Search results for: “2010”

  • Raising the roof at Bridgnorth

    Raising the roof at Bridgnorth

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    Fifty-one years after it launched its first public services, the Severn Valley Railway has been meticulously planning a civil engineering operation that is essential to keep one of the world’s leading heritage lines at the forefront of steam locomotive maintenance and operation for the next half century. John Titlow reports on the planned operation to…

  • Transport Secretary refuses to rule out 3.8% rail fare rise

    Transport Secretary refuses to rule out 3.8% rail fare rise

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    The Transport Secretary did not rule out increasing rail fares by 3.8% when challenged by Labour in the Commons.

  • End of the line for ‘Number Nine’

    End of the line for ‘Number Nine’

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    LNER A4 Pacific No. 60009 Union of South Africa was set to appear in the East Lancashire Railway’s 2021 Autumn Steam Gala but fate stepped in. The 4-6-2 was withdrawn from traffic less than a week before. Cedric Johns and Robin Jones look back at its illustrious history.

  • Vacancy: Divisional Ad Manager

    Vacancy: Divisional Ad Manager

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    We need an experienced and dynamic manager to provide leadership, support, and direction for our sales team.

  • Rail passengers face potential 4.8% rise in fares

    Rail passengers face potential 4.8% rise in fares

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    Britain’s train passengers could be hit by the largest fares rise in a decade.

  • Exhibition commemorating 50th anniversary of Horncastle line closure to open

    Exhibition commemorating 50th anniversary of Horncastle line closure to open

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    The Horncastle History and Heritage Society will open their exhibition which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the closure of the railway to Horncastle in July.

  • No ‘significant defects’ found in crashed Croydon tram, inquest hears

    No ‘significant defects’ found in crashed Croydon tram, inquest hears

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    No “significant defects” were found in a tram that overturned in Croydon, killing seven people, an inquest into the deaths has heard.

  • New editor for The Railway Magazine!

    New editor for The Railway Magazine!

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    It’s a case of continuity, history and evolution for Britain’s oldest trackside journal, The Railway Magazine, as it nears its 125th anniversary with a wealth of experience and a new-look team.

  • Report warns ‘forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail

    Report warns ‘forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail

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    A “forensic focus” is required to complete Crossrail within its revised budget and timescale, an inquiry has found.

  • Bachmann Collectors Club unveils Super BG Coach model

    Bachmann Collectors Club unveils Super BG Coach model

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    The Bachmann Collectors Club has unveiled their latest limited edition model as part of their spring 2021 British Railway announcements.


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