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TRAIN operators have published an updated investment report for next year, which predicts more than 1,000 additional services will be running each week and that 1,000 new vehicles will be added to the rolling stock fleet, although this will be offset in part by the withdrawal of Pacers, which should

A NUMBER of historic items have been accommodated at the Colne Valley Railway (CVR), Essex, following closure of the Electric Railway Museum at Coventry in 2017.  The move was made possible as the CVR had recently secured its own future following a closure threat the year before.

THE Mangapps Railway, Essex, held an anniversary gala over the August 24-26 bank holiday weekend. The railway and extensive museum have been built up entirely from scratch by the Jolly family over the past 30 years.  Ahead of Mangapps’ 30th anniversary commemorations over the August Bank Holiday

A NEW step-free bridge carrying a bridleway over the Ipswich to Felixstowe branch opened to the public in early September.  The bridge replaces six high-risk foot crossings, providing a safer route across the railway for pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists.  It has been provided as part

Funding sought for new station near Leeds NEXT week’s meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Investment Committee will be asked to approve funding of £2.6 million toward the development a new White Rose station on the line between Leeds and Dewsbury. The new station would serve the White Rose

London North Eastern Railway is set to introduce new Azuma services between Harrogate and London’s King Cross from December 15 2019. The Yorkshire town will benefit from an extra five services from mid-December, allowing extra connectivity and dependability. Advance tickets for the extra weekday services are now on sale

THE Caledonian Railway, running between Brechin and Bridge of Dun, held a diesel weekend on August 17-18.  All trains were worked by a pair of Sulzer Type 2s – Class 26 No. D5314 and Class 27 No. D5370. Only one was double headed on the Saturday, returning top-and-tailed.

NEW overhead line equipment has been switched on at the reactivated Springs Branch depot in Wigan.  The former BR diesel depot and EWS disposal site will reopen as a new £46million depot for Northern EMUs and DMUs from December. Springs Branch has been rebuilt with

LIME Street and Edge Hill stations in Liverpool will be closed on November 2-3 as Network Rail undertakes a multi-million pound signalling upgrade at Edge Hill. More than £300million is being invested in railways in the Liverpool City Region, much of it on renewing signalling between Weaver Junction and Lime