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But particularly since privatisation, the weight of evolution has shifted.\n\nThe national scene does still evolve, with new trains and traction "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2808640871699519319\/posts\/default\/1925034741305240173"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2808640871699519319\/posts\/default\/1925034741305240173"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/railrevisited.blogspot.com\/2019\/06\/the-1999-severn-valley-railway-diesel-gala.html","title":"Everything You Drank Too Much Real Ale To Remember About The 1999 Severn Valley Diesel Gala"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgsqpLLUE3uHHUXMRgPMFjsr8BYnnAW0m1W0p11QA_cjfSb-LViK1-EZXrYC0oUe52IgbTpqqnDqKMVE-1MDMcO7uVw_n81J0lIzyaHdy8iOo9moPgcuiWCtadKy1UcHxtJzVRR-m3c1Jgi\/s72-c\/D345+Bewdley+16+October+1999.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808640871699519319.post-2103496623655486541"},"published":{"$t":"2019-05-08T17:01:00.005+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-24T08:27:50.915+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1970s"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1980s"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"British Rail"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Class 50"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"railway"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Class 50 Refurbishment Story"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\"In response to a question by Modern Railways a few weeks later, BREL Managing Director Ian Gardiner argued that the 'super-overhaul' process could essentially be described as remanufacture...\"\n\n\nThe archetypal look of the Class 50, post refurbishment. 50040 Leviathan heads for the South West, at Wychbold, in June 1982.\n\nBelieve it or not, it’s now a whacking 40 years since the hushed and "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2808640871699519319\/posts\/default\/2103496623655486541"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2808640871699519319\/posts\/default\/2103496623655486541"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/railrevisited.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/the-class-50-refurbishment-story.html","title":"The Class 50 Refurbishment Story"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3yfyue86f1yoB61w1lyLAo1PGJM-KDj8QJqUafeOaS8x56SmfWKjWEbeG2bDAdPOVFE36YLKNVGa_JjrPi4RYGwqyvYK6k20g75GS97tsuBhelLwU9Qs56HzhYG6LZLl132Mv08lUDKiy\/s72-c\/50040+Wychbold+12+June+1982.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808640871699519319.post-7833662857221978070"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-06T23:24:00.008+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-02T09:51:14.512+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CrossCountry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"railway"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virgin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virgin Trains"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Voyager"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Introduction of the Virgin Voyagers"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\"The first UK sighting of the Voyager’s now familiar front end came on 6th July 2000... Five months later to the day, a high-profile and ceremonious outing for 220001 set out to woo the press.\"\n\n\n220003 imposes at Birmingham New Street in the year of introduction - 2001. 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