Top Ten Overcrowded trains named by Department for Transport
Published 21st December 2012
We keep our ear to the ground and you updated with all the exciting rail news and events in 2012. Check this section out regularly to stay up to date.
Published 21st December 2012
Published 21st December 2012
Published 18th December 2012
Published 18th December 2012
Published 18th December 2012
Published 17th Dcember 2012
Pubished 14th December
Published 14th December 2012
Published 10th December 2012
Published 10th December 2012
Published 10th December
Published 10th December 2012
Published 3rd December
Published 3rd December 2012
Published November 29th
Published 29th November
Published 27th November 2012
Published 27th November 2012
Published 27th November 2012
Published 22nd November 2012
Published 20th November 2012
Published 19th November 2012
Published 12th November 2012
Published 12th November 2012
Published 9th November 2012
Published 9th November 2012
Published 6th November 2012
Published 6th November 2012
Published 6th November 2012
Published 5th November 2012
Published 5th November 2012
Published 5th November 2012
Published 29th October 2012
Published 29th October 2012
Published on 28th September 2012
Published 26th October 2012
Published 24th October 2012
Published 23rd October 2012
Published 23rd October 2012
Published 22nd October 2012
Published 22nd October 2012
Published 17th October 2012
Published 16th October 2012
Published 16th October 2012
Published 10th October 2012
Published 10th October 2012
Published 9th October 2012
Published 9th October 2012
Published 9th October 2012
Published 8th October 2012
Published 8th October 2012
Published 4th October 2012
Published 1st October 2012
Published 1st October 2012
Published 1st October 2012
Published on 28th September 2012
Published on 24th September 2012
Published on 21st September 2012
Published 17th September 2012
Published 11th September 2012
Published 11th September 2012
Published 4th September 2012
Published 3rd September 2012
Published 31st August 2012
Published 27th August 2012
Published 25th August 2012
Published 25th August 2012
Published 19th August 2012
Published 16th August 2012
Published 9th August 2012
Published 9th August 2012
Published 6th August 2012
Published 6th August 2012
Published 3rd August 2012
Published 30th July 2012
Published 30th July 2012
Published 30th July 2012
Published 30th July 2012
Published 23rd July 2012
Published 23rd July 2012
Published 23rd July 2012
Published 17th July 2012
Published 23rd July 2012
Published 16th July 2012
Published 13th July 2012
Published 13th July 2012
Published 13th July 2012
Published 13th July 2012
Published 25th June 2012
Published 24th June 2012
Published 11th July 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 19th June 2012
Published 14th June 2012
Published 12th June 2012
Published 29th May 2012
Published 25th May 2012
Published 22nd May 2012
Published 18th May 2012
Published 18th May 2012
Published 18th May 2012
Published 10th May 2012
Published 10th May 2012
Published 10th May 2012
Published 10th May 2012
Published 10th May 2012
Published 26th March 2012
Published 9th May 2012
Published 30th April 2012
Published 27th April 2012
Published 27th April 2012
Published on 23rd April 2012
Published on 23rd April 2012
Published on 23rd April 2012
Published 16th April 2012
Published 16th April 2012
Published 13th April 2012
Published 11th April 2012
Published 11th April 2012
Published 11th April 2012
Published 3rd April 2012
Published 3rd April 2012
Published 2nd April 2012
Published 26th March 2012
Published 26th March 2012
Published 23rd March 2012
Published 23rd March 2012
Published 22nd March 2012
Published 22nd March 2012
Published 21st March 2012
Published 21st March 2012
Published 19th March 2012
Published 19th March 2012
Published 19th March 2012
Published 19th March 2012
Published 19th March 2012
Published 16th March 2012
Published 16th March 2012
Published 15th March 2012
Published 13th March 2012
Published 13th March 2012
Published 13th March 2012
Published 13th March 2012
Published 12th March 2012
Published 12th March 2012
Published 12th March 2012
Published 12th March 2012
Published 12th March 2012
Published 12th March 2012
Published 9th March 2012
Published 9th March 2012
Published 9th March 2012
Published 9th March 2012
Published 8th March 2012
Published 8th March 2012
Published 8th March 2012
Published 8th March 2012
Published 8th March 2012
Published 8th March 2012
Published 5th March 2012
Published 5th March 2012
Published 5th March 2012
Published 2nd March 2012
Published 2nd March 2012
Published 2nd March 2012
Published 2nd March 2012
Published 29th February 2012
Northern suburbs of Welsh town could be served by rail “within two years”.
