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1 Didcot power station as it is remembered. Courtesy of Phil Marsh

4 class 58 scrapline. Courtesy of Phil Marsh

5 County Cab fabrications at Didcot. Courtesy of Phil Marsh

6 County locomotive under construction at Didcot. Courtesy of Phil Marsh

7 county wheel patterns at Didcot. Courtesy of Phil Marsh

8 county locomotive. Courtesy of the Phil Marsh collection

9 GWR diesel railcar. Courtesy of Phil Marsh collection

1 Didcot power station as it is remembered. Courtesy of Phil Marsh

Kings cross east coast courtesy of Phil Marsh

Rail News in 2013

We keep our ear to the ground and you updated with all the exciting rail news and events in 2013. Check this section out regularly to stay up to date.

Rail News in 2013

Rail Disruptions and Engineering Works

News on service disruptions to your train travel, and planned engineering works.

Rail Disruptions

Charter Train Directory

A guide to main line charter trains in the UK.

Charter Train Directory

Blog

Our blog is place for members of our rail community to submit their opinion pieces on all things rail. Opinions expressed are those of the contributors, and not rail.co.uk.

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European Train Travel

At rail.co.uk, we're not just interested in British rail, we love trains all over the world! So we've teamed up with Rail Europe to offer you the ability to book train tickets around Europe.

European train travel

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