The West Somerset Railway (WSR) has announced plans for two small galas to take place in autumn as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The events will be the first enthusiast galas held at the West Somerset Railway in almost two years since the winter steam event in December 2019. Also see The first gala

Telling the story of Bristol area railways over the last 50 years, this publication is lavishly illustrated, including many photos taken by rail employees that give a unique insight to railways around Bristol and the surrounding area. Included are well-known locations but also railway byways and those serving industrial Avonmouth, now

CLEANERS at ScotRail depots are the latest group of workers who will be taking part in industrial action from next week. Conductors and ticket examiners belonging to the RMT have been striking every Sunday for some time. Conductors began the action on 28 March in a dispute over pay for rest

Around 100 firefighters battled a huge blaze close to Elephant and Castle station which caused a large plume of smoke to billow over south London. London Fire Brigade said shortly before 4pm that the fire close to Elephant and Castle station was “under control”, but its crews will remain in place

Few trains truly reach a legendary status but there can be no doubt that the Intercity 125 HST was and still is, an icon in the age of the railway. Introduced into service in 1977, the iconic InterCity125 High Speed Trains have been a mainstay of some of our fastest railway

NEW part time tickets for commuters have become usable today, after going on sale a week ago. The 'flexi seasons' offer eight days' travel over a validity period of 28 days, but the relatively small savings over using Anytime returns have caused disappointment. A monthly ticket from Reading offers a discount of

The Horncastle History and Heritage Society will open their exhibition which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the closure of the railway to Horncastle in July. Following the success of the exhibition, held virtually because of COVID-19, the real exhibition will set to open from July 29 to September 4, 2021. Also see

TRAIN cleaners at ScotRail have rejected an RMT call for strikes in a dispute over payments for overtime. However a small majority voted in favour of other industrial action short of a strike. ScotRail said it welcomed the rejection of strikes, and quoted the result of the ballot as 96 in

Photo: Mark Fielding Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway is planning a special two-day gala to mark the 60th anniversary of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society. Tickets are now on sale for the COVID-safe event, which will take place at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway on July 10/11. Also see Entitled ‘It’s Still A

Photo: Joe Connell/GCR The Great Central Railway (GCR) has announced that it will be reopening all four of its stations from June 26, 2021. During recent months all passenger trains have been running from Quorn and Woodhouse Station operating a single round trip service only. Also see As from Saturday 26 June visitors