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Heritage highlights of 2020
11 January 2021 | 7 min read
Our railway is steeped in amazing history. It ranges from pioneering engineers to a top-secret government codebreaking operation and the…
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Our most liked pictures of 2020
7 January 2021 | 4 min read
We love seeing your fantastic pictures of the railway, from all over Britain! Our regular picture competition on Twitter invites…
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Year on the Network 2020
7 January 2021 | 1 min read
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From the archive: Brunel and Stephenson’s Christmas in Cairo
24 December 2020 | 5 min read
Freight’s Christmas deliveries surge
23 December 2020 | 3 min read
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What happens to signal boxes when they retire?
16 December 2020 | 4 min read