Crossword Competition

Compiled by Mike Wright.

WELCOME to the RAIL Crossword. In this issue, two successful solvers can follow the progress made in Upgrading the Isle of Wight’s Railway, courtesy of Pen & Sword Books (www.pen-and-sword.co.uk). In 2019, it was announced that the Isle of Wight’s iconic 1938 Stock Tube trains were to be withdrawn and replaced with a ‘new’ fleet of refurbished ex-London Underground trains, as part of a wider project to upgrade the Island’s ageing railway infrastructure. Upgrading the Isle of Wight’s Railway (hardback, 232 pages, retail price £22.50) examines in detail the events that followed: the infrastructure works, the withdrawal and disposal of the old trains, and the development and introduction of their replacements - all of it carried out in the midst of a global pandemic. What went wrong, and what went…

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RAIL (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 1023

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