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Win charter train tickets to Railfest 2012
Tyseley Locomotive Works Visitor Centre
Darlington Railway Centre & Museum
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
National Railway Museum Shildon
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway
Mid Hants Railway Ltd 'The Watercress Line'
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Bure Valley Railway (Narrow gauge)
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
Go MAD and Make A Difference for the Railway Children on March the 9th
HS2? Please look beyond the tracks!
A review of the Ravenglass and Eksdale Railway, Cumbria
HS2 Ltd Ask Man, Four Years Dead, Why he Has not Replied to Them
Derby and Nottingham Have to Wake up to 'New City' Threat
New oversight group launched into HS2 as MPA say; ‘Not sufficient evidence at this point’
Public Accounts Committee vindicates Stop HS2 position on HS2 business case
Delay Confirmed on HS2 Compensation Consultation
‘Last chance saloon’ rail investment package will further undermine the case for HS2
HS2 Ltd admit to ignoring public consultation responses from those opposed to HS2
Stop HS2 launches elephund appeal
Two former Tory Transport Ministers say stop HS2
As Greening ordered to explain growing HS2 consultation errors in court, HS2 chief says methodology
HS2 Ltd sit on Phase 2 route but fiddle a new, already outdated business case
DfT and HS2 Ltd nominated for ‘analysis of evidence’ award, a day after admitting losing second set
Unelected Labour peer calls for grassroots campaign to be silenced
"Significant technical flaws" on West Coast Mainline franchise are dwarfed by HS2
Public Accounts Committee said franchising civil servant’s HS2 thinking was ‘bonkers’ & ‘shocking’.
Paul Atterbury's Railway Collection
A Life on The Lines – A Railwayman’s Album
Stopping HS2 is still the only option, says national campaigning body.
150 Years Of The Underground - Facts
The Titfeild Thunderbolt: 60th Anniversary Collectors Edition
Shaggy dog story or a Canterbury Tale as Dog jumps out of train window?
Too much information. Do we need so many announcements and warning signs on our railways?
July enthusiast rail events at preserved railways
End of Steam 45th anniversary festival at The East Lancshire Railway.
All aboard the Nothern Belle - in aid of St Richard's Hospice
How Simulation Software Can Help Railroad Companies Increase Their Profitability and Efficiency
Railway Development & The Channel Tunnel: The Impact on the UK Economy
New BBC One Northern Ireland three-part series, starting Monday, Oct 13 - Walk The Line
Heritage steam railways in Cornwall and a chance to win a Cornish holiday!
Scottish Railway Preservation Society
Mid Cheshire Rail Users Association
London Underground 150 Celebrations
Help and advice with train travel in the UK
Signs to look out for on trains
British Rail Connection Information
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Join our live discussion with our Rail Expert
Isle of Wight Steam Railway 40th Anniversary Gala
Severn Valley Railway unveils the King's 'Royal Saloon'
Wrexham General - Newest train stabling point?
By train in search of an Eccles Cake
Behind The Great Britain 4 UK Railtour
Train of Hope Charity Steam Tour
End of Restaurant Cars on the UK Rail Network
Chiltern Railways Unveil New Train
Magnificent Steam Rail Motor runs at Didcot
Ffestiniog Celebrates175th Anniversary
European Rail Traffic Management System
Great ‘Coffee Pot’ gathering at Leighton Buzzard
May Heritage Steam News Round up
Chiltern Railways’ Dave Newell Honoured
British-based Trio Steam in France
National Rail News Roundup – June 2011
Preserved Steam Events June/July
Buying a Ticket at Baldock Station
Adrian Shooter Announces Retirement
Notable Workings July 4-10, 2011
East Anglian Railway Museum to run on Main Line?
SR ‘Schools’ No. 925 Cheltenham overhaul Update
Visit the Biggest Preserved Steam Gala Events by Rail
High Speed Rail Link Two (HS2) – The Great Debate
Llanberis Lake Celebrates 40 Years
Historic Locomotive Arrives in Coventry
Gloucestershire Warwickshure Railway News
Electric Weekend in Coventry to Showcase Icons of Rail Travel
Celebrations Galore at Essex Railway Beer Festival!
National Railway Museum Shuttles to run without Flying Scotsman
Seventy Years Ago - Railways at War
Mid September General News Roundup
A Fantastic Deal for a Fantastic Cause
Railways and Life in 1943 Wartime Whitby, Grosmont and Pickering
Flying Scotsman’s Continuing Expensive Delay
Welsh Narrow Gauge Railway News
West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala
North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway Autumn Gala
Preserved Railway Autumn Steam Gala news
The Monster and the Big Pit Demonstrates Industrial Steam in The Valleys
South West Trains voted Passenger Train Operator of The Year
Take An American steam experience in the South Wales Brecon Mountains
DB Shenker put up Class 56 Fleet for Sale
Chiltern Railways Launch ‘Mainline’ Silver Service Between London, Banbury and Birmingham
Cruise Liner Charter Train Details
Rail Blue Charters Suspend Operations Indefinitely
Sellafield Closure Hits Cumbrian Coast Steam Charter Trains
Freight Line Charter Frenzy on October 22nd!
Steam Locomotive Builders Alan Keef Ltd Opens its Doors
Farewell to George Hinchcliffe – Flying Scotsman’s North American Manager, Rescuer and Pioneerin
Autumn Steam Gala Weekends Continue Unabated on Weekend of October 15 and 16th
Cambridge Naming and Speed Record
Derwent Valley Marks Closure Anniversary
Network Rail Unilaterally Bans Weekday Steam on the East Coast Main Line
Cannon Street’s Giant Bronze Plumber
Flying Scotsman’s Multi-Million Pound Repair Bill
Five Deltic Convoy Stuns Masses
Seven Deltics Thrill at Shildon
Sand Line Gala at Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway
Minimum Gauge Secrets in the Forest
Controversy Surrounds Withdrawal of GWR ‘King’ King Edward 11 at Didcot after a 22 year restorat
Last of the Autumn Steam Galas – NINE in Steam on The Watercress Line!
East Lancashire Railway Runs Five “Deltics” at Deltic Weekend
The Wanderer Returns for Avon Valley Gala
Time for the UK’s Largest Model Railway Show at The NEC, Birmingham.
Network Rail Wires Down at Bethnal Green Creates Havoc on The Great Eastern Route
Network Rail Wires Down at Bethnal Green Creates Havoc on Liverpool Street Services
British Haulage Record Created as ‘Deltic Gathering’ Draws the Crowds
Side-by-side Golden Age of Steam Streamliners
Stratford, London, to Become a Major Tourist Attraction With the ‘Olympic Orbit’
Class 150 DMUs to be Withdrawn in West Midlands by London Midland after Farewell Tour
60 Years Ago - General Rail News from 1951
DB Schenker Expands Electric Fleet
DRS Launches a Unique High-Cube Rail Service from Teesport Using New Lowliner Wagons
Spa Valley Masquerades as the Westerham Valley
Senior Management Changes affect Four Train Operating Companies
Virgin Awarded West Coast Main Line Franchise Extension to the End of 2012
African Rivers and German Ladies at Bredgar Autumn Event
GBRf Expands Class 73 Fleet – Despite Approaching Half a Century Old!
Richard Branson’s Red and White Festive Specials
Reading Station Upgrade Continues Apace - Amid Photography Ban?
Pannier Tank Evening Performance at Stratford
Fatal Pendolino Crash Caused by Faulty Maintenance
Spitfire to Take “Logs” to Scotland
Bluebell Gets Back to its Southern Roots
GB Railfreight Takes “EDs” on a Sunny Southern Charter
Double Panniers to Run Charter Train on Freight Routes in the Midlands
Class 56s on Their Last Move Before Scrapping
Arriva Acquires Open Access Operator Grand Central Railway
Season Spike in Class 60 Numbers Coincides With Super 60 Programme
Regular Freight Commences on High Speed 1 to Europe
The South East Gears up for the Winter
Class 66 Ownership and Operational Changes Review
Steam Events to Look Forward to
Virgin Trains to Receive a New 11 Car Class 390 (“Pendo 55”)
Kent Hosts Another Year of “Poppy Trains” With Differing Performance Results
London Bridge Redevelopment Moves Forward With Contract Awards
Original Lamps from LNER A4 Locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley Disappear
Runaway Train on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Cuts Whitby Branch Line Services
Santa Stopping Shopping Train Beats Christmas Traffic Congestion
Hastings Diesels Ltd promote Mystery Trip with Secret Timings into South Eastern Unknowns
Nine Per Cent More Seats From Next Year for First Great Western Commuters
Train Slides for THREE Miles with “Leaves on the Line”
600,000 Piece LEGO Christmas Tree stuns Passengers at St. Pancras International
GB Railfreight Celebrates Tees Steel Win
Pathfinder’s Festive Railtour Treat
Farringdon Interchange Upgrade Prepares for 12 Car Trains and for 140 Trains Every Hour!
