How the ladies travelled in style on Flying Scotsman

As a retired draughtsman, Gordon has been producing computer-assisted plans of the LNER carriages for the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG), and so was delighted to see the picture of the “Ladies Retiring Room”. READ MORE: IN PICTURES: 100 YEARS OF LNER In 1924, as rail travel moved upmarket …

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UK plans to renew licences for local TV services

LONDON – Britain proposes to renew the licences of 34 local television services, subject to a review of each station’s future plans, the government said on Wednesday. “Local TV stations from Belfast to Birmingham help to support local journalism, drive the creative economy and foster pride in communities,” media minister …

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