Published 29th February 2012
Published 29th February 2012
Published 29th February 2012
Published on 28th February 2012
Published on 28th February 2012
Published on 28th February 2012
Published on 28th February 2012
Published on 27th February 2012
The ‘Coal Tank’, One of the country's oldest working locos returns to steam in the snow at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
Freight Operator DB Shenker has offered some more redundant diesel locomotives for sale via competitive tender.
UK Railtours' visits rare Somerset lines on charter train from London.
Platform restored to use at Bushey rules out replacement buses during evening engineering work on the Watford D.C. all stations Line.
Network Rail will be moving into its new National Operations Centre at Milton Keynes this summer amidst staff unrest caused by the transfer arrangements.
The Trenitalia train-ferry linking the Italian mainland with Sicily via Villa San Giovani and Messina is under threat from cheap airline competition.
A summary of rare and unusual happenings on the Network for January 23-29.
Network Rail’s London & South Eastern Route Utilisation (L&SE RUS) Strategy reveals interesting proposals to benefit passengers.
If you own a model of a loco type which once worked in the slate industry, you could be part of setting a new world record, in Bedfordshire!
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch announces preliminary findings pointing towards driver error as the likely cause of the accident.
GWR 'Hall' No. 4953 Pitchford Hall and GWR Large Prairie No. 4141 have been purchased for the Epping Ongar Railway.
Following months of rumour, York’s National Railway Museum has officially confirmed that A4s No. 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower and No. 60010 Dominion of Canada will be repatriated for two years.
A summary of rare and unusual happenings on the Network for January 16-22.
The Rail Regulator and the Courts have fined, or are about to fine Network Rail for various safety transgressions which were responsible for the regrettable deaths of three people. Is a financial penalty the right punishment and who is to blame?
DRS have been running a trial workers’ train between Carlisle and Sellafield, in an effort to reduce congestion on the A595 to and from Sellafield.
A summary of notable workings for week 2 (January 9-15).
Virgin Trains has been voted Britain's favourite rail company by customers for the second time in the last three years, after the destination of the award was decided by customers - rather than a formal judging panel.
Norman Baker sees refurbishment work and modernisation project first-hand on the Tyne and Wear Metro network.
A selection of January news from heritage railways.
Stadler Pankow GmbH has awarded a contract to “R2P” Rail & Road Protec GmbH to provide the saloon, DOO and forward facing CCTV for 6 Trams for London’s Tramtrack Croydon Limited.
Eastleigh Works was closed by Alstom in 2005, vacated a year later and set to become an industrial unit and housing estate until Knights Rail Services moved in five years ago.
One of the few remaining wooden bridges still carrying a UK main railway line could be set to have a giant wind turbine adjacent to it.
Enjoy some great family days out on heritage train lines including everyone's favourite Thomas the Tank Engine and Wizard Week where you could meet Derek the friendly Dragon, see wizard duels, owl displays and more.
The disruption, following the Bletchley derailment, to the West Coast Main Line ended with resumption of services on Monday February 6.
Abellio, the fully owned subsidiary of Dutch Railways, took over the Greater Anglia Franchise from February 5, with mixed results in their first rush hour.
Freightliner Class 90 on hire to Virgin derails blocking Britain’s busiest arterial rail route at Bletchley, 47 miles north of London.
The massive Reading Station and track upgrade is progressing well with passengers quickly getting used to the new platform and consequential platform renumbering scheme.
The long awaited extension of the Metropolitan Line to Watford Junction has been approved. The new link is expected to cost just over £110 Million, with a large amount of the cost being used to construct a new section of line.
