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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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University of Huddersfield to collaborate with DB Cargo UK on research into rolling stock maintenance

Huddersfield University and DB Cargo UK collaborate on research to improve efficiency…

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Essential track maintenance completed on Greater Anglia’s main line

Network Rail has completed essential track and maintenance work between Marks Tey…

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EMR takes steps to reinstate normal regional services timetable

East Midlands Railway to reinstate 22 regional services as it looks to…

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Stratford ousts Waterloo as Britain’s busiest railway station

In the year 2020-2021, Stratford in east London had nearly 14 million…

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The Wensleydale Railway gets into the Christmas mood with Steam Locomotive 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier

The Wensleydale Railway is celebrating the return of its "The Polar Express"…

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Buffet in a disused signal box at Bodmin Parkway reopens after refurbishment

A buffet housed in a disused signal box at Bodmin Parkway station…

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8,000 tonnes of rock installed on Marches Line to prevent future washouts

Network Rail has made a four-million-pound investment to protect the Marches Line…

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Prime Minister presents award to an Avanti employee at Warrington Bank Quay

Boris Johnson has presented a Railway Benefit Fund award to an Avanti…

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Access for All arrives at Canterbury East railway station

£4.8 of improvements at Canterbury East station now enables people with mobility…

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Severe disruption expected in coming weeks on London Tube network due to planned strikes

Planned RMT strike action will affect the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, and…

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