West Hampstead Preparing for Thameslink 12 Car Trains from December 11
Network Rail’s Poor Performance Results in Licence Breach Decision by the Rail Regulator
Train Fares to Increase by 5.9% from January
Heritage Steam News December 2011
London’s New Railway - The Hanworth Loop
First Loco List for NRM’s Railfest 2012 Announced
New Husband and Wife Team Take Over Evesham Vale LR
Britain’s Nocturnal Passenger Trains
Narrow Gauge Stations in the News
York Engineer’s Triangle Removal is Requested by Network Rail
Repairs to GWR ‘King’ No. 6023 King Edward 11 Agreed by Great Western Society at Didcot
First Station to Span the River Thames Opens with 12 Car Platforms
New Passenger Facilities at Farringdon Station
‘Britannia’ Being Repainted, Ready for Royal Train Duties?
Repairs to LNER ‘Icon’ Flying Scotsman Now Estimated at £2.6m
40 Years ago - From British Rail’s space train to ending of the steam ban
English Electric’s Type 1 Keep Britain’s 21st Century Trains Moving
Christmas and New Year Closures - is it as it Seems?
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Marks 50th anniversary of the Line’s Closure
Greater Manchester Sees Significant Investment
Bombardier Win New Train Order for their Derby Factory
Train Runs into Lorry Stopped on Railway Level Crossing
GBRf Move London Underground “Battery Locos” Across Town
Railway Preservation Loses Two Pioneers at an Early Age
GBRf Reconvenes the “Fridgemodal”
Iconic BR Diesel-Hydraulic Notches Up 50 Years
High Speed 2 Gets Government Go-Ahead – An Overview by Phil Marsh
A Look at the Route of HS2 Announced on January 10
Concrete Cow Charter to Run into the Wilds of Buckinghamshire
Christmas Cracker for Heritage Lines
East-West Rail Link Given Provisional Go Ahead
Lyd – the narrow gauge Tornado
Loco-hauled Cumbrian Coast Commuter Service
Fast Freight Services on High Speed 1 Due to Commence by Eurotunnel
Kings Cross Western Concourse Reaches Major Milestone
Birmingham Gateway Project Shows the Other Side of Network Rail’s Christmas Engineering Activities
Extended Travelling Times to and from the Isle of Wight
Steam Events to Look Forward to
Annual West Coast Railway Company Social Event Marks the Retirement of Two Steam Stalwarts
Metropolitan Tube Line Extension
Changing Times at Reading Station
110mph Electric Locomotive Derailed at Bletchley in early hours of February 3rd blocking All Lines
Dutch Railways Take Over Greater Anglia Franchise
West Coast Main Line Re-opens After Bletchley Accident
Scottish Highlands’ Grade A listed Bridge to have Wind Turbine as Neighbour?
5th Anniversary marked by Multi-Million Pound Investment
R2P to Supply CCTV for London’s Tramtrack Croydon Limited
A Selection of January News from Heritage Railways
Transport Minister Inspects Tyne & Wear Metro Progress
Virgin Trains Again Voted Britain’s Favourite Train Company
New Station Proposed at Energlyn, Near Caerphilly
Expatriate A4s to Visit Britain
Great Western Pair for Epping Ongar Railway
RAIB’s Initial Report into the Bletchley Derailment
Slate Locomotive Festival at Leighton Buzzard - a Record Breaker!
Network Rail Outlines Growth Plans for the Anglia Rail Network
Sicilian Train ferry Under Threat by Airlines
Network Rail Staff to Lose Jobs with the Opening of the Milton Keynes National HQ This Summer?
Bushey has 3rd Platform Restored
'Angel of Bedlam' Brings Joy to Enthusiasts in Rail-Served Mendip Quarries
Return of a Victorian Locomotive Icon
Class 37 Diesel Locomotives for Sale from DB Shenker – in the South of France!
More Exhibits for ‘Railfest 2012’ Announced and Flying Scotsman’s Return to Steam Latest Updat
Network Rail Strengthens Case for Northern Hub Project
Half Century Old Dual Powered Veterans Keep the 21st Century Thameslink Upgrade Programme “On Trac
Winter Works for Heritage Lines Underway in the Annual Closed Period
Blackfriars Underground Station is Re-opened
Heathrow Express Disrupted by Industrial Action
Preserved Heritage Railways Need to Raise Their Game
Industrial Locos Hauling Passenger Trains in the February Snow
London Underground Central Line Advertises Digital Switchover
GB Railfreight Commences New Petroleum Flow
Order for New “Desiro” Trains Signed by Transpennine Express
Preserved Steam Events to Look Forward to Across the UK
Flying Scotsman to Miss the Barrow Hill ‘Big 4’ Event
Whirlwind Steamy Tornado Romance
London Midland Reveals Details of its “Project 110”
Command Paper on the Future of UK Railways Announced in Parliament
Frames Ordered for New GWR 47xx Class as Prairie Survivor is Dismantled
Eurostar Delays Caused by French Energy Company Cable Fault and French Train Fire Scare
Investigation into the Derailment of a Tram at East Croydon
Devon Based GWR Prairie Steam Locomotive to Visit the Chilterns at Chinnor
Coal Firing, New Stations, it’s all Happening at the Vale of Rheidol Railway
Steam Returns to the London Underground in Preparation for 150th Anniversary Celebrations in 2013
Royal Engine in Vintage Pairings on Double Headed Steam Tours from Birmingham this Spring
Severn Valley Railway Turns into a Virtual Film Set and Repair’s Duke’s Private Steam Locomotive
First and Last BR Steam Standards Meet at National Railway Museum for the First Time
Preserved South of England Steam Railways Announce Expansion, Improvement and Investment Plans
Eurostar Speeds to Profit and Eurotunnel Introduces Mobile Phone & Wi-Fi Under the Channel!
Huge Investment Project Gets Underway to Bring New Platforms to Peterborough Station
Railfest to be Launched by Countdown Star Naming a Rail Record Breaker on June 2
An Update on Preserved Railways’ Expansion Plans, Articles for Sale and Disposals
Croydon’s Tramlink Expands Fleet
Records Broken as Container Trains’ Expand in Welsh Business
Remains of 145 Year Old Historic Steam Locomotive Roundhouses Uncovered at York
Kings Cross £500 Million Extension Opens for Business
End of the Line for Healey Mills Depot and Marshalling Yard Built 50 Years Ago
Royal Steam Locomotive Visits Wimbledon for a Spell on the Lathe
National Railway Museum’s Olympic Torch Dream extinguished as Flying Scotsman falls at the last hu
Longer Trains to Enter Service with Virgin Boosting Standard Seats by 50% on West Coast Main Line
Rail.co.uk Takes a Look at a Unique Train That Can Only Operate in Darkness
Wensleydale Railway 40 Mile Coin Challenge
Campaigners Shocked as HS2 Chief Engineer Reveals ‘New City’ Secret Agenda
Resurrected Volcano About to Erupt in Worth Valley This Year After Two Decades Slumbering
New Virgin Pendolino Debuts on the East Coast
International Railway History Made at St. Pancras as a Cargo Carrying TGV Makes First Visit to the S
Farewell to Pioneer Railway Preservationist, Ffestiniog Railway Chairman and Flying Scotsman Owner,
Severn Valley Railway Plans £4Million Share Issue
West Somerset Holds Key for Exmoor Access
DB Schenker Allocate a Third Locomotive for Diamond Jubilee Royal Train Used
UK Sleeping Car Trains Under Threat
Star Studded ‘Baker’s Dozen’ of LNER Locos to Line-Up at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse April Gala
Swanley & New Barn Leisure Railway Set for Bumper Year With Special Events Planned Using New Locomot
Ready For Easter – Milton Keynes Light Railway Opened by Deputy Mayor in Glorious Sunshine
Three British Locos Being Repatriated After 50 Years in USA
Big Surprise on the Cards for Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway’s ‘Great Slate Quarry Fest’
Notable Rail Workings Weeks 7 and 8, 2012
The Fab Four Barrow Hill Event – VIP Day report
Railways 100 Years Ago in April 1912: A Titanic View
Five Guest Locos for Severn Valley Spring Gala
Southeastern Announces May Timetable Alterations
SNCF Orders 40 More “Duplex” TGV Sets From French Train Builder Alstom
Fab Gala at Barrow Hill Roundhouse
British Rail Class 4MT Visitor Completes Story of Cornish Steam for Bodmin Anniversary Gala in Late
Crossrail Starts Boring Phase After 23 Years
Train Derailed as it Hits Debris by a Nottinghamshire Tunnel
Direct Rail Services Expands Fleet
Train Paths under the hammer as the First Grand Auction looms in Network Rail Auction
Rail passenger journeys across Great Britain reach record levels according to official statistics ju
Winifred Returns to Wales From Across the Atlantic Ocean
New-Build Central at the Llangollen Railway
Great Western Main Line to Receive Capacity Upgrade
Two Major Incidents Caused Disruption on May 9
Disastrous Dorset Diesel Gala at Swanage
Europorte Showcases New International “Piggyback” Freight Flow
Heritage Shunters Trust operates Gala
Reading Area Rail Network Upgrade Gathers Pace
National Memorial Locomotive Appeal Launched For ‘The Unknown Warrior’ By Pete Waterman andThe Royal
