Merseyrail Merseyrail Class 508s given farewell railtour James Billington, 22 October 202323 October 2023 Continue Reading
West Midlands West Midlands Metro extends out to Woverhampton Station James Billington, 22 October 202323 October 2023 Continue Reading
Bedfordshire Marston Vale Line service set to resume in November James Billington, 22 October 202323 October 2023 Continue Reading
Cambridgeshire GBRf celebrates new £5.75m Peterborough Depot James Billington, 22 October 202323 October 2023 GBRf (Short for Great British Railfreight) opened the doors of it’s brand new Peterborough maintenace facility on the 26th of September. The £5.75m new depot was build in just 10 months on what was now a rather derelict plot of land on the East Coast Main Line. The new high-tech… Continue Reading
Cross-Country Cross-Country retires Class 43 HSTs James Billington, 22 October 202323 October 2023 Cross-country have retired all of their Class 43 HST units, which ran long-distance services like Plymouth to Edinburgh, Plymouth to Leeds and Plymouth to Glasgow Central. These trains entered service in 19 and have been popular across many TOCs since privatisation came into force when British Rail dissolved in 1994…. Continue Reading
Alstom Eurostar competitor enters the mix admin, 16 October 202316 October 2023 National Express have announced their latest venture, a cross-channel rail operator in the form of Evolyn. The brand-new operator is set to compete with Eurostar and is expected to start service from London to Paris in 2025. Unveiling its plans on October 11, Evolyn said it had ‘reached an agreement’… Continue Reading