The annual West Coast Railway Company social evening was held in Wakefield on January 22 with a high proportion of the 110 operations staff present, along with the Chairman and Managing Director who hosted the evening.
A look at a selection of forthcoming special steam events at Britain’s heritage lines.
Passengers travelling on hovercraft services between Portsmouth and Ryde and by train to and from Lymington Pier should allow extra time for the next few months while fast cat services reduced.
New passenger bridge erected over the Christmas break at Birmingham New Street.
The much vaunted Network Rail £500m new western concourse at Kings Cross which virtually links the station with St. Pancras, is nearing completion and looks stunning.
A summary of notable workings for week 1 (January 2-8).
Eurotunnel has announced that its Europorte Channel subsidiary had been granted approval to operate its fleet of Class 92 locomotives on HS 1 and once driver training is completed, commercial freight services will be launched early in 2012.
The western section of the former Varsity Line, between Bicester and Bletchley, is likely to reopen to passenger trains 50 years after its passenger services were withdrawn in the Beeching Era.
A summary of notable workings for week 51 (December 19-25).
A1 Tornado is a major crowd puller, while new-build Lyd is a narrow gauge icon.
The company with a fleet of half century old Class 73s has a bright outlook and a long main line future.
Rail Commuting Capacity has been boosted by British Nuclear Fuels, the major employers at Sellafield, for their Nuclear workforce by their fully owned subsidiary, Direct Rail Services who have commenced regular passenger services. dubbed ‘The Glow-ex’
A summary of notable workings for week 52 (December 26-January 1).
The Christmas period brought passengers and presents for Britain’s Heritage lines.
UK Railtours are running two charter trains over the same route in January over very rare track including the original 1838 section of the West Coast Main Line at Wolverton.
The route chosen by the Government for High Speed 2 has been and will doubtless continue to be the subject of a nationwide debate for the next 20 years, so we take a look along the route. Rail.co.uk takes a look at the proposed route for HS2 and the implications.
The Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced the widely anticipated green light for work to commence on the divisive High Speed 2 line from Euston to Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.
“Leaves on the line” is a term often repeated in the British media to the point of ridicule in the late Autumn and early winter, as passengers face disruption due to train services being delayed, subject to last-minute alterations or even cancelled.
Stobart’s refrigerated train from Europe rises again.
Peter Haddon and John Lucas were two lifelong railway preservationists who operated at the largest and smallest of railway scales and rail.co.uk regrettably has to report the sad news that both recently died in their early 60s.
The curious battery powered London Underground yellow locomotives were hauled by Class 66 motive power in response to network constraints.
The Rail Accident Investigation Board (RAIB) is investigating a collision between a train and a lorry at Llanboidy level crossing, near Whitland, Carmarthenshire on 19 December 2011.
Bombardier Wins an order for 130 class 377 Electrostar vehicles from Southern but controversy surrounds the holidaytime announcement.
An appreciation from Phil Marsh.
A summary of notable workings for week 49 (December 5-11).
The Greater Manchester area is once again seeing a welcome boost to local public transport as new trains and trams migrate to the North Western city.
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) ran a special train on 30 December to commemorate 50 years to the day since British Railways withdrew passenger services along the West Yorkshire line.
December 2011 marked the Golden Jubilee of one of the most iconic diesels ever to have run in the UK - the Westerns. These large, attractive locomotives with their distinctive cabs and clean lines became popular amongst enthusiasts and were the mainstay of British Rail’s Western Region expresses in the 1960s and early 1970s.
The rail industry advertised that 50,000 extra trains were running over the Christmas and New Year holiday just passed so Rail.co.uk looked just at where these trains came from, and examines one set of engineering works carried out over the holiday.
A summary of notable workings for week 50 (December 12-18).
In the second decade of the 21st century, Britain’s railways are still using diesel locomotives older than some steam engines to keep the rails clear of leaves.
The Government’s Announcement on November 29th that the East-West Rail link was likely to go ahead and re-open some Buckinghamshire Railway lines should help the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway but could be bad news for Quainton.