Notable Workings Weeks 17 and 18, 2012
The Swanley & New Barn Railway
Original Half Century Old “Oxted Unit” Returns To Service On The Spa Valley Railway At Eridge
Britain’s Most Luxurious And Expensive Train Embarks On A Grand Tour Of The United Kingdom On July 6
Wildlife Fly-Past For Passengers On The Red Kites Special Conservation Train On The Chinnor And Prin
Rails beside the Lincolnshire seaside this summer – real train operating history in action
Two Heritage Railway re-openings take place this summer
Olympic Travel Chaos looms as The RMT ballots more and more railway staff for industrial action
Middleton Railway celebrates its 200th anniversary
Olympic Torch Steam Train draws thousands of watchers on Day 33
The ‘Titfield Thunderbolt’ is rerun in Norfolk 60 years after the original train ran
Vintage Great Western Railway Steam Railmotor approved for main line running
Notable Workings Week 26, 2012
First Great Western’s extra trains and new Heathrow Link launched by Home Secretary
Government announces huge Five Year Railway Investment Plan
Royal Train Steam hauled twice in July within 10 days
Million Pound Lottery Award for Royally Acknowledged Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Notable Workings Week 27, 2012
Intercity Express Project gathers pace after a 1000 day delay by the Government
Network Rail holds Annual General meeting and opens new National Centre as part of reformation of th
Pendolino lengthening programme nears half-way
Notable Workings Week 29, 2012
PR Battle for the West Coast Main Line Franchise
Mallard is painted Black, an iconic York railway sign goes yellow and 150 year old tracks are uncove
Competition within Network Rail for rail enhancements
Notable Workings Weeks 30, 2012
Waterloo's £25m passenger upgrade creates longest railway balcony
Rail fares increase sets the late summer news agenda
Virgin’s lost franchise sets the news agenda
Notable Workings Week 31, 2012
Severn Valley Railway goes for Gold as Sir Keith Park and 1501 enter traffic
First Great Western and Avon Valley Railway to host late September Bristol Railway festivals
High Speed 2 Half yearly Progress Report
Record breaking class reunion gathers pace across the Atlantic
Autumn Track Treks to pay for new East Grinstead rail connection and Standard Four steam locomotive
Lorry Drivers to Blame for Rail Crashes
Historic locomotive swap announced between preserved railways
Vintage award winning Railmotor Tickets go on sale
Drama as horse wanders on to railway tracks
Notable Workings Week 36, 2012
NRM’s ‘Railfest 2012’ a success despite a £200,000 loss
Government announces a halt to the Rail Franchising system
Carry on Franchising? Sir Humphrey says no!
Notable Workings Week 38, 2012
London Midland ticket office closures labelled as a benefit by the Government
More details of new Class 68 diesel locomotive released
Royal steam locomotive to turn blue from November
Notable Workings Week 39, 2012
Rail Industry and Samaritans Launch Partnership
Record Breaking Class Repatriation Takes Place at Liverpool
IOWSR Million Pound Scheme Starts
Virgin Snatch Temporary Victory in West Coast Debacle
Swinging Sixties Stock Withdrawn from London Underground
Railway Cul-De-Sacs to become the Outer London Orbital Railway in Five Years Time
London Midland Train Services Disrupted Again by Lack of Staff
Notable Workings Week 40, 2012
Bringing Back The Brighton Belle
150th Anniversary of The Metropolitan Railway Celebration Details Announced
World Steam Speed Record 75th Anniversary Celebrations Commence
Eurostar – Going for a Song between America and the Alpine Ski Slopes – Reports a Good Olympics.
Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway Reopens as a Through Line After Subsidence Works Completed.
Plans to Construct the First Main Line Between Two Cities in a Hundred Years Approved by The Governm
Interim Review of West Coast Main Line Franchising Errors Published by Government
Flying Scotsman – ‘What Went Wrong’
First and Last Steam Locomotive News at the Spa Valley and Isle of Wight Steam Railways
Notable Workings Week 43, 2012
Contracts For New Scottish Railway Signed
Railmotor No. 93 Main Line Runs in Cornwall Put Back a Week
World Famous Illuminated Trams Close Seaside Tourist Season
UK Railtours and East Midlands Trains Charter Breaks New Ground for a High Speed Train
Christmas Steam and Diesel Special Trains across the UK
Network Rail Highlights the Penalties of Incorrectly Using Rail Crossings
250 UK Freight Yards to Close?
Network Rail Announces Half Year Financial Results for 2012/2013
Rail Delivery Group Chairman delivers Franchising Structure Lecture to the Rail Industry (and the Go
Which is the best Train Operator Pound for Pound?
Bucking The Ticketing Trend at Prize Winning Millom
Notable Workings Week 46, 2012
UK’s Largest Container Railfreight Depot Just One Year From Opening
Notable Workings Week 47, 2012
Mind the Gap? West Coast Laidlaw Report identifies huge problems in the DfT and The Treasury
Rail Regulator reports Record Passenger Numbers and revenue
East Coast Main Line train concept unveiled by Rail Consortium
Rail Fares Increases Improve Cycle Safety
Annual Railway Heritage Awards made in London
Notable Workings Week 49, 2012
West Coast Main Line Performance Threat by Virgin
Steam Trains to run Underground from Moorgate in January
London Midland offers Government imposed £7m Christmas Present to its long suffering Passengers
Top Ten Overcrowded trains named by Department for Transport
East Coast Main Line suffers yet another massive failure
Mystery Railway locations – we need your help!
Celebrate The Highland Main Line’s 150th anniversary this summer
Many Happy Festive Returns for Eurostar this Christmas!
UK’s First Grade II Listed Plastic Station Footbridge
The Ufton Level Crossing Conundrum – not an open or shut case.
Charter Trains to be Regulated off the national network in 2014?
Notable Workings Week 50, 2012
London: Parliament Committee ask if UK Railways are value for money
Downton, Straford on Avon, The Cheshire Regiment and Great Western all for Sale!
Rail.co.uk takes a look at the 5 year plan to develop the UKs railways
London. How The Metropolitan Line was Built in the 1860s
Steam returns to London’s Underground to celebrate 150 years of the Metropolitan Line
Final Report Issued into the West Coast Main Line Franchise letting failures
Island Steam Railway wins Two Top Tourist Awards
Win a pair of Vintage Valentine’s Express Pullman Lunch Tickets
Why does the ‘wrong type of snow’ affect the railways?
Will Flying Scotsman ever run again?
Phase Two of High Speed Two route plans announced
York’s 21st Century Steam Locomotive Turntable Opened by Rail Minister
King's Cross ‘Temporary’ Canopy Demolished After 40 years
London Bridge rises up under The Shard
Streamlined Steam Locomotive’s Support Coach derailed at York station
Network Rail prepares for the future at Wembley with 1970s built Electric Multiple Unit.
Network Rail TV - Keeping Britain on Track, a six part BBC TV series
Siemens Vectron loco trialled in Channel Tunnel
Winter steam this half-term to set you up for the new season
Tickets, the scourge of today’s railways. How the railways let themselves down on two simple journey
Anglo-Scottish Sleepers to be split from Scotrail Franchise
Spring Heritage Railway steam events to look forward to.
Spring Heritage Railway steam events to look forward to
National Railway Museum releases details of World Steam Record Breaking Anniversary Reunion
Rail Regulator concerned about the resilience of Britain's railways
I do love to be steaming beside the seaside………….
Underground Celebrations Star returns to its Buckinghamshire home
Network Rail fined £100,000 and face a £1m fine for Safety Breaches
The Latest Preserved Railway Steam Gala Changes for Early Season Events
City of Truro steam locomotive withdrawn – has it steamed for the last time?
Passenger train jumps off and back onto the rails at Liverpool Street station!
Financial Fallout from West Coast Franchising debacle carries on to next general election
Friday 13th Nightmare - London Underground Engineering Train Runs Away Out of Control
Polish Beeching Rail Closures 50 years on?
Vintage Trains’ express curry test train runs with a tender behind on March 28.
Preserved main line electric locomotives to be scrapped and exported
NRM revamps Station Hall and stages shunter event
Brighton Belle re-united after 40 years
The Beeching Report – Rail.co.uk looks at the report 50 Years on
Heritage Railways Line Up April 2013 Steam Feasts
Beeching was right says Influential Railway Panel
What the railways were doing 50 years ago.
