ON August 1, the Mid Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR) Company applied to the Secretary of State for Transport for a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO). It is believed that this is the inaugural heritage railway application since the implementation of t

ALSTOM’S Derby Litchurch Lane Works is to undertake the refurbishment of 312 CrossCountry Class 220‘Voyager’ and Class 221‘Super Voyager’ vehicles after signing a £60 million contract for the work with Beacon Rail, the owner of the units. The design

THE project to reopen the 18-mile Northumberland Line between Newcastle and Ashington has seen several key milestones passed in recent weeks – and crew training is now underway. Completion of a new bridge on the A1061 Newsham Road on the south side o

The crossword winner and two runners-up can choose books worth £50 and £25 respectively from the extensive Nostalgia Collection. Visit us at www.mortonsbooks.co.uk £100 worth of Nostalgia Collection books to be won 1 and 4 London terminus serving co

THE process of sliding the deck of the 450-metre (492-yards) Wendover Dean Viaduct out over the entire length of the structure was completed on August 11, following an eight-month operation. Assembled in three stages, each pushed from the north abutm

A NEW 0-4-0 petrol locomotive is expected to become the flagship motive power at the Aln Valley Miniature Railway. Now covering a distance of around 273 yards, the 7.25 inch gauge line was originally conceived as a portable railway, but has evolved o

AFTER more than a quarter of a century, both power units of the Deltic Preservation Society’s (DPS) No. D9015 (55015) Tulyar roared into life at Barrow Hill depot in Derbyshire on July 30. Long-standing volunteer Geoff Brain (who had been present whe

A PILOT scheme by ScotRail in which peak fares were temporarily withdrawn in a bid to encourage more use of rail has been scrapped, writes Chris Milner. The scheme, which was intended to entice drivers and passengers from their cars, began on October

CENTRAL Tramway in Scarborough has become the latest recipient of a National Transport Trust (NTT) Red Wheel plaque. The unveiling took place on August 1, at the Top Station of the Tramway, by Scarborough’s Mayoress, Coun Janet Jefferson. The Red Whe

CLASS 90 No. 90050 has gone back on display at Crewe Heritage Centre (CHC) after the completion of extensive cosmetic restoration. CHC advertised its return to public display on August 3, praising the“incredible work” done by its volunteers to comple

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SEVERAL of the Welsh narrow gauge railways were still running as Britain emerged from the Second World War. The Vale of Rheidol had resumed passenger services in the summer of 1946 and the Festiniog ran slate trains until August that year, while the

Pennine Railway Society. DoncasterTown Fields Sports Club, Bennethorpe, Doncaster DN2 6AA. 19.30‘A Blast from the Past’: Robin Havenhand. Sutton Coldfield Railway Society. No meeting. Great Central Railway Society (Sheffield branch). Farm Road Sports

A PROJECT to reconstruct old wagons that could easily be written off as unrestorable, into vehicles reminiscent of those which once served long lost collieries, continues to progress at the Chasewater Railway (CR). As reported in RM June 2023, a team

TRAINS are set to resume running at the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) on September 6/7, for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. A shuttle service will run along the half-mile branch from Ruddington to the junction wi

HISTORY was made at the Bluebell Railway’s Sheffield Park station on Sunday, August 18, when new-build‘H2’Marsh Atlantic No. 32424 Beachy Head was formally handed over for service on the line. Atlantic Project chairman, Terry Cole formally handed ove

THE new Government has taken direct control of pay negotiations with ASLEF and other rail unions rather than the previous stance of negotiating through the Rail Delivery Group, which acts on behalf of the train operators. This reflects the fact that

FUNDING from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is set to increase the resilience of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) by developing specialist engineering skills for existing and new volunteers. The 2874 Trust, an educatio

LORD Bradshaw asked whether any legislation the Government introduces regarding railways will include a review of the duties and powers of the Office of the Road and Rail Regulator, and how those duties and powers are being used. Lord Hendy said:“As

THE new Government is sending mixed messages about future rail policy, which at a high level promises decarbonisation and a green agenda, but also the Restoring Your Railway initiative has been axed. When the fund was launched in 2020, MPs, local cou

NB. Publication of a letter does not imply that the Editor or staff of The Railway Magazine necessarily agree with its contents. HAVING read your No. 44781/‘Virgin Soldiers’ article (August issue), I always thought that the locomotive they tried to d

THE building for the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway’s (LCLR) redeveloped South Loop terminus station has connections to both railway heritage and a historic link to its new location. The structure was originally constructed at Skegness station by t

The 9S44/06.16 London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley had an eventful journey on Monday, July 15. From Wolverhampton, it was operated by Pendolino No. 390124 and was gradually losing time throughout the journey. Between Slateford and Edinburgh the train

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By Bernard Mills THIS excellent book completes ex-railwayman Bernard Mills’detailed survey of the historic Atlantic Coast route during the era of British Railway’s diesel operation. Part 2 covers the extensive network of Southern Railway (LSWR) lines

TYNE &Wear Metro passengers were asked by operator Nexus to allow extra time for journeys and avoid travelling at peak times, after faults were discovered with pantograph carbon strips on the system’s Class 599 Metro-Cammell trains. The problem came

A STAFFORD-built steam locomotive which spent its working life in South Africa is now back on the roster at the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (L&BR) following overhaul. Former Tongaat Sugar Co. Bagnall 4-4-0T 2819/1946 joined an afternoon service train

GREAT Western Railway is understood to be preparing for the arrival of former Transport for Wales Class 175 diesel multiple units, in readiness for staff training. The company has yet to officially confirm any plans for the Alstom-built trains (the l

THE new Iarnród Éireann timetable has been signed off by the National Transport authority and was due to go live on August 26, with several service improvements aimed at accommodating the increasing number of passengers. Key changes include up to fiv

WHAT a weekend August 17/18 turned out to be for rail enthusiasts helping to celebrate 50 years of electricity generation at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. Drax is one of the generation of power stations built in the 1960s and 70s to be large