Alex Bestwick

  • Train companies suffer glitch accepting card payments for tickets

    Train companies suffer glitch accepting card payments for tickets

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    Several train companies are suffering problems accepting card payments for tickets.

  • Swanning about – bird on the line delays rush hour commuters

    Swanning about – bird on the line delays rush hour commuters

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    Commuters suffered major disruption on Monday due to a swan on a railway line.

  • Smile, you’re on TV!

    Smile, you’re on TV!

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    Ever wondered what it would be like to take part in Channel 5 TV’s Great Model Railway Challenge? Andrew Brewin, proprietor of A2B Model Railways of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, who did so as part of the ‘Titfield Thunderbolts’ team in the 2019 series, recounts his experience and tells us about some of the things the…

  • The many peaks of Peak Rail

    The many peaks of Peak Rail

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    Peak Rail was formed with the aim of reconnecting Buxton to Matlock by rail following the controversial closure of the Midland line linking them. While a northern push towards Bakewell remains a clear aspiration, the heritage line is a flourishing base of several different heritage groups, reports John Titlow in words and pictures.

  • Model railway events coming up this Autumn

    Model railway events coming up this Autumn

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    There are plenty of exciting events coming up in the model railway world this Autumn – here’s a few to put into your calendar.

  • Rail passengers urged only to travel if necessary on strike days

    Rail passengers urged only to travel if necessary on strike days

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    Rail passengers have been urged to avoid unnecessary travel on Saturday due to a strike by workers in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

  • Explore London Transport Museum after dark at these upcoming Friday Lates

    Explore London Transport Museum after dark at these upcoming Friday Lates

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    London Transport Museum in Covent Garden is opening its doors after dark for two final Friday Lates this year.

  • Elizabeth line’s Bond Street station to open next month

    Elizabeth line’s Bond Street station to open next month

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    Bond Street station on London’s Elizabeth line will open on Monday October 24, Transport for London has announced.

  • Reasons to work in advertising for Mortons Media Group

    Reasons to work in advertising for Mortons Media Group

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    Are you looking for a job in advertising? Here’s why the Advertising Sales Executive role with Mortons Media Group is the perfect fit.

  • Engineers to join railway workers on strike

    Engineers to join railway workers on strike

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    Engineers are to join thousands of railway workers on strike in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest sweeping the country.

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