Railway Herald Magazine, Volumes 1-2

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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union have agreed to continue with industrial action in their long-running pay dispute. All the latest Railway News from around the UK, covering heritage and mainline train companies. Plus Video clips, photos and more. We also have an event calendar of upcoming events at heritage railways.

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For many years there was just one licensed restaurant in Edinburgh and it closed on a Sunday. So, if diners wanted somewhere to go for dinner or entertainment it was to one of the hotels. Further disruption to CalMacs plans to cover the Stornoway-Ullapool freight route may have come as an unplanned bonus for local hauliers, though that depends on the 38 year-old Hebridean Isles not breaking down! It also makes mention of a fast-rail line between Parramatta and Canberra, which could more than halve travel times to 90 minutes. and 47805 Rugby (pu) - Coventry (pu) - Birmingham International (pu) - Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Telford Central (pu) - Wellington (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Every possible attention to detail was given: the coffee room’s rich décor in American walnut, ebony and mahogany, the 38ft drawing room, reading room with extensive library, two waiting rooms including one especially fitted for “commercial gentlemen”.

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and 43059 Paignton (pu) - Torquay (pu) - Newton Abbot (pu) - Exeter St Davids (pu) - Tiverton Parkway (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Bridgwater (pu) - Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Bristol Parkway (pu) - S&C - Carlisle and 43159 Ilkeston - Codnor Park Jn - Radford Jn - Nottingham (pu/rev) - Trowell Jn - Chesterfield (pu) - Beighton Jn - Sheffield (pu) - Derby (pu) - Loughborough - Leicester (pu) - Kettering - Bedford - London St Pancras Cyclists can now book their bike on board a ScotRail train using the train operators mobile app which has a new update. As part of The Scottish Governments 2023 UCI Legacy Cycling Investment Programme, ScotRail has introduced the ability to make cycle reservations directly through the ScotRail app, making it more convenient than ever for cyclists to plan their adventures along Scotlands Railway. Book Review: Railways of the British Empire – The Indian Subcontinent by Colin Alexander and Alon Siton Some station hotels, however, live on only in memories: St Enoch railway station’s hotel was the first building in Glasgow to boast electric lighting. It was demolished in 1977.

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The Foxfield Railway has teamed up with a number of local organisations to hold a festival to celebrate the passing of a century since the local pre-grouping railway company, the North Staffordshire Railway, was absorbed into the LMS. Read More VOLUNTEER HARASSMENT COMPLAINT DECISION REVERSED Published at 14:38 on Saturday 20th May 2023Station hotels popped up across the country: from Kyle of Lochalsh station hotel on the west coast, to Aberdeen’s enormous Italian Renaissance style Palace Hotel, accessible from the railway platform, with guests’ luggage carried between hotel and trains for free. A later service will operate between Inverness and Elgin on a trial basis to benefit customers in Moray. This will depart Inverness at 22:12. The 21:34 Inverness to Aberdeen service will continue to operate as at present.

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Often just yards from the station platform - yet cunningly sound-proofed against the rattle and clang of the trains outside – they combined an air of luxury with convenience. Weary travellers simply had to step from their carriage, tip the porter a few shillings to carry their bags to their room, and, within moments be settled in the fine surroundings of their plush room. Many station hotels appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the growth of railways enabled domestic tourism to really begin. The transformation will include both new, dedicated fast rail lines to enable train speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, and improvements to the existing network to increase speeds on those sections to a maximum of 160 kilometres per hour,” it says. Eighteen additional limited stop services will be introduced on the route between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts each day, Monday to Saturday. This will provide customers at Livingston South, West Calder, and Shotts with fast journey opportunities and more convenient connections to both Edinburgh and Glasgow.Now, long abandoned, swathed in scaffolding and having just endured yet another fire, fears are growing for its future and whether it, too, may be lost forever. and 47815 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Bristol Parkway (pu) - Cam & Dursley (pu) - Cheltenham Spa (pu) - Worcestershire Parkway (pu) - Birmingham New street (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Shap - Carlisle According to Roddy, the experience grand station hotels offered guests – from the luxury they exuded to the simplicity of stepping from train straight into hotel lobby – is hard to beat. From Sunday, 10 December, ScotRail will operate modern Class 380 trains on its local services between Barrhead and Glasgow Central. The recent electrification of the route has paved the way for more sustainable, eco-friendly journeys, ensuring that customers benefit from a more comfortable and reliable service.