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Our next extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2025 takes us to 1948 and a change in railway ownership

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Fifty years ago, BR allowed steam to run to Shildon under its own power for the big S&D 150 event. HOWARD JOHNSTON reveals that some invited engines – including National Collection ‘Battle of Britain’ Winston Churchill – didn’t make it.

…but what difference will it make to services and the passenger experience? PAUL CLIFTON canvasses the opinion of rail leaders on SWR’s past, present and future

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As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, Emily Scaife explores the enduring bond between trains, rail lines and our great British countryside