RMT strike: Racegoers warned to check before travelling to Cheltenham Festival
People travelling to Cheltenham Festival this week are being urged to plan ahead and to expect longer journeys if getting to the races by train.
Day: 13 March 2023
Flooding beneath the railway between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough stations sees trains suspended
Chiltern Railways advises passengers to plan their journey between the stations as flood damage requires emergency repairs.
Train shortages affect Transport for Wales services
Transport for Wales (TfW) has advised that some of its services this week will be affected by train shortages and industrial action.
North Yorks Moors Railway’s ‘Golden Ticket’ for 50th anniversary
To mark fifty years as a heritage railway, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is to gift fifty family passes to finders of its Golden Tickets.
Avanti West Coast introduces Superfare for flexible rail travel
Avanti West Coast has launched an innovative low-cost ticket aimed at passengers who can be more flexible about what time they travel.
Book Review: George & Robert Stephenson: Pioneer Inventors and Engineers by Anthony Burton
This biography describes the influence of the great British engineers George and Robert Stephenson on our world from the days of early railways.