Greater London East Linton and Brent Cross West open James Billington, 20 December 202320 December 2023 Around last week, Britain saw the opening of it’s 2580th Train station in Brent Cross West. The new station is walking distance from Brent Cross London underground station and a second station to serve the Brent Cross shopping centre. It is in located in northwest London and the regeneration of… Continue Reading
Bedfordshire Marston Vale line resumes services James Billington, 25 November 2023 London North Western Railway have finally restarted services on the Marston Vale line the line between Bedford and Bletchley. Trains on the line have been up in air since December 2022, when Vivarail went into administration. Vivarail maintained the fleet of refurbished Class 230 diesel trains, a modified version version… Continue Reading
Cambridgeshire ORR gives Grand Central Peterborough permission James Billington, 25 November 202320 December 2023 Grand Central have been given permission by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to serve Peterborough. Although the date is not confirmed, this is likely to come into effect in and around December 10th, for the December timetable changes. The new services will open up opportunities for Peterborough’s residents… Continue Reading
Buisness LNER order 10 new tri-mode trains from CAF James Billington, 11 November 202323 October 2024 CAF have been contacted to supply London North Eastern Railway a fleet of 10-car tri-mode trains for use on the East Coast Main Line. The trains are from the Spanish manufacturer CAF, from their “Civity” family of trains and are to be built in Newport, South Wales. The trains tri-mode… 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