Repairs to Gloucestershire viaduct shortlisted for national award
Repairs to Stanway Viaduct on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway have been shortlisted in the New Civil Engineer Bridges Awards 2024.
First Alstom C-Series train enters passenger service for Western Australia Railcar Program
Alstom has delivered the first of its Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) C-Series train to the Western Australian Government’s METRONET Railcar Program.
Four boring machines now constructing HS2 tunnel under London
A fourth tunnel boring machine (TBM) has started tunnelling underneath London to join three others building the Northolt Tunnel for HS2.
Bedfordshire railway to host first diesel gala!
On Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday), the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Society (LBNGRS) will host its first ‘Diesel Gala with a Hint of S…
West Sussex museum to welcome 1912 steam locomotive ‘Lily’
Amberley Museum in West Sussex will welcome Decauville 0-4-0T works No.648, affectionately known as 'Lily', to its Rail Gala on 20 and 21 July.
Edinburgh model shop named as Bachmann Retailer of the Year 2023
Model railway manufacturer Bachmann Europe has presented Scottish retailer Harburn Hobbies with its prestigious Retailer of the Year Award for 2023.
West Yorkshire station building to become a community centre
17 years effort has been celebrated by a West Yorkshire group who have secured funding to transform an old station building into a community centre.
HS2 invites interest in elevated mass-transit system infrastructure contract
High-speed railway HS2 is inviting companies interested in delivering infrastructure for its elevated transport system in the West Midlands to take pa…
New charity partner for Scotland’s Railway
On 12 April, representatives from ScotRail, Network Rail Scotland, and charity Age Scotland launched a new partnership between the organisations.
Battery-powered train service launched in Germany
Germany’s first battery-powered trains started service on 8 April, operating on the Network 8 “Ortenau” route in Southwestern Germany.