Flying Scotsman, the world’s most famous railway locomotive, heads to Kent for a rare visit to the county
Built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway, the Flying Scotsman has become…
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Cornwall’s iconic St Ives rail line extended for additional summer services
There are now even more seats on Cornwall’s finest train journey. There is now capacity…
Photos: Works on the cycle path from Weymouth station
WORK is set to begin the renovation of an old section of railway track in…
This is when the Cambrian railway line through Powys will reopen
The Cambrian line will reopen to trains next month, Network Rail has said, pledging an…
Terrified dog rescued from Wirral railway line
A terrified dog who ran in fear for five miles after being startled by a…
Mainspring LRT Excellence Day: From Theory to Practice
Wolverhampton Grand Station hosted the first Mainspring LRT Day of Excellence of 2022 on 10…
Work on Edinburgh’s main railway line will begin as bus services are in place for the weekend
Work begins this weekend on a major Edinburgh rail line, meaning some services have been…
Glasgow-Kilwinning rail line closed on Sundays for 4 weeks
The railway line between Glasgow and Kilwinning will be closed on Sunday until February 20…
Scottish Railway says goodbye to hand signals at stop-on-demand stations
Network Rail is installing new equipment at 8 stations in the Scottish Highlands which will…
Could the Wigan Heinz factory have its own station?
The Manchester to Southport railway line runs close to the Kitt Green factoryFor a year,…
Five injured in train crash on North Yorkshire Moors Railway line caused by excessive speed
Excessive speed and poor visibility were the reasons a locomotive crashed into a passenger train…
Collision between a locomotive and a passenger train in Grosmont, September 21, 2021
1. Important safety messages This accident demonstrates the importance of train drivers who undertake permissive…
The Garsdale signal box on the restored Settle to Carlisle historic railway line
The Garsdale Grade II signal box on one of the finest lines – Settle to…
Arguments for upgrading South Fylde rail line via Lytham and Blackpool Pleasure Beach are presented to government
Fylde’s council submitted detailed findings that explore steps to improve local transport, including the possibility…
Cross-border railway line closed as bridges ‘washed away’ by floods
A cross-border railway line remains closed after two road bridges were ‘swept away’ by torrential…
Two Perspectives on Healthcare Arbitration: NRLC, Unions
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief On October 26, the National Railroad Labor Conference announced…
Asbestos management on the railway
Rail safety Safety and health practitioner SCOOTEC examines the use and presence of asbestos-containing materials…
Rail line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings closed for seven days
The rail line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings will close from Saturday 23 October to…
Historic locomotive returns to Darlington after 50 years of absence
THE last diesel locomotive to be built in Darlington was officially returned to the city…
Government approves £ 78million electrification of Wigan to Bolton railway line
Chris Heaton-Harris, Minister for Rails, today confirmed that the electrification of the Wigan to Bolton…
UK approves electrification of Wigan to Bolton railway line
The British government has approved the electrification of the Wigan and Bolton railway line, with…
Light at the end of the railway tunnel?
A SECTION of the Stratford to Cheltenham railway line can be secured through a deal…
£ 500,000 upgrade for the railway line between Walsall and Cannock
The Chase Line between Bloxwich and Walsall crossing the Wyrley and Essington Canal. Photo: Railway…
A girl lies down and uses her cell phone on the RAILWAY LINE where trains go at 85 mph
A shocking image shows a teenage girl lying in the middle of a railroad track…
Dartmoor railway line restoration reaches milestone
The reopening of the railway line between Okehampton and Exeter is one more step after…
Perth to Inverness railway line reopens after derailment repairs
Network Rail has confirmed that rail services resumed today on the rail line between Perth…
Popular Heritage Railway line relaunched with new 2021 dates
It’s full steam ahead for one of the UK’s top tourist attractions, as the North…
Largs railway line to reopen after landslide repairs are completed
This Saturday (March 27) the railway line between West Kilbride and Largs will reopen after…
Railway line reopens after averted “environmental disaster”
A railway line reopened after a six-month operation to avoid a “total environmental disaster”, Rail…
‘Total Disaster Avoided’ As South Wales Railway Reopens
The Heart of Wales line through Llangennech reopened today for the first time since a…
Windsor and Eton Riverside railway line set to close in March for modernization work
From Saturday March 6 to Friday March 12, 2021, there will be no trains between…
Work is now underway before the electrification of the Harborough to Kettering railway line
Critical work is underway from today (Monday) ahead of the electrification of the Market Harborough…
Track renewal work completed on Harwich Railway line
Track renewal works on the Harwich branch line have been completed by Network Rail. Track…
Railway line closed for week in Southampton
Buses will replace trains from Southampton Central to Brockenhurst and Romsey during a closed week…
Work to salvage the Stonehaven-Montrose railway line is underway
The railway line between Stonehaven and Montrose is to remain closed until February 22 as…
16-day closure of Manchester railway line scheduled for summer
Network Rail has announced that modernization work will take place this summer on the Transpennine…
Railway improvements this weekend on the Three Bridges to Brighton line
Network Rail engineers will work hard this weekend to complete another section of the railway…
Dorking to Horsham railway line reopens after landslide near Ockley
Trains have resumed operation on the Horsham-Dorking railway line after engineers completed repairs following a…
Aldershot to Guildford railway line reopens after 40-meter landslide
Train services on the line between Guildford, Aldershot and Wokingham resumed this week following Network…
Rail replacement services for the Harwich railway line as part of planned modernization works
Network Rail will carry out rail modernization work from this weekend on the Harwich branch.…
£ 9.8million upgrade from Knaresborough to Poppleton railway line upgrade completed
A major £ 9.8million upgrade to the rail line between Knaresborough and Poppleton has been…
Aberdeen-Dundee railway line reopens tomorrow after tragic derailment at Stonehaven
Tomorrow, Tuesday November 3, the railway line will reopen between Aberdeen and Dundee after repair…
Ministers to review electrification of the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton railway line
At the moment, only diesel trains can use the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton lineTransport Minister Chris Heaton-Harris, responding…
This abandoned Anglesey railway line could see trains rolling over it again
A disused Anglesey railway line could be one step closer to its revival. Welsh Government…
Road closures expected when the Weymouth Harbor railway line is removed in the fall
CONTROVERSIAL plans to remove the rail line from historic Weymouth Harbor are on track to…
‘Dice with death’: Trespassing incidents on Airedale railway line skyrocket since lockdown began
PEOPLE are playing dice with death on the Airedale railway line. Trespassing incidents have skyrocketed…
The East Grinstead railway line will reopen at the end of March after a landslide
Network Rail have announced that work has started to reopen the railway line between East…
A railway line to move? New Network Rail plans on the South Devon railway line
Network Rail today released updated proposals for a series of potential modifications to the section…
200 years of England’s oldest railway line marked with new exhibition
A railway line which is the oldest still in service in England is commemorated with…
The very first railway line in the world powered directly by a solar farm
Although trains are more energy efficient than automobiles, they have their own effects on the…
A torn railway line in the “Beeching Ax” reopens
Regular passenger trains will return to a destroyed railway line in the “Beeching Ax” thanks…