Major work as part of Barrhead to Glasgow electrification set to begin
The next stage in preparing for the electrification of the line between Barrhead and Glasgow gets underway at the end of next month.
Author: Roger Smith
I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways.
I am a published author and a a proof-reader for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer.
I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published in monthly magazines and books.
Great Central Railway to celebrate half century of railway magic
To celebrate 50 years of running heritage trains, next month the Great Central Railway is running a spectacular fifty-wagon freight train.
Southeastern release update on Class 375 train fleet upgrades
The halfway milestone in the £10 million upgrade of Southeastern’s 112-strong Class 375 mainline train fleet has been reached
47712 “Lady Diana Spencer” to appear at Worth Valley Diesel Gala
The latest visitor to be announced for next month’s Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s Diesel Gala is Class 47 47712 Lady Diana Spencer.
Historic canopy at Whitley Bay to undergo £5.3m restoration
In a £5.3m restoration project, the historic canopy at Whitley Bay station on the Tyne and Wear Metro is to be restored to its former glory.
Hitachi Rail engineers help convert disused carriage into library
Hitachi Rail engineers have helped to transform a disused carriage into a unique learning environment for a primary school in County Durham.
Masons of Yorkshire Distillery enters partnership with LNER
A Yorkshire Distillery has entered a partnership with London North Eastern Railway for its vodka to be served in the railway’s first-class carriages…
Travel advice for Beyonce concert at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium
Concert-goers attending the Beyonce concert on 17th May are advised that there will be no trains north of Pontypridd or Mountain Ash.
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway to run Southern themed services next week
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is running three days of ‘Southern Mid-Week Services’ from Tuesday, 16th to Thursday, 18th May.
Book Review: Book Review: Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives – The Final Years 1960-1965 by David Maidment
This book tells the story of the Great Western Railway’s Castle Class from 1960 through to the withdrawal of the last one in 1965