Swanage Railway volunteer Alan Greatbatch retires following 31 years of devoted service
Alan set up the first Swanage Railway Signalling School and also conducted activities including signaller and signal box inspector for the heritage li…
New Cameron Bridge Station sees building work get underway
Network Rail begins the construction of one of two new stations for the Levenmouth Rail Link project.
Severn Valley Railway appoints Interim Managing Director
Jonathan 'Gus' Dunster has been announced as Interim Managing Director at the Severn Valley Railway
Midland Main Line to meet key stage in preparation for electrification
Engineers set to install half of the foundations essential for the electrification of the Midland Main Line between Kettering and Wigston
87% reduction in environmental impact of producing rail tickets
Paragon ID, which supplies tickets to UK train operators has reduced by 87% the environmental impact of the process that it uses to produce tickets.
Class 777 trains enter service with Merseyrail on Liverpool – Kirkby route
Today, 23rd January 2023, sees the first Class 777 train enter passenger service with Merseyrail, and RailAdvent was invited onboard the first service…
Northern implements Government’s new £100 penalty fares
Northern Trains has issued a warning to its customers that from today, 23rd January, the government has increased the cost of penalty fares to £100.
26 days of disruption during major upgrades at Stalybridge
For the next four months, train services through Stalybridge will be disrupted whilst engineers carry out work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Work to provide step-free access at Port Glasgow to start next month
Accessibility at Port Glasgow station in Inverclyde is to be improved thanks to a new footbridge and lifts that are to be installed starting next mont…
Book Review: Black Country Steam, Western Region Operations 1948-1967 by Paul Dorney
This book illustrates trains on Western Region lines in the Black Country from the formation of the Western Region in 1948 to the end of steam in 1967…