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  • Talyllyn Railway visitor numbers on the rise again

    Talyllyn Railway visitor numbers on the rise again

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    Passenger numbers on the Talyllyn Railway over the February half-term period were 50% up on the previous year.

  • South Devon Railway to mark 50 years with milestone steam gala

    South Devon Railway to mark 50 years with milestone steam gala

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    UPDATE | South Devon Railway announce the Hawksworth No. 1501 will cover the planned diagrams, replacing visiting locomotive 1450.

  • 40 not out for RPSI steam crew

    40 not out for RPSI steam crew

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    THE Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s two ‘Midlander’ tours from Dublin to Maynooth and back on March 18 included a ‘first’ for Irish main line steam – a steam crew with an average age of 40 years or under.  After years of concerns over the increasing age profile of the certified steam crews, Irish Rail…

  • Mid-Norfolk preparing to store Greater Anglia stock

    Mid-Norfolk preparing to store Greater Anglia stock

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    THE Mid-Norfolk Railway has completed track changes and the installation of five sidings in preparation to store rolling stock for Greater Anglia. The project is known as Operation Hedgehog.  A 1½-mile-long second track has been laid between Hardingham and Kimberley Park, along with five sidings just north of Kimberley Park. The work has been financed…

  • Plaque unveiled for Railway Touring Club founder

    Plaque unveiled for Railway Touring Club founder

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    NIGEL Dobbing, the founder of the Railway Touring Company, whose vision pioneered the ‘Great Britain’ steam tours, was remembered with the operation of a memorial train on March 17.  Members of Nigel’s family, his friends, colleagues and people, who supported him over the years until his death last October, travelled from the RTC base in…

  • Conwy Valley devastation as Storm Gareth wreaks havoc

    Conwy Valley devastation as Storm Gareth wreaks havoc

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    TRAIN services on the 28-mile Conwy Valley line will remain suspended for several months after the line was substantially damaged by Storm Gareth on March 16. Detailed inspections of the branch line by Network Rail using a drone have revealed multiple embankment washouts, lineside equipment flooded, and track, embankments, bridges, level crossings and stations requiring…

  • Vivarail Class 230s ready for work

    Vivarail Class 230s ready for work

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    The first use of Vivarail Class 230 DMUs on the main line is just weeks away, according to the company’s chairman Adrian Shooter. The three production sets for West Midland Trains – Nos. 230003-005 – have been involved in driver-training duties on the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford over the past few weeks. The…

  • Class 333 refurbishment unveiled by Northern

    Class 333 refurbishment unveiled by Northern

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    NORTHERN has begun a refresh and refurbishment programme on its fleet of 16 Class 333 EMUs.

  • ‘Duke’ will return in 2020 – but only if £100,000 shortfall can be met

    ‘Duke’ will return in 2020 – but only if £100,000 shortfall can be met

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    A FINANICIAL shortfall of more than £100,000 could delay the return to service of unique BR ‘8P’ Pacific No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester. This follows a series of unforeseen but necessary repairs were highlighted at Tyseley Locomotive Works (TLW). The BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust had been working to a forecast cost of £620,000 to…

  • Electrification back on the agenda as costs could be slashed by up to half

    Electrification back on the agenda as costs could be slashed by up to half

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    The cost of electrifying UK railways could be slashed by between a third and one-half of recent schemes.

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