Junior Blue smartcard launched for under 16s on Tyne & Wear Metro
The Junior Blue smartcard has been launched by Nexus as a cash-free way for under 16s to pay for travel on the Tyne & Wear Metro.
Day: 21 October 2020
Spooktacular steam fun as North Yorkshire Moors Railway teams up with Whitby Abbey
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has teamed up with Whitby Abbey to provide some spooky Halloween fun for 2020.
Expansion of Transpennine Express Cleaning Programme Creates New Jobs
Train operating company Transpennine Express has announced an investment into their cleaning programme which will see the creation of 57 new jobs in t…
Real Time Trains teams up with Northern in Know Your Train expansion
Northern has announced that they have teamed up with Real-Time Trains to give passengers live information about its train services.
UK FIRST: London to Kent’s HS1 railway line to run entirely on renewable energy
High Speed 1, which links London with Kent and the Channel Tunnel, is progressing to be the first railway in the UK to be run using renewable energy.
Steam locomotive 9466 available for Christmas hire
GWR Pannier locomotive 9466 has been made available for hire over the Christmas period, according to owner Jonathan Jones Pratt.
Nine days of improvement works start on the East Suffolk Line this weekend
Works start this weekend on a 9-day closure of the East Suffolk line for track replacement work near Brampton Railway Station.
Coronavirus: Merseyrail issues travel advice as Liverpool heads into Tier 3 restrictions
As Liverpool City Region is now in Tier 3 lockdown restrictions, Merseyrail has issued travel advice for passengers as well as a timetable update.