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11th UIC Covid-19 Task Force web-conference held on 25 August 2020

Posted On: 2 September 2020

The 11th meeting of the UIC Covid-19 Task Force was attended remotely on 25 August by around 45 participants from across the globe.

Marc Guigon, Chair of the Task Force, welcomed the participants and gave an update on the global situation, the latest figures related to the Task Force members, the latest RAILsilience guidance documents and future publications.

A series of interesting presentations were then delivered by representatives from JR East (Paris Office), the Federal Railroad Administration (US), UIC Pacific (Australia) and Israel Railways.

THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST LAUNCHES 30TH ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISING APPEALS TO KEEP ITS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES ON TRACK

Posted On: 20 August 2020

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust - the registered charity that built, owns and operates world-famous 100mph new steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado and is currently building Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales – has launched its 30th Anniversary fundraising appeals to keep Tornado operating on the main line and complete Prince of Wales.

It’s now 30 years since The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was formed to build a new Peppercorn class A1 ‘Pacific’. The original A1s were built by British Railways in 1948/49, however all were scrapped by 1966. The last survivor No. 60145 Saint Mungo was the subject of a failed preservation attempt which left the final development of East Coast Main Line’s famous steam locomotive classes unrepresented in preservation.

The formal launch of The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was held at the Railway Institute in York on 17th November 1990 where it was announced that the 50th Peppercorn class A1 would carry the running number 60163 – the next in the sequence. The organisation was established with a clear mission: “To build and operate a Peppercorn class A1 ‘Pacific’ steam locomotive for main line and preserved railway use.”

Coronavirus: The full list of when UK railways are reopening – Thursday 25th June 2020

Posted On: 26 June 2020

Coronavirus: The full list of when railways are reopening – Thursday 25th June 2020

Reopening Dates...

70 Years and 8 Million Miles Later... Amtrak Donates Well-Traveled Sleeping Car to Museum.(Museum of the American Railroad)

Posted On: 24 June 2020

When the Budd Company of Philadelphia delivered sleeping car #1417 “Pacific Gardens” to the Union Pacific Railroad in 1950, no one could have envisioned the car lasting well into the next century. Aside from its service on UP’s famed streamliners, the advent of Amtrak in 1971 extended its career another 35 years. The quasi-government corporation absorbed most of the surviving rail passenger cars from the private railroads, and Pacific Gardens was among them.

Museum of The American Railroad: FCS Construction of Frisco wrapped up installation of storm drainage and application of flex-base material for the next phase of track construction.

Posted On: 24 June 2020

FCS Construction of Frisco wrapped up installation of storm drainage and application of flex-base material for the next phase of track construction. Work was completed on June 12. The underground storm drainage network is now 90% complete for the overall site engineering design. While not necessarily exciting to talk about, the network is essential for adequate site drainage and prevention of deterioration of thousands of crossties.

11th UIC Covid-19 Task Force web-conference held on 25 August 2020

THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST LAUNCHES 30TH ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISING APPEALS TO KEEP ITS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES ON TRACK

Coronavirus: The full list of when UK railways are reopening – Thursday 25th June 2020

70 Years and 8 Million Miles Later... Amtrak Donates Well-Traveled Sleeping Car to Museum.(Museum of the American Railroad)

Museum of The American Railroad: FCS Construction of Frisco wrapped up installation of storm drainage and application of flex-base material for the next phase of track construction.

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