Mid-Hants Railway magnificent seven serve up spectacular Spring gala
East Coast Trains to return to the private sector
Peterborough’s preserved railway branches out onto a loop
Princess of Paddington celebrates 150th birthday
World steam record class of ‘38 reunion details
Damning Flying Scotsman report issued by National Railway Museum
Easter’s no holiday for Network Rail on the Great Western!
No Claims bonus lost as lorry accident causes £1.6m train repair bill
Two Exhibitions Offer Unique Chances to See How the Railways Run
Preserved steam, real ale and railway walks on offer this Spring
Spring Narrow Gauge Railway events to look forward to
Britain’s most popular stations?
Construction drilling breaks tunnel roof and shuts railway for two days in London
75 years of Royal Train secrets to be revealed on May 4th
Energy bills to rise as coal train charges set to be increased by 25%
Prince of Acton steams in London after 150 year absence
Heritage Lottery Fund makes huge awards to rail projects
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway marks its 40th anniversary with a May festival celebration.
Metropolitan Water Board Railway Society builds a new steam railway for London
Blue Streak to run through Hatfield
Wolverton Works’ Royal Train legend passes into history
Steam Locomotive totally derailed at The Great Central Railway
Have steam locomotive, will travel!
The Great Swithland Rail Show, featuring a King, Alfred and Judy
Weekend of railway charity events on May 18/19 offers two unique railway visits.
Didcot Railway Centre’s Presentation and Diesel Holiday weekend
Borders’ Line construction commences
Standing room only at the launch of the Wolverton Works 175th anniversary season
Mind the gap as National Audit Office clashes with Government over HS2
South Coast sailing and trams by train
Government finds £20m to pay for new stations as it’s all change at New Street
High Speed 2 to get Parliamentary Powers this session?
DB Schenker offers former English Welsh & Scottish business train for sale
Ticket to Ryde and Glastonbury Festivals this month
Steam services return to the Met Line after an absence of 13 years
Network Rail’s Directors’ bonuses announced – No ‘F’ word allowed!
Centenary Celebration in Sir Willaim McAlpines Back Garden
Great Central Railway bridges Loughborough gap
Buy with confidence at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway as Unique Ventnor Station picture goes up for
North Wales narrow gauge railways make a perfect weekend away!
Royal Ascot Week (June 18-22) by train
More 1960s redundant Class 37 diesel locomotives put up for sale by DB Schenker
Railway Guest Houses you can - and cannot stay in!
Network Rail to be fined £75million for poor performance?
London Bridge moves to West Wales
Record breaking National Railway Museum Great Gathering now on!
Virgin serves real ale but cannot reach other parts like Blackpool or Shrewsbury.
Golden Arrow’s regular steam locomotive hauls steel train in Sheffield
NRM ‘branch line’ out-station features in K&WVR development plan
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s first full-length diesel gala
HS2 Bill tops FORTY THREE BILLION POUNDS without any trains!
West Somerset Railway’s July and August diesel day diary
Great Gathering joined by Car Park attendance
Battle of Wolverton Station 175 years on
Making tracks for the Festival City
New trains, new trains and yet more new trains announced
Heathrow Express Celebrates its 15th anniversary
Steam, diesel and horse power for Middleton Railway festival in Leeds
Spanish train crash kills and injures hundreds
Record breaking crowds for crowds of record breakers
Have your say and ask your question at the UK’s busiest station on August 6
The world’s oldest railway works enters administration
English Heritage gets 26 of the best from Network Rail
Britannia stays out of service
Summer Steam Gala events to visit
Llangollen, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire preserved railway extension ambitions move forward
Night Riviera celebrates its 30th birthday
Investigation into passenger trapped in a door
Late August preservedrailway Steam events to visit
Six killed in French train crash
West Coast Main Line gets busier as trains get a makeover
Crossrail strikes gold, finds skulls and gold
The hunt for Red Prairie is on!
West Coast Main line faces closure in 2014
GWS stars boost Didcot numbers
Rail ridership hits new highs as will regulated rail fares from January 2014
FirstGroup faces challenges rival ScotRail bidders
High quality expected for night trains to Scotland
Keyline's Gold Standard achieved for second year running
Ivatt tank locomotive emerges from 45 year slumber back into services
High speed and historic railway book signings this Autumn
Plan to give visitors a close look at world famous Scottish rail icon
Severn Valley Railway Autumn Galas take shape
Crossrail's 1000 ton underground ladies
Campaigners urge Scottish Cabinet to plan for Borders Rail extension to Hawick and maybe Carlisle
Great Western delight as Broad Gauge locomotive is donated and GWR ‘Hall’ goes on Devon and Somerset
Wolverton Works rise from potential closure in time for 175th Anniversary
Over the hills and far away - a Duchess steams another day
Twenty locomotives offered for sale – buyer collects
Direct Rail Services the nuclear train company orders dual powered locomotives.
Carnival time as Kings Cross Square opens
East Coast Trains removes barriers to travel at Kings Cross as Network Rail apologises for poor perf
Trains return between Aylesbury, Princes Risborough and Chinnor after a 56 year gap
High speed freight – food for thought
Whistle Stop tours offers views from the drivers seat and UNDER a train!
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway launches ‘Bridges to Broadway’ share issue
First Great Western given a two year franchise extension
The end of UK Royal Travel as we know it or is it more misunderstanding by the Public Accounts Commi
Passengers evacuate themselves off trains not understanding the dangers
National Railway Museum Autumn Mallard 75 season commences
Gateway to Birmingham opens for 7 days
Full size rail at major model exhibition
Rail Regulator announces £99 million pound fund to close 500 Level Crossings
Public Accounts Committee criticizes the Thameslink project’s progress - but have they ignored histo
Threat to close Glasgow stations denied if Maryhill line remains unelectrified
HS2 debate becomes a two sided argument – at last!
Visit Christmas attractions by rail in the UK and Europe
Early Winter preserved steam railway news
All Aboard East Coast Trains in High definition every Thursday
Non-stop tube running for London at weekends but ticket offices to close
Weekend warning for passengers at Birmingham and Manchester
New use for old station buildings regenerate communities
Settle-Carlisle Line celebrates 25th anniversary closure reprieve
Faster train journey times called for by Scottish Government
Go walk-about on the roof of Edinburgh Waverly station with Network Rail
Revamped stations ready for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
Folkestone Harbour Branch to close?
Train fares to rise in January 2014
The locomotive moving expert retires after 40 years and three million miles on the road
Heritage Railway Association announces annual railway preservation awards
Sir David Higgins takes over the HS2 project
The Great Gathering – Farewell events and award winning volunteers
East Coast franchise short-list contenders announced
Island Line storm damage repaired and train services resume
Borders line Campaigner’s fight broken political promises in Scotland.
Britain’s railways emerge from long economic depression
The future of rail transport in the southeast unveiled with 100mph driverless train
Edinburgh Waverley reconstruction completed
Up for the Capital Cup final by rail
The UK's First Rail-Fly Partnership Launched
Bombardier wins the Crossrail train provision and maintenance contract
Work on the East-West Rail line commences as £45 million is pledged from local authorities.
Network Rail swings into action to repair flood damage despite more storm damage at Dawlish
Three very special trains announced.
Government extends First Capital Connect Franchise
Deploy Uk launch new rail division
11% of the UK rail network to be electrified under Network Rail’s £4bn National Electrification Prog
Britain’s use of railways continues to break all records
Bullet Train manufacturers move world rail HQ to the UK
Beautiful Helena stars in steamy art show in Poland
Isle of Wight Steam Railway million pound visitor centre nears completion
Eurostar hits 10 million passengers in record breaking performance
Preserved Chilterns’ steam Railway provides operational training
Brighton Belle to run in 2015?
Once in a Blue Moon event – April 5 and 6
South Tynedale Railway £5.5million expansion project announced
Train companies profit from rail refunds not being claimed
Two nine day steam train holidays on offer this Spring
Devon and Cornwall railways reunited with the rest of the UK’s railway network
London Midlands faults highlighted at Bedford-Bletchley Rail User Association AGM
West Country steam railways open for business
Work commences on East West Rail project at Bicester
Rail Franchise extension policy continues with Northern Rail new deal
Network Rail found at fault with Manchester derailment and subsequent locomotive fire
Crossrail to serve Reading as 75% of tunnelling is completed
Line reopenings – What needs to be considered?
Annual freight Multimodal transport exhibition looms
Hogwarts Castle to go on display
Mallard Million at National Railway Museum
Charity Charter trains support hospices
High Speed 2 returns to Parliament for Hybrid Bill Second reading
So, just what do rail passengers complain about?
