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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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Community Rail Week volunteers clean up Stroud station

Passengers using Stroud will benefit from a cleaner station thanks to a…

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Re-creation of Andy Warhol’s soup tin artwork warms King’s Lynn station

Andy Warhol’s iconic image of a Campbell’s soup tin has been re-created…

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Transport for Wales shortlisted for a Constructing Excellence in Wales award

Transport for Wales (TfW) and Alun Griffiths Ltd were shortlisted and runners-up…

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Very-rare Roman statues found in HS2 archaeological dig

Archaeologists working on HS2 in Buckinghamshire have unearthed some very rare Roman…

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Network Rail installs deer leaps to provide deer with escape routes

Deer leaps are being installed on Scotland's railway lines to provide deer…

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London’s Night Overground services resume next month

London's Night Overground services will resume next month. They have been suspended…

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Track replaced in Calder Valley line’s Summit Tunnel

Network Rail has replaced 3km of track on the Calder Valley line,…

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LNER launches wall of plants at Edinburgh Waverley to promote sustainable transport

LNER unveils a wall of plants at Edinburgh Waverley to promote rail…

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Hastings line reopens following landslip prevention project

A week-long project to prevent landslips on the Hastings line between Tunbridge…

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Tyne & Wear Metro’s new train stabling area has been completed and energised

Newcastle Metro's Gosforth depot is being completely rebuilt. The first sidings have…

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