HS1 claims regenerative braking saves enough energy to power 375 homes
HS1 Ltd has today released figures which it claims show that regenerative braking technology is saving enough energy to power 375+ homes.
Day: 12 April 2023
Progress report on restoring steam locomotive No. 2874
The 2874 Trust reports that sometime this year 2874 will become a rolling chassis, and the main aim now is to get the boiler up to working pressure.
Record-breaking Easter weekend for the Leighton Buzzard Railway
Over the Easter weekend, the Leighton Buzzard Railway welcomed a record-breaking number of visitors on both Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
Mid Norfolk Railway to reopen this April
The Mid Norfolk Railway will reopen on Saturday 29 April with trains initially running the twelve-mile round trip from Dereham to Thuxton
New May 2023 timetable confirmed by South Western Railway
The new timetable will come into operation on the 22nd of May and will support the required capacity as passenger numbers recover following the pandem…
Vintage Trains receives £168,000 grant to support locomotive works expansion
The ERDF grant has been awarded by the City of Birmingham in a bid to support employment and engineering skills within the heritage rail sector
Hertfordshire village station unveils new waiting room
The waiting room at St Margarets rail station, in the Hertfordshire village of Stanstead Abbotts, has been refurbished.
Maryland Transit Administration awards Alstom further operations and maintenance contract
The global giant in smart and sustainable mobility won the contract which features extensions of as much as €1.2 billion over a period of 15 years
Fenchurch steam locomotive to visit Isle of Wight Steam Railway
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has announced that Fenchurch will visit for their Gala Weekend on the 23rd to 25th June.
Travel advice for Grand National racegoers
Network Rail has issued advice to people travelling by rail to Liverpool Lime Street for the Grand National. Aintree's horse racing festival returns