Strike action to cause significant impact on Chiltern Railways timetable
The rail operator is warning customers to check their travel plans ahead of making a journey as industrial action takes place on the 16th and 18th of …
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Book Review: Victoria’s Railway King by Geoff Scargill
This book looks at Sir Edward Watkin who was chairman of numerous British and overseas railway companies and started to build a channel tunnel.
Book Review: Railways of the Chilterns by Patrick Bennett
This book provides an overview of the routes of the five major railway companies whose lines had to negotiate the chalk hills of the Chilterns.
West Midlands railway tracks kept clear this autumn thanks to drones and leaf-busting trains
Leaves are being blasted from railway lines across the West Midlands and Chiltern main line by a special fleet of trains.
Train services through Oxford to be disrupted for next 4 weekends
During the next four weekends, Oxford station will be closed and there will be no train services between Oxford and Didcot, Banbury, and Hanborough.
Upgrades to Chiltern Main Line between Leamington Spa and Banbury this September
Network Rail has plans to upgrade the Chiltern main line between Birmingham, Oxford and London to make journeys more reliable.
London Marylebone main line station closed until 11.00 am on Sunday morning
On Sunday, 4th September, London Marylebone station will be closed until approximately 11.00 am due to planned engineering works.
Branch Line Society announce festive tour that will visit London Paddington and London Marylebone
The festive tour will take place on Saturday the 17th of December and will see a loco hauled trip through the Chilterns with a good mix of uncommon li…
Railway ready for passengers over the Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend
Railway routes between London, the Midlands and North West open for passengers as usual over the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend
Reminder of four day rail line closure ahead of Commonwealth Games
Improvement work will see the Chiltern main line between Dorridge and Birmingham Moor Street closed for four days during June