Train services restored after tree damage A FALLEN tree damaged the overhead power lines near Bescot Stadium in the West Midlands during the evening of Easter Sunday, causing all train services to be suspended between Walsall and Birmingham New Street, while only a limited rail service was possible between Walsall and

The era of risk-taking rail franchises appears to be over. In this week’s essay, Sim Harris tries to predict what will happen now. EVEN before the current emergency and the replacement of all franchises with management contracts for at least six months, transport secretary Grant Shapps had coined a new term

The Russian ‘U’ class 4-6-0 No. U127 that brought Lenin’s body back to Russia for his funeral. The loco is displayed in a small museum at Paveletsky station, Moscow. HARVEY SMITH A century ago this April, revolutionary politician Lenin embarked on a circuitous eight-day rail journey from Switzerland to Russia. Allan

Railway station teams are inviting the public to send in home-made pictures of rainbows to display at Bristol Temple Meads, Reading and London Paddington – in an effort to lift the mood of key worker commuters. The Railway Rainbows project is open to all ages and follows a similar initiative many

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RAIL businesses which need anti-virus personal protection equipment for their staff are being urged to send details of their requirements to the Department of Health and Social Care today (8 April). The Department said all requests will be considered against ‘clinical criteria’. Staff who maintain a two-metre distance from other people who

Bombardier to restart Derby production TRAIN building will be restarted in Derby next week and other sites will also be working again, after Bombardier had paused production at Litchurch Lane and work elsewhere in response to the coronavirus emergency. The company said: ‘On March 25, Bombardier Transportation UK announced a temporary

Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present. This month’s The Railway Magazine covers the devastating news about the COVID-19 pandemic as the rail industry is hit hard. Plus, we take a closer

Former Corris Railway 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn is seen slowing to stop at Pendre station on December 29, 2018. GARETH EVANS As part of the BBC’s programme of Classic Films being aired during the Covid-19 lockdown period, the classic Ealing Comedy ‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’ is being shown on BBC2 this Wednesday

Metal thieves have disrupted the journeys of key workers after ripping out hundreds of metres of railway signalling cable. Several locations have been targeted by thieves taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to carry out their crimes. Network Rail says that this has jeopardised journeys for key workers like doctors and nurses,