Budget Airline issues cheeky challenge to UK rail
Abellio Greater Anglia Franchise extended in £20m deal
Happy Train refurbishment brings smile to passengers
Mayday Bank Holiday engineering works closes West Coast Main Line
Class 68 gets Royal visitor while on display in Birmingham
Channel Tunnel hits 20 after a 214 year history
Great Western Society restoration King hangs up his spanners after 25 years
April 2014 - a big month for new-build steam locomotive projects
Call to renationalise the Railways
'Back to Black' for Cotswold Festival of Steam
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway offers a ‘Rainy Day Guarantee’!
Interested in rail infrastructure and the politics of railways?
Royal Scotsman Luxury Scottish Railway Golf Tour
Steam driving with a dash of motor sport thrills
£100 million pounds for accessible stations
Borders Line first construction anniversary
Unique West Coast Main Line steam Gala in East Anglia
Level crossing failure at Hawksbury brings risk to users
Model railways, steam railways and raft races to enjoy
Heathrow Express joins forces with the city of Chengdu in China
This is a platform alteration - French style
Thameslink Franchise operator announced
Transport Scotland announce Caledonian Sleeper rail franchise winner
Late and over budget but new trams enjoy huge welcome
Cambrian livery for 90 year old Vale of Rheidol No. 9
Borth Railway Museum features in Hinterland TV hit
1000 ton steel rail flyover installed near Heathrow
100 ton locomotive in runaway collision on the Great Central Railway
D-Day activities on the Southern Railway
Peep behind the scenes at a pair of preserved railways
Steam-age tube trains complete their journey after over 40 years of service
No sale of WSR freehold by County Council
Doncaster freight by-pass opens to benefit passengers
History repeats itself Network Rail blames passengers for delays but they cannot contact Network Rai
Network Rail Chairman looks at the digital transport revolution
First Triple headed main line steam train for 50 years
Chancellor calls for HS3 to link Humberside and Merseyside
Virgin awarded another extension to West Coast Main Line franchise as Essex Thameside award is furth
Class 14 ‘Teddy Bear’ 50th anniversary celebrations this July
Business Secretary Vince Cable opens Catapult centre
National Express retains Essex Thameside (c2c) franchise
New owners for minimum gauge heritage lines
Transport events in the Northwest this July
Bluebell Railway Chairman Awarded MBE
Mid-Hants Railway wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for Bulleid train project
Major Cornish rail improvement package announced by Prime Minister
Rail Regulator’s end of term report on Network Rail brings taxpayers money-go-round
Rail Regulator reveals who passengers vote their favourite train company.
World War 1 ‘Tracks to the Trenches’ event at Apedale Valley Light Railway
Isle of Wight’s Ryde Pier celebrates its 200th birthday on July 27
Chinnor and Princess Risborough Railway’s Silver Jubilee celebrated with Blues Jazz Train and ‘Kids
Crossrail revealed on TV and secrets of Bedlam to be investigated as Crossrail 2 Consultation gets u
Eurotunnel 20th anniversary expansion plans announced as conflicting European Regulators’ decisions
Fireman’s strike cancels main line steam trains
Birmingham to become High Speed 2 HQ
Summer train services 100 years ago
West Coast Main Line closed between Euston and Milton Keynes this August
Big time steam at the Mid-Norfolk Railway
Hong Kong company MTR awarded contract to run Crossrail train services
Bachmann Europe enter the small scale model market
Brading station – From Roman port to award winning railway centre to host 150th anniversary rail eve
Labour leader Ed Milliband calls for huge changes to the rail industry
Wartime Railways in August and September 1914
The Queen reopens Reading station for a second time!
East West Rail Project seeks views on road and foot crossings
German owned operator Grand Central awarded 10-year contract extension
Vintage Trains and The Branch Line Society run charity charter trains
Great Central Railway obtains planning permission and a £1million grant
Southall’s Railmotor train returns after 106 years
75 years ago Britain’s Railways prepare for war
Rail fares to rise by up to 5.6% in January
Prototype battery-powered train trials begin
Record passenger numbers this summer in Scotland
Latest rail franchise shortlists announced
Late August preserved steam gala news
Festival Fireworks as Edinburgh Festival ends with a bang
Severn Valley and Nene Valley Railways Autumn Gala details
Autumn steam galas on smaller lines
Major rail event to mark 175 years of railways in Derby
Mangapps Farm railway celebrates 25 years of operations
Presidents and Prime Ministers visit to affect rail passengers in South Wales on September 4 & 5
World War Two brings rail nationalisation on September 1st 1939
Polish steam visitor to Toddington’s ‘other’ railway
Four adjacent Dean Forest narrow gauge railways to hold Open Days on September 20
Steam trains to launch Borders railway next year
Ffestiniog’s Palmerston visits Aberystwyth.
South West Trains announce new £210million commuter train order
What could happen to rail after the Scottish independence referendum?
Bridges to Broadway dash for cash
Great Western locomotives star at North Yorks and West Somerset Railway Autumn Galas
Redditch branch reopened after improvements completed
Wolverton Works set for demolition after St. Modwen and Knorr-Bremse reveal regeneration plans
Track-laying and bacon rolls on the Waverley Route
October preserved railway gala previews
New 50 year old Pullman train takes to the rails as ‘Spirit of The Lakes’
Department for Transport award 7th franchise extension promising tough targets and an end to high fa
Slumdog Millionaire comes to the North Pennines!
New trams introduced onto the Midland Metro network
Stunning steam photographic calendar to raise cash for Great Central Railway ‘Bridge to the Future’
Autumn steam and diesel special trains on the national network
Referendum result means change
Brunel’s engineshed and workshops unearthed at Paddington
345 people killed on UK railways last year
Approval granted for re-introduction of direct services between Blackpool, Shrewsbury and London
Not enough, too much, or the wrong kind of information
Runpast at Rannoch highlight of railway photographic courses this Autumn
Talyllyn – the loco 150 years young
Second extension proposed for London’s tube network announced
Llangollen announces date of first trains to Corwen – half a century after closure!
Railway Magazine, Virgin Trains and Direct Rail Services run Class 37 & 57 charity fund-raising char
Steaming through the Autumn colours
Sorry I’m late, my train was delayed – fact or fiction?
Dutch National Railways win ScotRail franchise as First go to near last
Government propose to extend First Great Western rail franchise for three to four years
Ever wanted to buy a Eurostar train?
30 miles of track laid before Christmas on new Borders Railway
Passenger Focus survey creates passengers’ manifesto for improvements
Rocket Scientist makes Two-foot long Meccano steam locomotive
Autumn Railway Open Days and Galas come to an end
New-build Gresley P2 2-8-2 new fundraising schemes launched to maintain million pound momentum
Trainspotting explained and its rise and fall
Birmingham and Doncaster chosen as dual locations for High Speed Rail colleges
Richard Trevithick, George Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel in live radio steam debate in Corn
High Speed Two northern connectional link line proposals announced
Swanage Railway on its way back to Wareham
Scottish built wartime locomotive returns to Scotland via Turkey
Twenty new wheels made for the new P2 locomotive
Last call for main line fireworks up the Lickey on November 8
Two new railway stations planned for Oxford
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland celebrates its 50th anniversary
Eurostar’s 20th anniversary reached
Essex Thameside new rail franchise starts with 60 second punctuality promise
Two new UK trains unveiled on the same day but 6000 miles apart!
Steam preservationists return to old haunts 50 years on and return three engines to steam 50 years o
UK Rail Leasing launch Class 56 fleet back into main line service
Christmas Carols and Markets by main line direct special trains
Rail land privatisation policy reversed after two decades as Network Rail takes back over 100 freigh
Help others with Christmas presents for those interested in railways
Over the Alps, through the hills and overseas’ Santa Specials this Christmas
Recognition for preserved railways’ economic boost to tourism
New team brings railway line back to the Teifi Valley Railway
Iconic prototype HST power car returns to service
Heads Up for March mega-gala at Llangollen
Controversial East Coast rail franchise goes to Stagecoach and Virgin rail operator
More rail electrification plans unveiled
East West Rail project consultation at Quainton on Dec 10th
Polar Express, a Traindeer and Christmas Leave trains this Christmas
St. Modwen opens consultation on their Wolverton Works demolition and redevelopment plans
Scotland, the North East and Cumberland and Westmorland nostalgia railway books
Travelling to or from Birmingham New Street this Christmas – allow much more time this Christmas
Last of the Great Western Railway’s Old Oak Common ‘Factory’ sheds demolished
Road users bring significant risk to UK railways - The Rail Accident Investigation Branch publishes
Norwich in 90 - Future Anglia rail franchise consultation launched by Government
Record passenger numbers and record rail receipts - our trains just get busier and busier
Travelling this Christmas & New year period? Avoid the Euston and Birmingham area line closures
Remembering Ron Shaw from Leicester
Chiltern Railways’ Oxford project ahead of the curve at Bicester
Thameslink Christmas engineering overrun near Kings Cross causes uproar
Passenger journeys rise by 2% in April/May/June 2014
£45million Reading viaduct opens without fuss in the fog!
