Predicted wet and windy weather failed to deter visitors from attending the Crewe diesel depot open day on June 8.
Read moreNameplate auction takes Crewe charity event total to more than £70,000
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Locomotive Services gets two Class 73s
CREWE-based Locomotive Services Limited (LSL) has acquired two Class 73 electro-diesel locos. One of the pair is the first of the class – a ‘JA’ type, which dates from 1962. No. 73001 (E6001) has been acquired
Read moreJuly start for King’s Cross ‘throat’ remodelling work
WEEKEND part-closures on July 13-14 and August 24-26 will mark the start of Network Rail’s £237million scheme to renew and remodel the station throat at London King’s Cross. Over the coming months, life-expired trackwork, overhead
Read moreStraighter and faster for Midland Main Line at Market Harborough
Market Harborough station reopened to passengers on June 3 after a six-day blockade to connect the newly realigned station to the Midland Main Line (MML). Originally planned as part of the MML electrification programme, the
Read moreFleet Focus: Britain’s new trains
Exciting times are ahead as the first trains of two new fleets entered service during April and May.
Read morePaddington hosts HST farewell
After almost 44 years of sterling service, the InterCity 125 – which transformed long-distance travel for British Rail – has ended its association with London Paddington.
Read moreGreater Anglia to run Class 37 farewell railtour in May
Just 250 seats are available and are sold on a first-come-first served basis, with tickets priced at £80.
Read moreIs it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!
John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield.
Read moreCampaigners urge action on new passenger routes
REOPENING 33 sections of railway across Britain could bring 500,000 more people within walking distance of a main line station, generating an extra 20 million journeys every year, according to a new report by the
Read moreSevern Valley Railway pannier sees red
The ‘57XX’ is being prepared for a re-paint into LT ‘bullock maroon’.
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