Alex Bestwick
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The Brontës by rail
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Bob Gwynne, associate curator at the National Railway Museum, describes how the lives of the famous literary family the Brontës was intertwined with the pioneering days of the railway network, with their journeys providing a touchstone of what rail travel was like in those early days.
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The Railway Children Return to Oakworth!
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Over the August Bank Holiday Weekend, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway will celebrate the Railway Children. Children dressed as wartime evacuees travel for free!
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Eurostar announces new boss to continue operator’s Covid recovery
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Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar has appointed a new chief executive as it continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Woman dies after crash leaves Range Rover on Tube train track
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A London Underground line has been part suspended after a fatal crash in which a Range Rover ended up on a railway track.
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Majority of Tube line services suspended due to worker strikes
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A strike by London Underground workers is disrupting travel across the capital.
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Rail dispute could be prolonged ‘indefinitely’, warns RMT chief
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A union leader has warned the rail dispute could be prolonged “indefinitely” as the latest strike by thousands of workers caused travel chaos.
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Train services ‘severely disrupted’ by fire under rail arches near London Bridge
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Rail services have been disrupted and buildings evacuated due to a large fire causing “bursts of black smoke” under railway arches in central London.
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Only travel on strike days if ‘absolutely necessary’, rail passengers advised
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Only around a fifth of Britain’s train services will operate on Thursday and Saturday during the latest rail strikes.
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Tax fuel on domestic flights to fund train fares freeze, urges lobby group
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A fuel tax should be imposed on domestic flights to fund a freeze in train fares, a pressure group has said.
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Book of the week: Railwaymen of the Welsh Valleys vol. 2
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Our latest book of the week is Phil Williams’ fascinating follow up of steam days memories.
