Our publisher, Mortons Media Group, has recently launched a range of non-fiction books to complement the selection of Mortons bookazines available from retailers all over the world. If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the rail enthusiast in your life, Mortons Books has you covered with

RMT to ballot striking South Western Railway members againMEMBERS of the RMT on South Western Railway are to be balloted again over continuing their month-long strike. The industrial action was paused on election day, but SWR said it would not be possible to restore normal services for just 24 hours.

DISRUPTION of Greater Anglia services being worked by the new Stadler trains appears to be caused by signalling problems, but an investigation by Greater Anglia and Network Rail has so far failed to find the cause.Services on several rural and regional lines in East Anglia have been disrupted over the

Channel Tunnel traffic depressed by election and BrexitEUROTUNNEL operator Getlink has reported that its cross-Channel traffic was down in November, and the operator has attributed the fall to pre-Brexit stockpiling, election uncertainties and ‘an unfavourable calendar’. Passenger Shuttles carried 142,106 vehicles, which was 13 per cent fewer than in November

NEW trains for Greater Anglia will be late arriving, because their manufacturer Bombardier has encountered software problems.It is not the first time recently that trains from Bombardier have been delayed for this reason. Software problems have also affected the delivery of new trains for London Overground and Crossrail, although these

Birmingham tramline extension opens earlyTHE next Birmingham city centre tramline extension has opened to passengers ahead of schedule. West Midlands Metro is now running services on the line to Centenary Square. It’s the first modern tramway section in Britain which uses battery trams, without the need for overhead wires. Pacers offered

DAVID Buck’s Thompson ‘B1’ 4-6-0 No. 61306 Mayflower will pay homage to the ship of the same name next September when it heads a commemorative railtour from London to Plymouth and Penzance to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers to the Americas. Steam Dreams’ ‘Mayflower 400’

Passengers “will benefit from a better, more reliable railway in 2020” according to Network Rail – thanks to upgrades taking place over Christmas and New Year. The work in the North West and Central region – which runs from Euston and Marylebone in London, to Scotland via the West

NEW Intercity West Coast operator Avanti has revealed that it is planning another class of travel, which would be inserted between Standard and First.Passengers buying tickets for the intermediate 'premium economy' class would sit in first class areas but have fewer at-seat extras than first class ticket holders, with snacks,

If you are looking for a last minute gift for the steam enthusiast or for yourself then look no further than this splendid mug. On 19th of September 2015, a few days before retiring for overhaul the LNER class A4 Sir Nigel Gresley made a last appearance at the