Photo: Andrew P.M. Wright. A classic 1940s express steam locomotive has returned to the Swanage Railway after an extensive three year £350,000 overhaul by its owners. After a period of tests, Swanage Railway hopes to have 1946 Southern Railway rebuilt West Country Class Bulleid Pacific No. 34028 ‘Eddystone’ hauling trains between Norden,

The first visitors to Locomotion in Shildon can now book their tickets online ahead of the museum’s reopening on Wednesday 19 May. Visitors will be able to see the original Locomotion No.1 on display in Shildon for the first time in more than 170 years – close to the site of

PLANS to attract an investment of up to £1 billion from the private sector to modernise railway telecoms have been unveiled by Network Rail. The money would be used to upgrade up to 16,000km of data cables which run along railway routes by installing fibre optic circuits. These would be more

PLANS to attract an investment of up to £1 billion from the private sector to modernise railway telecoms have been unveiled by Network Rail. The money would be used to upgrade up to 16,000km of data cables which run along railway routes by installing fibre optic circuits. These would be more

Curatorial Team Assistant Martyn Halman prepares SECR D Class No. 737 ahead of reopening. Photos: Charlotte Graham Families and rail enthusiasts will soon be able to visit the National Railway Museum, as free tickets are released from today (April 26). The museum temporarily closed as part of the national lockdown on December

YOUNG volunteers have started to strip down a Class 08 diesel shunter in preparation for its conversion to hydrogen power. The project is the first of its kind in Britain, and is the product of a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham-based Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions and the heritage Severn

More railway lines must be electrified if the UK is to meet its targets to cut carbon emissions, according to the rail industry. Fifteen industry, business and campaign groups have written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urging him to launch a “no regret” scheme of electrification work. Related articles The letter

THE long-awaited Rail Review commissioned from Keith Williams by the Department for Transport in the autumn of 2018 has gained a new official co-author and title. The Review has been repeatedly delayed and is now at least 18 months behind schedule, with the Covid-19 pandemic adding to the hold up. It

A PROSECUTION by the Office of Rail and Road has resulted in Network Rail paying a penalty of more than £700,000 after an employee was seriously burnt in a substation fire in Kent. The ORR said Network Rail had failed ‘over a significant period of time’ to prevent water leaking into

A NEW interim report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch into the fatal derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven last August has raised question marks over Network Rail’s procedures for inspecting drains on the railway. Three people were killed on board a ScotRail HST on 12 August when it hit debris. The