Janine Booth
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 4 days ago
Update on Prince George steam locomotiveThe LNWR George the Fifth Steam Loco Trust has issued an update on its project to construct the only new build pre-World War 1 locomotive for main line operation – the LNWR (London and North Western…
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Janine Booth posted a new post. a week ago
North Yorkshire heritage railway holds talks with engineering construction industry skills bodyThe UK’s busiest heritage railway has begun discussions with the engineering construction industry’s skills body on working together to enhance railway engineering skills.
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Sorry but I dismiss this being the busiest heritage railway as mentioned at the start of this article. I have been visiting and supporting this railway since my first visit back in 2003/2004 and sad to see… Read more- View 1 reply
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All I was stating that the ELR can be very busy at times, they do have the resources to tun DMU service to bury and link up directly with the Manchester Metro System.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. a week ago
East West Rail consultation beginsThe Department for Transport has opened a consultation on plans for the East West Rail project, giving people ten weeks to input their views.
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The Eastern section between Bedford-Cambridge needs to be built with new stations added. And to re-connect rail services from Oxford to Cambridge and to Ipswich and Norwich.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 2 weeks ago
New West Midlands Railway trains welcomed on new routeWest Midlands Railway’s Class 730 electric trains are now calling at Walsall, with the local council welcoming the new service.
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Do these units really have more seats than the Class 350 four-car units that have hitherto operated the Chase Line, or do they claim standing passengers as part of their capacity? -
Perhaps London Northwestern Railway should start introducing the Class 730/2 5-Car units by the end of 2024 and the Class 350/2 to be moved for storage and the Class 319 to be sent for scrap or cascaded to Northern.
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Are London Northwestern Railway going to start introducing the Class 730/2 by the end of 2024 that are to replace the Class 350/2 and Class 319. And to see the Class 730/2 operating from London Euston… Read more
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
HST to be part of East Lancashire Railway DMU GalaThe world’s fastest diesel train – the InterCity 125 – is to appear at the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) in November.
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Nice to see an HST on the ELR, it will only be idling on the first notch when it runs.
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Guilty as charged. In the 1970s, I hated the HSTs for taking away our beloved Westerns and Deltics, yet more recently, I have waited for a later train to ride in an HST rather than a Voyager (being over 6’ tall,… Read more- View 1 reply
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 4 weeks ago
Network Rail, Southeastern and Earth Cubs launch new educational videos for childrenNetwork Rail and Southeastern are working with early-stage environmental learning group Earth Cubs to launch new educational videos for children.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 4 weeks ago
Rapido Trains UK announces new productsModel maker Rapido Trains UK has today announced additions to both its Evolution range and its range of LMS rolling stock.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 4 weeks ago
New London rail freight yard 'unanimously' approvedThe London Legacy Development Corporation has voted unanimously to approve an outline ‘masterplan’ for a rail freight campus and last-mile logistics bub in east London.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 4 weeks ago
Govia Thameslink Railway to hire engineering apprenticesGovia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is recruiting its 2025 intake of apprentice engineers.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. 4 weeks ago
Model maker gives two thousand pounds to Welsh RailwayModel manufacturer Bachmann Europe as presented the Ffestiniog Railway with £2,000, raised from the sale of Scenecraft models depicting various of the Railway’s structures.
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