Back in the 1960s and ’70s ‘get the army in’ felt like a regular retort for heritage rail projects. However, it might surprise many to learn that even today, the army gets hands on with preservation schemes and is making some major contributions.

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ROB WHYTE, the Managing Director of Alstom’s UK and Ireland division, sits down with RICHARD WILCOCK to discuss rolling stock and long-term strategies to ensure the UK sector thrives

Transport Secretaries -and Prime Ministers -have been a mixed bunch over the past 80 years. In our latest Top 10, HOWARD JOHNSTON counts down his personal view of who have been the most influential in deciding the future of our railway… for good and bad

So much of Britain’s diverse wealth of historic railway infrastructure still exists in one shape or another -if you know where to look. TIM DUNN goes exploring

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