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HS2 to be powered by zero carbon energy ‘from day one’

HS2 trains will be powered by zero carbon energy from day one of operation while supporting the government’s 2050 target to tackle climate change.
South Western Railway retains 12 Class 707 trains in boost capacity

Class 707 trains are set to continue serving South Western Railway (SWR) customers until August 2022, helping to improve capacity on the network’s suburban routes.
London minister hits out at Khan over handling of Night Tube dispute

London minister Paul Scully said the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walkout over the reinstatement of the Night Tube was “unreasonable”, as he criticised city mayor Sadiq Khan’s handling of the dispute.
UK railway round-up

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
GWR introduces reduced timetable in response to Covid staff shortages

Great Western Railway (GWR) is introducing a temporary reduced timetable this weekend in response to staff being absent or self-isolating due to Covid. 
Months of strikes set to cause disruption to London’s Night Tube

Travellers in London are being warned that strikes by Tube drivers could cause “severe disruption” to night services on weekend evenings until June.
Rail firms defend decision to axe hundreds of trains

Rail firms have defended their decision to axe hundreds of daily trains amid coronavirus-related staff shortages.
Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained Beyond the Beginning

My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.

HS2 to be powered by zero carbon energy ‘from day one’

12th January 2022 Sam Hewitt

HS2 trains will be powered by zero carbon energy from day one of operation while supporting the government’s 2050 target to tackle climate change.

South Western Railway retains 12 Class 707 trains in boost capacity

12th January 2022 Sam Hewitt

Class 707 trains are set to continue serving South Western Railway (SWR) customers until August 2022, helping to improve capacity on the network’s suburban routes.

London minister hits out at Khan over handling of Night Tube dispute

7th January 2022 Sam Hewitt

London minister Paul Scully said the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walkout over the reinstatement of the Night Tube was “unreasonable”, as he criticised city mayor Sadiq Khan’s handling of the dispute.

UK railway round-up

7th January 2022 Shannon Butcher

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.

GWR introduces reduced timetable in response to Covid staff shortages

6th January 2022 Sam Hewitt

Great Western Railway (GWR) is introducing a temporary reduced timetable this weekend in response to staff being absent or self-isolating due to Covid. 

Months of strikes set to cause disruption to London’s Night Tube

6th January 2022 Shannon Butcher

Travellers in London are being warned that strikes by Tube drivers could cause “severe disruption” to night services on weekend evenings until June.

Fantastic Christmas subscriptions on all your favourite railway titles at Classic Magazines!

13th December 2021 Shannon Butcher

Christmas is just around the corner, meaning it’s the perfect time to grab a last-minute gift for the Railway enthusiasts in your life, or even for yourself as an early Christmas treat!

Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 5

13th December 2021 Shannon Butcher

Increasing affluence and a second-hand car allowed the author a geographical range previously denied to him and with various pals he embarked in the 1970s and 1980s on a number of expeditions.

Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 4

5th October 2021 Shannon Butcher

This account is intended to give an overview of the types of first-generation Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains and railbuses that could be seen on BR from the 1950s to the 1980s.

UK railway news roundup

16th July 2021 Sam Hewitt

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.

Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained Beyond the Beginning

4th January 2022 Shannon Butcher

My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.