East Midlands Railway adds to stations offering virtual tours
East Midlands Railway have increased the number of stations where customers can take a virtual tour to make them familiar with station layouts.
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Hope Valley railway line set for nine day closure
The Hope Valley Line will close for nine days next week, to enable the completion of the long awaited Hope Valley Upgrade Project.
Railtour to celebrate 125th Anniversary of London station
A rake of InterCity 125 coaches will recreate the 'Master Cutler' from Sheffield to commemorate the 125th anniversary of London Marylebone station.
East Midlands Railway installs new interactive information screens
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has made further progress in its million-pound project to install 166 new information screen across its network.
Branch Line Society positioning rail tours to and from Scotland
The Branch Line Society is running one-way tours between Derby and Scotland in connection with the Society’s BWC Two three-day rail tour in March.
Wheels begin to turn on 5164’s long journey back to steam
Large Prairie Tank 5164 moved from Chesterfield to the NEC, then to Tyseley Loco Works, where it will be refurbished and brought back into steam next …
Derbyshire trains end up in same section – RAIB release report
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report when two trains were in the same signal section at South Wingfield in Derbyshire.
Kettering, Market Harborough and Wellingborough get new passenger info screens
Market Harborough, Wellingborough and Kettering are the latest East Midlands Railway (EMR) stations to receive upgraded information screens.
HST preservation group to run rail tour from East Midlands to London
On behalf of The 125 Group. the Branch Line Society is running a rail tour from Ilkeston to London St. Pancras , using the group’s Class 43 HST.
Northern re-records 34 station name announcements with local pronunciation
Northern has re-recorded on-board announcements of then names of thirty-four stations on its network after appealing to the public for help.