Fallout from Network Rail’s Christmas engineering works’ overrun continues
Hitachi’s first new Intercity Express train on the way to the UK
Severe Winter weather conditions forecast for the rest of January
Railways immersed in wartime operations 75 years ago
Steaming back to Ryde after 50 years? Rail.co.uk assesses the plan and gives its verdict.
Outcry at proposed level crossing closures in Suffolk
Cardiff’s station upgrades begin to see real benefits
Half a century of railway preservation brings death of several original preservation stalwarts
Pye Corner opens in record time
Thameslink cross-London services cut by water main bursting - but tube services run as normal
Lorries on fire in the Channel Tunnel prompts inaccurate national media reporting
Steamy evening brief encounter in Brighton on Valentine’s night
Railway paperwork found detailing an aborted attempt on the UK rail speed record
Wartime railways blocked 75 years ago due to the white stuff falling
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway marks its centenary
Winter steam operations on Britain’s heritage lines
Winter steam operations on Britain’s heritage lines
Revival of Chirk Welsh narrow gauge line underway
West Coast Main Line February closure at Watford postponed due to landslip near Banbury
Two 21st Century engine sheds built 100 miles apart on former Great Western Railway territory
Train operator Southern cancels trains after a Graffiti attack on 30 carriages
Report into post-Christmas Kings Cross and Paddington engineering works’ disruption published
Great Western Railway preserved steam fleet to expand in 2015
Track reaches end of the Borders line at Tweedbank
St David’s Day and Mother’s Day steamy treats on the main line
Train numbers 1. - Rail passenger subsidy down announces Department for Transport as Government fina
Plans unveiled for rail passengers to benefit from raft of rail improvements in the north
Who really owns Britain’s trains?
Thousands flock to celebrate anniversaries at the South Devon Railway
Princely party at King’s in prospect with visitor from Porthmadog
Virgin Trains East Coast launched at Kings Cross on March 1st after late arrival of Rail Minister!
Two of our train companies sold – but who really owned them?
Llangollen Railway officially opens Dwyrain Corwen East station
Iron horses under starter’s orders for the Cheltenham Festival
‘Double your money’ offer boost to Leighton Buzzard Railway station project
Seaside Steam Railways spread their services
The train arriving at the Queen Elizabeth II Terminal, Southampton Docks travelled via The Panama Ca
Railway history in Corwen revealed
For sale – Class 121 Bubble car and former Royal Mail carriages
Lifting the bonnet on Network Rail by their Chief Executive as they become subject to Freedom of Inf
First Great Western awarded another four years by the DfT
Rail and Ale days out in the East Midlands
Last year of operating for Colne Valley Railway
Why do some stations have just one train a week?
Former British Rail Isle of Wight Sealink ferry sails to Italy on a one way trip
Buffet Cars on the Isle of Wight and Fitness carriages on Virgin Trains
Sorry I’m late for work, my train was late again….or was it?
New heritage railway for London?
48 hours to buy a Level Crossing gate or a redundant carriage offered sale by Network Rail
Preserved railway heritage diesel gala season is here
RAIB published reports on two dangerous occurrences which bring serious ramifications for rail passe
Swanage Railway’s eyes focus on Wareham as the next Gala stop
New Anglo-Scottish Sleeper franchise commences
Stranger on our shores steams at Statfold
HRH The Princess Royal makes first visit to the Severn Valley Railway and enjoys a steam footplate r
How The Southern Railway celebrated VE Day 70 years ago
DB Schenker shunting locomotive fleet put up for sale
Charity charters runs Class 37s on ‘The Four Triangles’ to raise funds for The Adventist Development
The UK’s largest rail exhibition runs from May 12 to May 14
Transport for London seeks partner to transform disused tube station
Allow more time to travel between Preston, Bolton and Manchester until October.
£64 million pound key Northern Hub stations’ upgrade near completion
Industrial action by rail workers to cause chaos at the end of May?
Clan Line and Sir Nigel Gresley prepare to drop their fires as Tornado blows back into service
The UK’s future Rolling Stock unveiled at Railtex 2015?
Wolverton’s World War 1 European Ambulance train on display in London a century ago
A look at the Dunkirk Dynamo rail operations 75 years ago
Hunslet 150 celebration in Leeds
July fun for all the family on the rails!
More industrial action threatened by the RMT
Two new railways get ready for resumption of train service
Five million passenger journeys in first year
£10,000 World War One veteran steam locomotive 12 week overhaul appeal
Shortlist for the Greater Anglia rail franchise announced
Modern locomotive named after lifelong Waverley Route campaigner Madge Elliot
Crossrail tunnelling marathon completed.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s £1.2m Train Story officially opens
National Railway Museum out-station at Leicester North £9.5million closer
Edinburgh to Glasgow main line blocked for 44 days
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway launches new narrow gauge super-coach.
Railway operations 200 years ago at the Battle of Waterloo
Rail usage records keep tumbling as over a million new rail journeys a week are made
Sir Nigel Gresley prepares to bow out from main line service while former MD Roger Barker is remembe
Didcot recreates ‘last steam loco’ scene
Its official – Midland Mainline and Transpennine electrification plans put on hold by Transport Secr
50th anniversary of closure of the North Wales Penrhyn slate quarry rail system marked by gala gathe
Southwest Trains and Network Rail Wessex ‘Deep Alliance’ ends two years early
New Managing Director for UK’s largest steam line.
Manchester City Centre blockade could affect rail passengers until September
Become a WW1 light railway soldier for a day with a1917 Tracks to Trenches locomotive driving experi
48 ton Iron Horse with panniers goes to the races
What’s in a name? Chiltern Railways offers unique buying opportunity to help charities
The man who organised train-spotting dies.
Go ahead for new larger station buildings at Southall and West Ealing
24 hours - from triumph to tragedy on our railways 10 years ago
Putting a face to Prince of Wales
The Omlette Express tours the far flung reaches of the London & South Western Railway a hundred year
The Bridge gains landmark status
Transport for London announce prospective London Overground operators’ shortlist
Festival City welcomes the world
Stagecoach Group and Department for Transport break off Franchise extension negotiations
Travel by rail to the seaside tram festival and the 50mph sailing race off Portsmouth
Welshpool & Llanfair early September gala stars Indonesian Mallet
Severn Valley Railway hits 50 offering Golden Tickets
UK rail gateway in Paris to be modernised and upgraded
Talyllyn Railway throws a party to remember
Visit The Railway Folk at Havenstreet and Thomas the Tank Engine at Ropley.
Iconic whiskered diesel locomotive hits 60
TWELVE locomotives pull passenger train in world record bid!
Steam returns to Hunslet’s Jack Lane Works
Vale of Rheidol’s biggest-ever event – read all about it!
History repeats itself yet again so far as the railways and politicians are concerned- will they eve
Fight is on to save Ashburton station as potential South Devon Railway terminus
Network Rail gives 120 hours to bid for 50 year old diesels
HM The Queen to open the Borders Railway on September 9
Island Line – the under threat railway unites the political spectrum against closure
Major disruption ends with Winchburgh Tunnel work completion
First passengers travel on Borders Line
Rail bridge boosts new road scheme
World famous Middleton Railway celebrates Hunslet 150th anniversary
History repeats itself yet again so far as the railways and politicians are concerned- will they eve
At last, Flying Scotsman set for return to service after a multi-million pound decade long overhaul
Grade A1* awarded to High Speed 1 in Annual Report published by Office of Rail and Road
Midland Main Line electrification ‘pause’ confirmed as delaying Great Central Bridge
Severn Valley Railway’s 50th anniversary gig – The Who Two, The Stones and a Clayton…
Rail.co.uk visits narrow gauge railways in the Northern Hills
The Office of Rail and Road fines Network Rail five hours subsidy after License breach
Penrhyn steam spectacular at Threlkeld celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Bethesda steam working
Visiting locos added to big Vale of Rheidol event
Trains to the beach at The Midland Railway Centre
Virgin Trains and Department for Transport challenged by Deutsche Bahn competition
First ScotRail fined for performance in final year of franchise
Royal Train Depot and Worlds oldest Railway Works threatened with demolition
‘Iberian feel’ Leighton Buzzard Railway September 12/13 gala!
Railway Benefit Fund charity train announced by Branch Line Society and SouthWest Trains
WHR plans £2million station for Caernarfon
Severn Valley Railway pair to visit West Somerset Railway Autumn Gala
Nameplates, posters, chamber pots, toast racks up for auction as Network Rail sells a carriage and w
Borders Line inspires other rail reopening campaigns
Want to drive a steam loco or a tram on a Government railway through the mountains?
Its back to the future for the East West Rail Central section!
