Was Victoria Station Right For Demolition?

Edward ponders whether or not the right station in Nottinham was kept:

– Full Blog by Edward Kendal (RailwayManiac.com)
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CAS Weekly 29/07/15

Image By Panhard

The delayed CAS Weekly has finally arrived!

Grasslands on Converting a Class 04 into a Tramway shunter.
ESNGBlog ponder on some of The Internet’s reviews and comments at Exhibitions.

Sad news as the owner of Britain’s smallest railway museum, John Rathmell, dies at the age of 63.
The talks to avert the next round of Tube Strikes is going badly with fresh accusations that TfL are not maintaining their trains to proper safety standards.
The government announcent that electrification of the TransPennine Route would be shelved/delayed… yet work is continuing anyway…
Southern and GatEx join Great Northern and Thameslink to become UK’s biggest franchise… Hmm, I’d say that’s starting to look a lot like Network SouthEast.
ER20 Locos coming to the UK.
The Eurostar 373 units get an interior make-over.
On board catering. Is it dead?
Essex heritage line saved from the axe.
1970’s London Underground seriel killer – truth or urban myth?
Geoff Marshall has been inside some more Crossrail. This time Farringdon.
Preserving steam and diesel locomotives is all well and good but what about those neglected wagons?
What’s the new Hackney Overground interchange like?

An interesting report from Edward detailing the proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange in the East Midlands.

– Compiled by Edward Kendall & Andy Carter

More lost Nottinghamshire railway heritage as Edward looks at the Nottingham Suburban Railway & Mapperley Brickworks

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An interesting report by Edward looking at the proposed Rail Freight Interchange facility proposed for the East Midlands:

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Woodford Wells

Friend of mine, @RobinTheFog pays tribute to Bob Symes, broadcaster and model railway enthusiast.
A word on airbrushes.
Bachmann celebrate the Great British Summer as the release ‘The Shakespeare Express.’

End of the line for Network Rail?
HS2 to share tracks with HS3…. iiiiiffff the former ever gets built in the first place…
Paddington to get lick of paint.
Franchising is about to get a whole lot more complicated…
Consultation to begin on proposed Windsor rail link.
Passenger growth on The Hayes Line.
You can now go contactless with your iPhone on the Tube and other London Rail services.
First look at the new IEP (or Class 800) trains that will replace the HSTs.
150 need to know interesting facts about The London Underground.
The report on “How To Solve A Problem Like Dawlish” is due in November. It will detail options of avoiding last year’s storm related damage and shut down.
Want to buy an old railway station? Of course you do.
Help save the Colne Valley Railway.

Check out Edward’s gallery of unearthed Nottingham Stations.
And discover what connects The Headstone Viaduct with The Liver Building.
Woodford Wells construction is coming along nicely (picture above), an update is coming soon!