THE upheaval caused by the extent of timetable changes in May, which even now have still not been fully implemented by Northern and the Govia Thameslink Railway, has brought about a decision to put off
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NRM begins review of its diesel and electric fleet
THE National Railway Museum has begun a condition review of its entire diesel and electric fleet to decide the way forward for each of the vehicles in the collection. A Conservation Management Plan will be
Read moreKWVR celebrates 50 years
THE KWVR was one of the first standard gauge heritage lines in the country, running its first official trains on June 29, 1968 – a few years after the Bluebell Railway (1960) but ahead of
Read moreFirst look at LO Class 710
FOUR-car EMU No. 710261 became the first of the class to be delivered to its new future home at Willesden depot, North London, when it was hauled there ‘top and tailed’ by Nos. 57305 and
Read more‘50s@50’ event shaping up nicely
THE Class 50 Alliance has confirmed the latest additions to the line-up for the Severn Valley Railway’s Class 50 Golden Jubilee gala event on October 4-6. Garcia Hanson’s No. 50008 Thunderer, Neil Boden’s No. 50017
Read moreMore Wales and Borders plans revealed
MORE details have emerged about the future rolling stock to be provided by KeolisAmey during the new 15-year Wales and Borders franchise, which begins on October 14. There will be something old and something new,
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FEATURES THE FINAL EAST COAST PULLMANS A look back 40 years to when the final Pullman trains ran from King’s Cross to Harrogate and Hull. EXPERIMENTS IN ‘BUSTITUTION’ Railbuses introduced in the late 1950s to
Read moreTrain operators fail to deliver summer timetable change
BOTH Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Arriva Trains Northern (ATN) have been heavily criticised since the May 20 timetable change as they have been unable to deliver the promised new services, with hundreds of
Read more‘Thumpers’ transferred to new home
THE Downpatrick and County Down Railway (D&CDR) has taken delivery of the four Northern Ireland Railways 8080 Class DEMU vehicles it had earmarked for preservation. The transfer of each of the BREL Derby-built vehicles from
Read moreAccurascale goes big with debut release
SO, the Accurascale adventure has begun. Having already helped revolutionise modelling across the Irish Sea, the team behind the highly acclaimed Irish Railway Models brand have now made their debut in the UK market with
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