Talyllyn Railway buys former Manager’s house
The Talyllyn Railway has announced that it has purchased ‘Trefri’. This is the house originally built for the Railway’s former General Manager, Edward Thomas. This…
Day: 16 October 2019
Mid Hants Railway release update on Alton station upgrades
The Mid Hants Railway has released an update on the work taking place at Alton station whilst that part of the line is shut.
Steam locomotive 70000 Britannia to leave the Bluebell Railway tomorrow!
Steam locomotive 70000 Britannia will be in Croydon tomorrow as it heads for Southall.
RMT secures ‘major breakthrough’ in Merseyrail dispute
RMT has suspended all action in the dispute on Merseyrail after the company put down an offer that guarantees both a guard on the train
British Transport Police help to tackle ‘County Lines’ in South Wales
Thirty police officers from British Transport Police, Dyfed Powys Police and South Wales Police, teamed up to tackle people using the railway to deliver drugs.…
Typhoon Hagibis ruins £200m worth of Japan’s Bullet Trains
East Japan Railway Co has said that its bullet train yard at Nagano has been flooded as a result of Typhoon Hagibis.
RAIB release report into fatal accident after passengers head hits lineside tree
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a fatal accident involving a train passenger at Twerton back in December 2018. At…
PLAN AHEAD: Weekend railway closures in Burnley, Blackburn and Preston
Passengers are being advised by Network Rail to plan their journeys ahead of weekend railway upgrades in East Lancashire later this year.
Steam locomotive hauled trains in Poland to continue through the Winter
A decision has been reached by Parowozownia Wolsztyn to continue to run the steam services throughout the winter, and into early Spring.
Train ON FIRE at Doncaster – Travel News
A fire on a train at Doncaster has resulted in all lines being blocked through this station.