USA’s Amtrak orders more Airo trains as passenger numbers rise
US rail operator Amtrak has ordered ten more Airo trainsets as passenger numbers continue to increase.
Author: Janine Booth
I worked on London Underground stations for 26 years. I am interested in all things railway, with particular interests in accessibility and industrial relations.
Bachmann unveils new Class 20 locomotives at Yorkshire model railway shop’s birthday bash
Today (Wednesday 23 August), Bachmann Europe is attending the sixtieth birthday celebrations of Monk Bar Model Shop and unveiling its new models.
Engineering work and industrial action hit rail services to Norfolk’s Sundown festival
Greater Anglia is advising people attended the Sundown festival in Norfolk the weekend after next to plan ahead,
London North Eastern Railway unveils exhibition in Newcastle highlighting 100 years of ‘firsts’
London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) has today (22 August) unveiled an exhibition at Newcastle Central station to celebrate '100 Years of Firsts'.
Cheshire station’s heritage platform canopies restored for passengers
Network Rail has completed its upgrading of Victorian canopies on the four platforms at Wilmslow station in Cheshire.
Dean Forest Railway to hold October steam gala
The Dean Forest Railway, will hold its 2023 Royal Forest of Steam gala over the weekend of 14 and 15 October.
Scotland: Fife Heritage Railway saves unique test train
Fife Heritage Railway (FHR) has safeguarded the future of a historically important test train in an agreement with Network Rail.
North Yorkshire Moors hosts free Heritage Open Days event in September
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is taking part in Heritage Open Days with a series of events between Friday 8 and Sunday 17 September.
HS2 completes Colne Valley Viaduct span during three-week road closure
HS2 engineers have completed a forty-metre span that will form part of the high-speed rail project’s Colne Valley Viaduct on the outskirts of London…
London and Kent railway stations become Stoma Friendly
Southeastern has taken some simple measures to make its stations' accessible toilets suitable for passengers with a stoma.