Community role for Scottish stations
175 years of railway safety regulation makes UK railways the safest in European
Prime Minister opens Hitachi’s new £82 million train factory in Newton Aycliffe
Abellio Scotrail hails Hitachi plant opening
Borders Railway is biggest (re)opening in 114 years
Borders Railway opening welcomed by campaigners and politicians
Faster trains and a hint of modernisation at the start of the second Elizabethan era
The Queen formally opens Borders Railway in the sun (after a slight delay to fog – not the railway!)
Fleet of first generation ex-British Rail locomotives offered for sale
New East Midlands Trains’ franchise announced - Stagecoach awarded up to three years and five months
Your chance to shape the line between Bedford, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Oxford
Borders Line charters dominate the news as ‘Gresley’ bows out and Scotrail ban passengers from Tweed
40 upgraded trains for ScotRail's scenic lines
Taking over the railways pledge by Labour - what's involved?
Euston to drive London's largest regeneration project says the Government
Nottingham spreads its tram net doubling the Network
Scotland determined to gain from HS2 expansion
Flying Scotsman return to service not far away
All Change! Appeals for funds to move one station and replace another on preserved railways
September feast of narrow gauge action reviewed
TransPennine and Midland Mainline electrification schemes partially 'unpaused' just in time for the
ScotRail recruiting up to 100 new train drivers
Euston redevelopment plans announced by HS2 ltd
Some passengers to get instant refunds if they are delayed - a clever marketing play of a genuine im
Schenker Class 58 locomotives and a 1946 Ruston diesel put up for sale
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway to retunr pub to its former use - a railway station
World War 1 railway veteran needs YOUR help to complete its overhaul
Linda Lymingtonthe electric Seaside Flyer to be Christened at Chinnor on October 11 - YOU are invite
Travelling to, from or via Manchester on October 10th? Then read on!
Two steamy ladies resume working life after a 65 year retirement
South Devon celebrates half century with steam tea and cake!
Borders line gets 125,000 passengers in first highly successful month
Anyone using trains in the Cardiff area this weekend? Be prepared for World Cup overcrowding!
Scotland on track to end toilet effluent being discharged onto railway
Major new rail contract in Scotland announced at party conference
Mind your Manors as Royal Scot and Tornado take over the Severn Valley Railway to round off its 50th
Once more into the breach for Network Rail after Regulator's investigation but who is really at faul
Bluebell Railway received Lottery thumbs up and looks for a General manager
Turning rubbish and dereliction into tourist attractions onpreserved railways
ScotRail timetable changes bring home more trains on some routes
Great Western Upgrade project falls behind schedule falls behind schedule and goes 300% over budget
Small line, big questions and varying political proposals lead to Island Line closure fears
Skeleton Crews to man Halloween spookysteam specials as preserved railways run scary steam specials
1878 built Sir Haydn to be overhauled at Aberystwyth workshops
Dramatic drop in coal trains as mines and power stations closeas Merry Go Round Trains hit half cent
Post War Streamlined record breaking classes to be based in National Railway Museum at York
Virgin's new-look Flying Scotsman unveiled by Scotland's First Minister
Hopes for Waverley rail expansion all the way to Carlisle
Bluebell Railway planning to head west towards Haywards Heath innext decade
Britain's latest heritage Branch line
Ever increasing passenger numbers brings more orders for new trains
75 years ago, what the railways were doing to counter the Blitz as Flying Scotsman and a Castle took
Number of commuters spending more than two hours travelling to and from work rises by 72% in the las
Milton Keynes Light Railway marathon Children in Need fundraising event!
Network Rail admit that The Royal Train does exist and is based at Wolverton!
ScotRail Class 334 trains get £36m refurbishment and power points fitted after 13 years of service
Highland Main Line gains new community Rail Partnership and ScotRail Community fund launched
Two UK station buildings returned to use 650 miles apart as restaurants after decades of inactivity
Visit Christmas Markets, Carol services...and The Fifth Continent by UK-wide charter trains this Fes
Southwestern rail franchise Consultation commences but is it part Con or real Consultation?
Public Accounts Committee grils Network Rail, the Department for Transport and Office of Rail and Ro
HM Queen officially reopens Birmingham New Street station after £750 million five year project
The end of yellow trains is nigh as Crossrail and Transport for London unveil the Crossrail train de
New rail link for Glasgow Airport?
Little lines land lottery lolly!
Largest GWR signalbox reopened by Sir William McAlpine 110 years after originally commissioned and 1
Ffestiniog super-shed - for wagons and not paid for on the slate!
UK’s second largest franchise awarded to German Railway’s subsidiary, Arriva Rail North Ltd
Government announces First Group will retain the next Transpennine franchise.
Hitachi’s train of the future unveiled at London’s North Pole
LMS trained 21st century Royal Train builder remembered
No trains between Dover and Folkestone for two months after storm damage to sea wall
The train from Spain will run mainly ….in the Cumbrian Fells
Storm damage and planned engineering work to cause travel disruption for several weeks for Scottish
Last call for comments on the DfT’s South West franchise public Consultation
YOUR chance to shape West Midlands franchise is here – don’t waste it!
Taxpayer-owned Flying Scotsman returns to service after multi-million pound overhaul – but is it rea
Weymouth Quay line set to be closed after political and enthusiast battles end in reality
Real life Monopoly played by the Government as they announce sale of the Kings Cross railway estate
UK passenger travel doubles since rail privatisation – but what is the cause?
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway theme for the March West Somerset Railway Spring Gala
New for old 1874 locomotive to steam at Beamish
UK Rail Leasing up and running with three freight operators and names first of its locomotives
Where to see and ride behind Flying Scotsman – buy your rail tickets now
Rail Regulator announces that the major charter train operator is prohibited from running rail servi
New ScotRail train goes on show at Edinburgh Waverley until March 4
Reopening of railway through Lamington after flood damage at Lamington repaired
Talyllyn Railway announces new General Manager
42 extra services a week to create half hourly service on the route of the Flying Scotsman from May
Latest Network Rail landslip disruption closes the Settle-Carlisle line
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway becomes the nearest steam railway to London connected to the na
Geoff Bird – the railwayman whose career spanned wartime, nationalisation, dieselisation and electri
‘Oscars’ of the heritage railway world awarded for 2015 achievements
London’s Crossrail to become Elizabeth Line in December 2018 when full train service commences
Preserved railway March & April gala events (with a difference)
Network Rail puts track renewal train up for sale in dash for cash
Peace breaks out at the West Somerset Railway
Glasgow Queen Street passengers’ one-way system planned to help for 20 weeks’ engineering works from
New trains for the “Clockwork Orange” sub-surface rail network
Demolition of Wolverton Works moves a step closer with first detailed Planning Application by St Mod
Cheltenham Gold Cup or Isle of Wight Grand National by train?
Scotland goes smart – England to follow?
Be warned - the railway between Bristol and Bath and Manchester Victoria and Salford stations will b
High Speed 2 report published by Department for Transport just before HS2 returns to Parliament for
80 years after closure, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway revival steps up a notch or three
Politics and politicians slug it out over the Southwestern Franchise which has just two bidders – wh
German Government transport subsidiary Arriva wins London Overground franchise
George Osborne confuses everyone over opening date of East-West Rail as he instructs the National In
Transport Scotland study confirms that rail brings huge boost for Scottish economy
ScotRail becomes Living Wage employer one year into the current franchise
5th annual report on UK Rail finances published by Rail regulator
West Coast Railway Company resumes operations after Rail Regulator lifts Prohibition Notice
Scotrail rail revolution declared as 39 carriages ‘to be retained by ScotRail’ instead of going else
Governments in Edinburgh and London agree for Anglo-Scottish High Speed Rail services to run
Works starts on Loughborough’s ‘Bridge to the Future’
Iconic locomotive’s special 100mph public demonstration run of 4 April 1966 – full details revealed.
Long lost plans for air conditioned steam locomotive cab found
Britain’s busiest railway station attracts £800 million investment (or does it?)
£200.000 wheel appeal for new steam locomotive No. 2007 Prince of Wales
Your chance to give 50 year old commuter train a home
High Speed Train 40th anniversary celebration on May 2 at St. Phillips Marsh depot Bristol
75 Aston Martins to visit King’s Cross on May 8
Flying Scotsman tours the national rail network this May
Cross-London line to close for eight months for major upgrade
TransPennine Express Franchise under new ownership and announces huge improvements for passengers
Celebrations at Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival and Isle of Wight steam railway’s 50th
I’m going to London to see the Queen by rail (or boat)!
West Somerset Railway’s 40th anniversary diesel gala, on June 10-12
Last of 700 Class 66 locomotives to be built handed over to the National Collection
Network Rail ban Flying Scotsman in Scotland claiming two years is not enough time to plan the train
Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) changes date of strike to maximize inconvenience to passenge
The Royal Train, Wolverton Works and Toton Depot to move to proposed Strategic Rail Freight Intercha
Samson or Georgina? Who will win the title of newest narrow gauge steam locomotive to enter service?
