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VIDEO: Highlights from the Opening of the Elizabeth Line
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This week the new Elizabeth Line finally opened to the public after a nearly four-year-long delay. Commuters and rail enthusiasts were quick to descend on the new line and be amongst some of the first paying customers to use the service. Here are a selection of video highlights from the opening week… The Queen Opens…
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Get involved with Yorkshire Wolds Railway’s Jubilee weekend
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The Yorkshire Wolds Railway (YWR) is preparing to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by opening every day over the Bank Holiday weekend.
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Hornby ‘Flirts’ with new trains and technology
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Despite a difficult 2021with new models delayedby a variety of challenges relating to the global economy, Hornby looks ahead with new innovations andup-to-date models.
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Crisis talks to keep trains running amid fears of ‘historic’ rail strike
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Contingency plans are being drawn up to try and keep passenger and freight trains running in the event of industrial action after unions warned of “potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history”.
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Elizabeth line: Delayed £18bn Crossrail opens to passengers
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Around 130,000 people travelled on London’s £18.9 billion Elizabeth line railway in the first few hours of operation on Tuesday morning.
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Royals on Rails at the National Railway Museum to mark the Platinum Jubilee
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The National Railway Museum is inviting visitors to share in the luxury of royal travel with a season of royal-themed activities and a new exhibition to coincide with Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Jubilee celebrations in Lincolnshire
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Heritage trains will celebrate the The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on two days of the forthcoming Bank Holiday on the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway.
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Elizabeths go free at the Severn Valley Railway’s Jubilee event
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To honour the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is allowing free travel to everyone called Elizabeth throughout its special four-day celebratory event in early June.
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First Tube map with Elizabeth line published
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Transport for London (TfL) has released a new Tube map with the Elizabeth line included for the first time.
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Enforce train ticket checks to crackdown on pay dodgers: MPs urge
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Train operators have been warned to implement proper ticket checks to crackdown on passengers travelling without paying a fare.
