Father Christmas to pay his first visit to Yorkshire heritage railway
Excitement is mounting at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway as for the first time ever Father Christmas will be paying a visit to Fimber Halt.
Day: 27 November 2023
Project 483 appeals for funds to repaint Class 483 train in Island Line ‘toothpaste’ livery
Project 483 is asking for public donations to repaint 483006 into Network Southeast livery.
First digitally signalled passenger train comes to Northern City Line
A train controlled by digital signalling ran between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Monday the 27th of November.
ASLEF to take 10 days industrial action nationwide in early December
Services on Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern, and Thameslink will be disrupted in December because of an overtime by the ASLEF union.
Huddersfield Station set to get a make-over as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme
The major upgrades will see the busy West Yorkshire station move towards being more efficient, and modern with improved accessibility
Eurostar service from Amsterdam to London to pause for six months next year
Eurostar will not run services between Amsterdam and London from June 2024 for six months.
Escorted tours by rail group appoints two new commercial directors
To improve its digital and customer-first strategy, The Great Rail Journeys group has appointed two new Commercial leaders to its UK leadership team.
Network Rail gives advance notice of festive season disruption
Network Rail has confirmed that more than the 96% of the rail network will be open for ‘business as usual’ over Christmas and New Year
Black Five steam locomotive to haul post Christmas Wensleydale Railway service
Black Five steam locomotive number 45407 ‘The Lancashire Fusilier’ is back at Wensleydale Railway and haul post-Christmas services.
Book Review: Great Innovators of North East England by Colin Alexander and Bob Kelley
This book explores the stories behind some of the significant figures from North East England who established the region at the forefront of innovatio…