World War 1 locomotives revisit Somme battlefield lines 100 years after the War
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway celebrates top Government award by becoming Route 66 for 36 hou
Where to see ‘Flying Scotsman on the national network in June
Preserved Railway Galas continue – but with a difference
World War 1 light railway commemorative events move to Leighton Buzzard
Borders Railway ridership beats forecasts
Severn Valley Railway opens UK’s largest and best-equipped heritage railway diesel facility
An appealing decision as Helston Railway secures crucial planning permission and long term survival
Rail travel advice for festival goers to Glastonbury and airfans to the Cosford Airshow
RMT union announces summer of rail strikes between Scotland and the south coast coinciding with high
Celebrate Rail Week, ride on HS2 to celebrate the Network SouthEast 30th anniversary and see two new
One million pounds awarded to tourist railways across the UK after Dragons Den type competition
Midsummer rail strikes – latest news and views from Scotland and London
Birmingham Railway Museum hosts Open Weekend at its Tyseley base on June 25/6
Second season of Borders Line tourist steam services announced
Brexit to bring back BR? What could the vote mean for our railways?
The High Speed 2 debate re-ignited by National Audit Office report
Edinburgh Festival (Aug 5-29) and more by rail
Renewed hope for Colne Valley Railway to remain in business after Council decision
Peep and glimpse behind the Severn Valley Railway on July 16
Railways and World War 1 and how they became a vital wartime strategic tool over a century ago
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway’s £1.25million share issue passes the £625,000 mark in ju
Vision of the future arrives at Paddington to celebrate the Great Western Railway’ 175th anniversary
RMT union action prompts Southern to cancel 340 trains a day while more Scotrail strikes are announc
Caledonian Sleeper reveals new look and Riviera Sleeper fleet overhaul gathers pace at Wolverton
What could Brexit mean for Heritage Railways?
Crossrail’s concrete progress continues under London
Three weekends of successful training operations pave the way for the Chinnor & Princes Risborough R
150th anniversary surprise as standard gauge engine works on narrow gauge preservation pioneer line
Chiltern Railways to tell passengers where to find a seat while en-route to their station in web bas
Two sets of new trains commence operations as a new train service operates linking two major towns f
Railway evolution 215 years after original opening at Penrhyn in August
Expect train alterations if travelling to, through or via Didcot, Oxford and Banbury until mid Augus
Future of Wolverton Works to be decided in August by Planners - Conservation Officer and local Counc
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway revival a big step closer after formal Council backing
Former London Underground train to be tested between Nuneaton, Bedworth and Coventry by Christmas
World War 1 War Memorial blocked by St Modwen and Knorr-Bremse on the centenary of the Battle of The
Century-old railway landmark Banbury signal boxes decommissioned - one immediately demolished, visit
Charity Railtours, Branch Line Society and Railway Magazine announce series of fund-raising railtour
Its arrived! First Elizabeth Line train unveiled to the rail media
Hopes of RMT dispute settlement raised as new strikes are announced then suspended
Scotrail announces special August timetable with more trains and seats for Edinburgh Festivals
Five day Guards’ strike to take place on Southern despite ACAS talks
Heavy duty investment for the two of UK’s light rail networks
Eurostar staff commence strike action and Virgin Trains East Coast ballot for industrial action
Dutch Railways Abellio subsidiary retains the East Anglia franchise
Railway bridge suffers partial collapse over the Midland Main line at Barrow on Soar- questions aske
Get hot and dirty walking through Flying Scotsman in the Birmingham Heritage Week celebrations at Ty
Vintage steam trains and tearooms return to London’s Metropolitan Line
London’s Night Tubes start - a year late but 50,000 journeys completed on London's first Night Tube
Unique offshore 50th anniversary “Shunter Shuffle” Diesel Gala announced as Island based BR shunter
RMT calls another strike on Southern as Jeremy Corbyn claims he can’t find a seat
Isle of Man Douglas Bay Horse tram closure and auction controversy
Longest UK railway tunnel to be closed for six weeks bringing train alterations between Bristol and
Widespread London and Southeast station staff strikes announced by the RMT
Buses to replace some trains in Central Scotland as electrification project gathers pace
Twenty of the Class 60 fleet put up for sale by DB Cargo
North Yorkshire Autumn steam bonanza as Grosmont returnees boosts home fleet
Southern restore over 100 trains to the timetable as Government announces ‘Package of measures’ to h
20 Year old terminus station to be demolished and replaced with a £2.2million station
Free 100 page Big Train meets Little Train guide launched
Remembering Network Rail’s Gavin Roberts
Steam on the Underground cancelled for a second time in 2016 but plenty of railway history on show a
Hogwarts hits South Devon via the Magic Express creating a great tourist attraction
Isle of Man presents a steam ‘first’- in three sizes
Borders Railway to receive huge investment one year after opening to rectify performance problems fo
Christmas- 100 days away and Santa goes to the seaside to publicise steam rides
Landslip causes derailment in Watford tunnel closing the West Coast Main Line - rail.co.uk looks at
Twenty four veteran Class 08 shunters put up for sale by DB Cargo
Borders Line Sunday service steam trains run despite doubts
Borders Line Sunday service steam trains run despite doubts
Summer strikes turn to Autumn Angst for Southern passengers as more strike days are announced by the
Driver jumps clear as tractor drives into his locomotive at a level crossing while Network Rail is f
Recreating railway holiday camping accommodation and transport on the Isle of Wight
Llangollen Railway’s new station at Corwen takes shape
Portuguese Embassy visits Stonehenge in deepest Bedfordshire to launch Pedemoura into service after
National Railway Museum reveals just how much its cost taxpayers to return Flying Scotsman to operat
Fate of Wolverton, the World’s oldest standard gauge railway works to be decided this month?
Department for Transport announces a direct award for a three-year Cross-Country franchise
The inside story of the Severn Tunnel electrification project courtesy of Network Rail
Southern strike goes ahead as new employment conditions imposed on Guards after last ditch negotiati
Last chance for big steam action in the south of England
Special train from London to the south coast supporting the Royal British Legion on 12 November
Warley, Britain’s largest railway show to feature a tale of loco liveries celebrating 175 years of S
ScotRail warns of engineering work from now to Christmas
Chance conversation leads to South Devon Railway trip via Old Oak Common down memory lane
Rail cutbacks announced by Eurostar and DB Cargo while GBRF is sold and Virgin driver’s jobs attract
Wales & Borders bidder shortlist announced by Transport for Wales
Poor ScotRail performance to be reversed with recovery plan in response to Transport Scotland critic
Heathrow expansion- Were the railways a major factor in the decision? Rail.co.uk looks at possible r
London underground railway postal museum’ Rail Mail’ trains delivered
Transport Select Committee accuses Department for Transport (DfT) of concealing performance statisti
Its official! Thameslink to become straight forward from now on….
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway volunteers served eviction notice by billion-pound company
Passenger power forces the Department for Transport into Island Line siding and now Southeastern pas
Transport Secretary confirms Government’s commitment to deliver East West Rail at the earliest oppor
Cash support for new East Coast Borders’ stations in Scotland
Severn Valley Railway launches £2.5million share offer to fund Bridgnorth Station development
HS2 (stage two) northern routes announced by the Government
National Audit office issues scathing report on Great Western electrification blaming the Department
ScotRail franchise under review as Minister takes personal interest
How to book a main line trip behind Flying Scotsman in 2017
Court case won by railway author and journalist for copyright infringement over Alice the Little Eng
Wolverton Works to be demolished by 2020 – will it also bring the end of the Royal Train?
Christmas markets by rail and railway publications for rail and history fans from £10 to £450…..
Southern drivers join guards in festive season of industrial action
Scotland’s railway under the microscope
Architect for £10million National Railway Museum project at Leicester selected
The inside story of the British Rail 250mph train of the future – 50 years before HS2!
Booking Office, shop and potential café opened by Ecclesbourne Valley Railway at Duffield
FORTY days of strikes commence on Southern as London Underground strikes also underway
Scottish politicians speak out on train policies – early electioneering?
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling brings huge change to UK railways making Network Rail accountable
All Aboard with a £1,757,200 Lottery win securing the future for Colne Valley Railway
Railway preservation Oscar nominations announced
Can you help? £5000 is all that’s needed to complete the restoration of a unique Armoured WW1 locomo
Award winning year for South Devon Railway
Great Northern rail services to become the most modern fleet in the UK in two years time
End of the line for National Railway Museum donation of 90 year old Great Western Railway wagon to t
Winter timetable brings new station at Edinburgh Gateway and Chiltern’s £320million London to Oxford
Thameslink and Great Northern Christmas present for commuters as Siemens’ £300million depot modernis
Hopes of RMT dispute settlement raised as new strikes are announced then suspended
West Coast Partnership to bring West Coast Main Line and HS2 services under one banner from 2026
Wolverton - The Lost Railway Town that may find itself hosting the Chinese Railway Corporation
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