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Win charter train tickets to Railfest 2012
Tyseley Locomotive Works Visitor Centre
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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HS2 Ltd sit on Phase 2 route but fiddle a new, already outdated business case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
Orient Express & Northern Belle
Scottish Railway Preservation Society
Mid Cheshire Rail Users Association
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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
Rail Travel Summary - Next Week
Rail Travel Summary - This Week
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
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