The Railway Magazine

This weekend saw a huge moment in the heritage railway sector as the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) reopened to the public – after months of closures due to COVID-19.

Scotland announce ambitious plans to decarbonise rail passenger services, plus a legendary railway bridge returns home. Here is this week’s news roundup.

Britain’s train fleet is undergoing its biggest transformation since the 1950s, with around 5,700 new vehicles being delivered or on order.

The London Transport Museum is appealing for donations towards maintaining its future as it looks to reopen in the autumn.

This week, the government are pledging nearly £600 million to improve rail services in the north of England, plus one historic steam locomotive is getting an overhaul.

Improvements to rail services in the north of England will get a £589 million kick-start, the government has announced.

While many transport companies look to external agencies and specialists to develop and maintain their brand and image, some undertake the activity in-house. Virgin Trains

As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope talks to Tyseley’s Michael Whitehouse about Vintage Trains’ bid