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Roger Smith

I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways. I am a member of the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society and am a proof-reader for the society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer. I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published.
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Lambton No 29. // Credit: The Watercress Line
Standard Gauge

Three guest engines to appear at Hampshire line’s Spring Steam Gala

Three guest locomotives for The Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala.

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Ferry road bridge
Infrastructure

Three Scottish railway viaducts set to be refurbished

£2.5m investment to renovate three Glasgow bridges.

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Rapido 12-ton Fish vans. // Credit: Rapido UK
Model Railways

Rapido Trains announces new model Fish Vans

Rapido Trains UK will soon release OO Gauge models of a BR…

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Hampden Park, venue for the Scotland v Northern Ireland march
Network

Travel advice for major Scottish sporting fixtures

With three major sporting fixtures, ScotRail expects train services to be very…

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Pullman Car 54 at The Bluebell Railway. // Credit: Richard Salmon
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Sussex railway completes £600,000 wheelchair accessible Pullman carriage

Britain's first wheelchair accessible dining car to debut on The Bluebell Railway.

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Leven station site
Network

New train timetable for Scotland takes account of public comments

A new timetable to be introduced for Tayside, Fife, and Leven has…

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Chiltern train passing Wembley stadium stockshot
Network

Manchester United v Coventry City: Chiltern Railways advice for football fans

With the FA Cup Final being held at Wembley on 21 April,…

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T9 30120 Corfe Castle July 2018 // Credit: ANDREW PM WRIGHT
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Volunteers look to restore steam locomotive in time for 130th birthday

Swanage Railway volunteers are raising funds to restore London and South Western…

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Transpennine Route Upgrade work in West Yorkshire. // Credit: Network Rail
Network

West Yorkshire trains set to be disrupted for next four weeks

4-weeks disruption to weekday services in West Yorkshire

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Engineers installing overhead lines as part of the Midland Mainline Upgrade. // Credit: Network Rail
Infrastructure

Bedfordshire trains set for Sunday disruption

Major engineering work between Kettering and Wigston and Bedford and Luton will…

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