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East West Rail consultation begins

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November 14, 2024
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The Department for Transport has opened a consultation on plans for the East West Rail project, giving people ten weeks to input their views.

Classic electric locomotive to visit Blackpool this Saturday

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November 7, 2024
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A Class 86 locomotive will visit Blackpool as part of UK Railtours’ Blackpool Can Can tour. Departing London Euston at 07:13, the tour will pass…

Streamlined steam locomotive to pass through Hertfordshire this Wednesday

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October 22, 2024
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60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will pass through Hertfordshire this Wednesday, as it heads back to base after visiting the Bluebell Railway. Departing East Grinstead at…

Watch: First train completes journey over East West Rail between Oxford and Milton Keynes

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October 22, 2024
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Monday, 21st October was a cause for celebration on the East West Rail project that will ultimately link Oxford and Cambridge

Bletchley to Bedford railway line reopens after floodwater recedes

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October 1, 2024
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The Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford that had been closed for 7 days because of flooding reopened on Monday, 30 September.

More South East railway stations to have pay-as-you-go ticketing

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August 27, 2024
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Another 47 stations in the South East will implement contactless pay-as-you-go technology for train travel from the end of September.

East West Rail completes tracklaying between Oxford and Bletchley

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March 10, 2024
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For the first time in 50 years Oxford and Bletchley are linked by rail as part of East West Rail which will eventually continue to Cambridge.

Book Review: Going East, the Story of East West Rail and the Oxford-Cambridge Line by K.C. Close and R.J. Cook

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March 2, 2024
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This book tells the story of the line from Oxford to Cambridge, from its beginnings through partial closure to the current plans to reopen it.

Steam locomotive 44871 to visit Cheshire this Saturday

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March 1, 2024
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LMS Black 5 No. 44871 will be visiting Cheshire this Saturday (2nd March 2024) as it hauls a tour from London.

London Northwestern Railway running competition to name train

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February 26, 2024
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London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is running a competition to name one of the Class 150 trains that now operate services on the Marston Vale Line.