Long-distance trains will run on battery power in a UK first, manufacturer Hitachi Rail has announced.
Read moreHitachi Rail to launch UK first long distance battery trains

Long-distance trains will run on battery power in a UK first, manufacturer Hitachi Rail has announced.
Read moreCambrian Heritage Railways (CHR) has acquired a pair of Class 144 Pacer diesel railbuses from Porterbrook leasing. Nos. 144006/7 travelled under their own power by rail to Gobowen from the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Read moreA special four-part Channel 5 documentary series starts tonight (Thursday, May 14) at 9pm and goes behind the scenes to show how Network Rail and train operators keep passengers moving at London Paddington station and
Read moreThe Heritage Railway Association (HRA) has reacted warmly to the package of measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond (Yorks)) this afternoon.
Read moreAhead of a new edition of his book about life as a BR trainman in the 1990s, Tim Helme looks back to the remaining Class 45s that could still be found in the Derby area back then.
Read moreThe extensive collection of steam, electric and diesel publications takes you through the decades, right up to the very latest models on the lines today.
Read moreLNER launched its first passenger services on the East Coast Main Line on May 15, using the Hitachi-built Class 800 ‘Azuma’ express trains as part of a rolling programme to replace both its Class 91 and Mk4 and HST fleets.
Read moreWho fancies getting their hands on a Pendolino nameplate and raising money for the Severn Valley Railway and Kidderminster Railway Museum in the process?
Read moreDavid Ratcliffe reviews the fragrant world of the ‘Binliner’ workings.
Read moreChannel 5’s television programme about the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will air on Friday, May 17 at 8pm. Season two of ‘The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard’ will include six episodes, which will go
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