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Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership

Alastair — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:53:09 +0000

Chiltern Railways services will move into public ownership tomorrow – Sunday 20 September 2026. Connecting London Marylebone with communities across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands, Chiltern Railways will become the sixth operator whose services transfer into public ownership as part of the government’s drive to build Great British Railways (GBR) its new national […]

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MSC World Asia has completed her sea trials and will start cruising the Mediterranean in December

Alastair — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:43:14 +0000

MSC World Asia, built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, is MSC’s third LNG-powered World Class vessel. Though she uses Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) as her primary fuel, she is also capable of running on bio and synthetic renewable LNG fuels, and is has shore power connectivity, which allows the ship’s engines to […]

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New Battery-Electric Trains for TransPennine Express

Alastair — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:05:26 +0000

Rail passengers are set to enjoy faster and more frequent services when a new fleet of battery-electric trains begin operating on TransPennine Express* routes. Great British Railways (GBR), the UK Government’s new body that runs most of Britain’s rail network, has signed a £1 billion contract with train manufacturer Alstom to build 29** of their […]

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich to close for a major upgrade

Alastair — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:15:37 +0000

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is undergoing a major transformation, which they have named ‘The First Light’ project. First Light will see the Observatory’s interior and external spaces transformed through displays and interactives, alongside architecture, conservation and landscaping. The new galleries will showcase observatory’s impact on our everyday lives and highlight the wider scientific developments […]

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Moto Guzzi Brand Museum Opens

Alastair — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:23:38 +0000

Moto Guzzi, the famous Italian motorcycle manufacturer, has just opened its new production facility at its historic home on Lake Como and with it, a new brand museum and visitor experience. Moto Guzzi’s parent, the Piaggio Group, has invested over 50 million Euros and spent five years redeveloping the former factory site in Mandello del […]

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A New Exhibition in Paris on the Inspiration, Design and Creation of the Statue of Liberty

Alastair — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:39:32 +0000

The Musée des Arts et Métiers (MuAM) in Paris is opening an 11-month exhibition on the Design and Creation of the Statue of Liberty. Lady Liberté: Sweat, Boldness, Genius traces the technical odyssey behind the universal monument. Marking the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, the exhibition highlights the industrial, human, and […]

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An October opening date for the ‘Royal Marines Experience’ at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Alastair — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:10:06 +0000

Royal Navy Museums has announced a date for the new £15m Royal Marines Experience at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The former Royal Marines Museum closed in 2017 with plans to move to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and create a new centre for Royal Marines heritage. Over the last 9 years, the Royal Navy Museums Team have carefully […]

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National Motor Museum to leave Beaulieu

Alastair — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:09:14 +0000

That’s a bit of a shock! It’s a bit like hearing the ravens are quitting the Tower of London. Yesterday, the National Motor Museum Trust issued a statement announcing that it has begun the process of identifying a new home for the National Motor Museum as its current lease at Beaulieu is approaching the end […]

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Bomb ship’s dangerous masts are finally to be removed

Alastair — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:46:33 +0000

The government says that work to remove the three masts from the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery in the Thames estuary will begin in early September. SS Richard Montgomery was a WW2 American Liberty ship that dragged her anchor while waiting to unload her cargo of munitions on 20 Aug 1944. She ended up […]

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Historic Sunbeam 1000hp restoration completed

Alastair — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:08:22 +0000

National Motor Museum engineers have successfully restored the World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp car, in time for its planned 100th anniversary run at Daytona Beach in the USA next year. The restoration project has taken over three years, with many additional years of preparatory work. It has tested the Museum’s workshop team, led […]

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