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The article discusses two separate railway events. The first event is a special charter organized by the Branch Line Society on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway, featuring a rare appearance of the Class 20 locomotive. The second event is a fundraising appeal by the Wensleydale Railway to restore passenger trains to Redmire, which has been closed since 2020 due to track deterioration. The article provides details about the charter trip and the fundraising efforts, including the specific repairs needed and the goal of reopening the railway by September 2025. [Extracted from the article]

ScotRail has introduced a temporary timetable due to an ongoing pay dispute with four rail unions. The unions rejected a pay offer, leading to the introduction of the emergency timetable. ScotRail is currently recruiting new drivers to provide additional service resilience. The operator aims to provide a more reliable service and is committed to further talks with the unions. [Extracted from the article]

Origins of the North Midland Railway The first main line railway in the Chesterfield area was the North Midland Railway (NMR), which was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 4 July 1836 with powers to construct a railway from Derby to Leeds via Chesterfield, Masborough and Normanton. Www.steamdaysmag.co.uk 12 Steam Days at Chesterfield was unable to compete with the new steamworked railways that were by then already well-established in the Chesterfield area. Chesterfield (Midland) station Having sketched-in the history of the lines around Chesterfield through to the British Railways era, let us now look at the stations and other infrastructure in greater detail, starting with the extant Midland station that pre-dated the MS&LR and LD&ECR stations by several decades. The yard crane was able to lift consignments of up to 10 tons, and there were a large number of private sidings serving local industries such as the Chesterfield Tube Co, the Brampton Brewery Co, British Furnaces Ltd, Messrs Bryan, Donkin & Co, the Chesterfield Corporation Electric Light Works, Chesterfield Gas Works, the Chesterfield & District Co-op Society Ltd, and the London & Oldfield Pottery. [Extracted from the article]

The down train has departed, and the locomotive of the up train is propelling the restaurant car towards its train, where the shunter is preparing to couple up to the luggage van. There were a number of buffet car trains (and occasionally restaurant cars) to and from Cambridge, whilst an almost hourly service of Pullman car trains linked London with many of the south coast towns. Www.steamdaysmag.co.uk MAY 2021 9 At the Kyle end of the station, the down train has moved forward to bring the rear of the train (apart from the restaurant car) into the platform. Www.steamdaysmag.co.uk MAY 2021 7 "Brief Encounter" at Achnasheen T ravelling by train today, if one wants refreshments, grabbing a coffee and a muffinfromakioskbefore boardingis common practice. [Extracted from the article]

+*& 9:7* +N[J *QJHYWNH,JSJW FYNTSX 7&.1 < & > 8 .11:897& 9 *) &UWNQ \\\ W FNQ\F^XNQQZXYW FYJI HTR T he story of Tyneside's suburban electric trains spans well over 100 years. (Stevie742/ Creative Commons) BELOW: This off icial North Eastern Railway photograph shows NER electric motor parcels vans topping and tailing a rake of ten six-wheeled coaches, which was a regular duty for the parcels vans. Th e original "Tyneside Electrics" were the North Eastern Railway's (NER) response to growing competition from the new electric tramways on North Tyneside. Th e LNER decided to refurbish and cascade the elliptical roof "fi re replacement" cars to south of Tyne services and electric trains between Newcastle and South Shields began on March 14, 1938. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the King's Cross railway station in London, England, which served as place for locomotive haulage in the 1970s. It offers a brief history for King's Cross including the station's shared commuter trains from Peterborough, England, its timetable departures in the 1978, and the locomotives being operated at the station such as the Class 55, Class 25, and Class 40. It also discusses the last days of locomotive haulage on the route on May 8, 1987.

The article provides information on the railway details to serve as a guide to travelers. It provides data regarding railway activities for 2008. It also mentions several lists of activities which includes the mainline diesel charters, diesel galas & running dates and steam galas from May-July 2008. Data on railway contact details, promoters and operator providers is mentioned.