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Michael Holden

I have had an interest in Railways for as long as I can remember. I am a member of a number of heritage railways and actively volunteer at 2 of them. I enjoy all types of railways, real life, model and simulations. I started RailAdvent in 2014 and am the main editor of the site.
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Alstom hydrogen train runs for first time in Sweden

Alstom has confirmed that its Coradia iLint train, the first in the…

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Steam locomotive 34046 Braunton to depart London Paddington this Wednesday

Steam locomotive No.34046 Braunton will be back in steam on the mainline…

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Bahamas steam locomotive to visit Leicester this Tuesday

Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas will be back in steam on the mainline…

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Steam locomotive 61306 Mayflower to visit Gloucester this Saturday

Steam locomotive 61306 Mayflower will be on the mainline again this Saturday,…

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Chris Heaton-Harris and Sandi Toksvig help open first-of-a-kind Carbon Positive upgrade at Denmark Hill, London

Yesterday, 2nd September 2021, Network Rail invited RailAdvent to see the opening…

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Steam locomotive to pass through Oxenholme Lake District this Saturday

A West Coast Railways steam locomotive will be back in steam on…

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Great Western Railway steam locomotive set to visit the Gwili Railway

The Gwili Railway, based near Carmarthen, Wales, has announced it will shortly…

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Government approves £78m electrification of Wigan to Bolton railway line

Chris Heaton-Harris, Rail Minister, has today confirmed that the electrification of the…

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Steam locomotive 4709 moves to Tyseley

GWR 2-8-0 No. 4709 has moved to Tyseley for the removal of…

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Eversholt signs £10m Class 375 modifications contract with LSER

Eversholt Rail has announced today (31st August 2021) that it has placed…

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