News

Steam trains are back in Minehead

by

Robin Jones

–

24th March 2022

Train travellers returned to Minehead at the weekend as the West Somerset Railway celebrated running passenger services for the first time in well over a year.
Continue reading »
Scotland’s Railway offers a warm welcome to refugees from Ukraine

by

Shannon Butcher

–

23rd March 2022

Scotland’s Railway is playing its part to support refugees arriving in Scotland from war-torn Ukraine.
Continue reading »
Eden Camp Modern History Museum: Ukraine Appeal

by

Shannon Butcher

–

22nd March 2022

Eden Camp Modern History Museum is working with Vets & Vans, a volunteer group, to launch an urgent Ukraine Appeal and are seeking to raise money and gather emergency aid for the millions of people displaced by the Russian invasion of the country of Ukraine.
Continue reading »
Charity railtour from Crewe to Windsor to mark Platinum Jubilee

by

Sam Hewitt

–

21st March 2022

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) have organised a charity railtour from Crewe to Windsor on June 3, supported by Locomotive Services Limited.
Continue reading »
National Railway Museum’s receives £2.5m in largest single donation

by

Sam Hewitt

–

21st March 2022

The National Railway Museum in York has received £2.5m from The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation to fund a new interactive gallery for families called Wonderlab.
Continue reading »
SVR is latest line to cancel wartime events

by

Robin Jones

–

21st March 2022

The Severn Valley Railway has cancelled its two 1940s-themed weekends later this year in the light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Continue reading »
60007 joins SVR’s gala line-up

by

Robin Jones

–

21st March 2022

LNER Class A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley has been confirmed as the third guest locomotive at the Severn Valley Railway’s upcoming Spring Steam Gala.
Continue reading »
Delayed start to Mid-Norfolk services

by

Robin Jones

–

19th March 2022

Over-running engineering works have seen a delay to the planned start of passenger services on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
Continue reading »
Gatwick Express returns for spring to support airport recovery

by

Shannon Butcher

–

18th March 2022

Gatwick Express will resume a non-stop service from Sunday 3 April to support the recovery of Gatwick Airport and the South East economy.
Continue reading »
UK railway round-up

by

Shannon Butcher

–

18th March 2022

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