Buisness Revolution Very Light Rail vehicles get green light for passenger trails James Billington, 29 December 202329 December 2023 Transport Design International have been awarded contracts by UK railway leasing company Eversholt Rail Ltd to build 3 pre-series battery-powered Revolution Very Light Rail vehicles. This is of the back of 2 years of succesful testing with a battery and diesel hybrid at Ironbridge. Revolution Very Light Rail vehicles are… Continue Reading
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
Eurostar set to pass non-stop through Kent until 2025 James Billington, 4 November 20234 November 2023 Eurostar have said that they have no plans to stop trains at either Ebsfleet or Ashford until at least 2025. The cross-channel rail operator stopped serving the 2 stations in 2020, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Stratford International had already seen their european service reduced to none in 2010, after… Continue Reading
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