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 Opening up Britain's railway history
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Current vote:
Would longer franchises mean more investment and better services, or would franchises get lazy?

Longer means better
Keep em on their toes

or just view the results...
 
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UK Railways: a Brief History
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The Silver Jubilee - Britain's first streamlined train - London to Newcastle in four hours
Poster advertising LNER's new high speed service [Public Domain]
 This section is designed to give an overview of the history of Britain's railways. Each section contains links to key documents and document groups.

Invention and Experiment: up to 1833

The Emerging Network: 1833 - 1843 (Coming Soon)

Railway Mania: 1843 - 1850 (Coming Soon)

Conflict and Amalgamation: 1914 - 1945 (Coming Soon)

The Nationalised Railway: 1948 - 1992

A New Direction?: 1992 - present day (Coming Soon)
 
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Rail Accident Report: Derailment of a freight train near Stewarton, Ayrshire - 27 January 2009
 

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Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Gloucester Road on 23rd May 1900
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Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Grangemouth Junction on 15th May 1900
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Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Pontypool Road on 16th May 1900
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added 10:30 on 08 Feb:
Fire destroys former rail centre
An overnight fire rips through an unoccupied former Railtrack training centre in Rutherglen, South L...>>>

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City rail station to be revamped
A larger concourse and a new booking office are among the improvements planned in an upgrade of Swan...>>>

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added 13:45 on 05 Feb:
West Highland line is voted the best rail journey in the world
The West Highland line from Glasgow to Mallaig has been voted the best rail journey in the world....>>>

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