CrossCountry announces more trains and major refurbishment programme
CrossCountry Trains has announced that it is adding extra trains to its fleet, and that all its existing trains are to undergo a major refurbishment.
Easter trains cancelled in Cumbria after train derailment
Severe disruption to train services between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness is likely after derailment at Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria on 22 March.
New Guinness World Record for hydrogen powered train
A Stadler FLIRT H2 has set a new Guinness World Record by travelling 1,741.7 miles without refuelling or recharging.
Hertfordshire railway station now has a new sensory garden
A group of green-fingered volunteers has brightened up the railway station at Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire by creating a new sensory garden.
GB Railfreight places order for more box wagons
GB Railfreight has secured an agreement with leasing company Porterbrook for the supply of 50 new type JNA-X box wagons.
Cambrian Railway Partnership wins award
The Cambrian Railway Partnership wins the Tourism and Leisure award at the National Community Rail Awards
Another South London station now has step-free access
The latest railway station to have step-free access funded by the Department for Transport’s ‘Access for All’ scheme is Petts Wood in South Lond…
TransPennine Express donates redundant benches to cricket club
Train operator TransPennine Express has shown its support for local communities by donating benches to Brocklesby Park Cricket Club in Lincolnshire.
Easter at Mid-Suffolk Light Railway to include US Air Force display
This year the Mid Suffolk Light Railway will be hosting a display by the United States Air Force (USAAF) 34th Bomb Group.
Railway Photography Competition
Here is your chance to win one of 3 special prizes just by sharing your photograph on our community page. The prizes include a framed…
