Cutting Junction killing thirteen passengers. |
| 1987 | Central Wales Extension Railway 4 killed when train falls into the River Towy after a bridge collapses due to floods. |
This day in history
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Ex-NB J36 0-6-0 65327 stands out of use in the shed yard at Thornton Junction on 19 October 1965, one month before its official withdrawal by BR. K A Gray [1965] |
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Key events
| September 2017 | Launch of ScotRail 'New Era' modified HST services. |
| August 2017 | Half of Waterloo station's platforms closed for extension work. |
| June 2017 | HS2/WCML franchise - shortlist of bidders announced. |
| March 2017 | Settle & Carlisle Line reopens after more than a year following landslip |
| Feb 2017 | Commencement of work on HS2 phase 1 formally approved |
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Slideshows
| Bath and Bristol since 2008 |    | 78 photos |
| Cumbernauld |    | 4 photos |
| Kenya National Rail Museum Nairobi |    | 16 photos |
| Milton Keynes |    | 49 photos |
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Appleton's Railway Guide To The Usa And Canada
ASIN 1471159949
Publisher Simon & Schuster UK
Published 2016-09-08
Author(s) D. Appleton
Around India In 80 Trains
ASIN 1857886445
Publisher Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Published 2016-10-06
Author(s) Monisha Rajesh
Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations
ASIN 024197898X
Publisher Viking
Published 2017-09-28
Author(s) Simon Jenkins
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ASIN B072JB419R
Publisher Penguin
Published 2017-09-28
Author(s) Simon Jenkins
