Emergency work underway on Cumbrian railway viaduct
Urgent repair work is taking place on a railway viaduct over the Rivr Derwent in Workington, Cumbria.
Tag: Cumbria
Steam locomotive 44871 to steam through Yorkshire this Saturday
LMS Black 5 No. 44871 is to haul part of the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express this Saturday, 17th February 2024.
New North East Regional Director for Northern
Jason Wade is to become Northern's new Regional Director for the North East, managing the company's hubs in Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough. …
Autistic school students try railway work at Manchester Piccadilly
Last Wednesday, autistic students from a specialist school in Lancashire became station assistants and signallers for the day at Manchester Piccadilly…
Fault at Manchester Piccadilly affecting Cheshire, Lancashire and Scotland trains
Network Rail are advising passengers to check before travelling as trains are delayed today due to a fault with the overhead wire equipment.
Steam locomotive 34067 Tangmere to visit Carlisle this Saturday
Carnforth based locomotive, 34067 Tangmere, is to haul part of the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express this Saturday, 27th January 2024.
Clarinettist blows away the winter blues for Penrith passengers
A Penrith pensioner has been playing his clarinet at the town's station for a decade, saying it helps him to tackle loneliness.
Avanti West Coast employee reaches half a century on railway
Carlisle station’s longest serving member of staff, Brian Farish, has reached the milestone of fifty years’ work on the West Coast Main Line.
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Features in New Bollywood Movie
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and Zip World Windermere feature in Bollywood Movie
Book Review: British Industrial Railways 1960s – 1980s by John Glover
This book illustrates scenes of trains and locomotives in industrial settings throughout the UK, from Cornwall in southwest England to central Scotlan…
