UPDATED: Steam locomotive 70000 Britannia to pass through Wrexham and Shrewsbury this Monday
70000 Britannia is set to be out on the mainline this Monday (22nd January 2024) as it heads on a test run to Shrewsbury.
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West Coast main line signal upgrade work to disrupt January services
Network Rail will complete work to upgrade signalling on the West Coast main line between Rugeley and Colwich on Sunday 14 and from 20 until 22 Januar…
Steam locomotive 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to haul tour to Carlisle this March
Vintage Trains has announced that steam locomotive 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will haul its 'Shap Mountaineer' tour over Shap Fell in March.
HS2 completes first viaduct deck span at complex Delta Junction
HS2 has announced that it has completed the first 920-tonne deck span on the first precast segmental viaduct being at the Delta Junction.
UPDATED: Two steam locomotives to pass through Hemel Hempstead this Friday
45231 The Sherwood Forester and 34046 Braunton are to pass through Hertfordshire this Friday as they head back to base for the Christmas holidays.
Video: HS2 funding helps renovation of 900-year-old Staffordshire tower
HS2’s Community and Environment Fund (CEF) have awarded a grant of £70,170 to help restore the Shenstone Tower, located in Shenstone village in Sta…
Video: Accurascale unveil new GWR tank engine models
Accurascale has unveiled its model of the GWR 57xx, 67xx and 8750 Class Pannier Tanks, describing it as "one of the most iconic tank locomotives of th…
Timetable changes from December on West Midlands Railway
West Midlands Railway increasing Birmingham-Liverpool services from 10 December with faster links Bimrimgham-The Potteries and a late-evening Rugeley …
Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas set to pass through Northamptonshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire this Thursday
LMS Jubilee 45596 Bahamas will be making her way back to base this Thursday as it heads to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway this Thursday (23rd N…
Public sees the big picture of Crewe’s railway heritage
Crewe has long been synonymous with railways and a new mural has been unveiled at the Avanti West Coast-run station to celebrate the town's railway he…