Climate protestors pulled from tube train roof by angry commutersANGRY rush hour passengers have pulled Extinction Rebellion protestors from the roof of a London Underground Jubilee Line train this morning. The protestors had climbed on to the roof of the train at Canning Town, where the line is at surface

NEWLY restored petrol Lister 3834/1931 ran for the first time in preservation at Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum’s August 26 railway gala.  The dismantled components were acquired by Brian Faulkner two years ago.  Brian Faulkner’s newly restored petrol Lister 3834/1931 pictured at Westonzoyland on August 26. Josh Brinsford

LOCOMOTIVES from two of Leeds best-known manufacturers stole the show at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway’s (P&BR) gala on September 13-15. The event also included a homecoming of sorts for one of the participants. The Built in Leeds-themed event provided a formal ‘welcome to the fleet’ to

Northern leaders say Oakervee HS2 review is causing ‘significant damage’  A REVIEW of HS2 managed by the Northern Powerhouse Independent Review has called for a new body for the region, to be known as HS2 North. Speculation that the forthcoming Oakervee Review could axe the line between the West Midlands

JEREMY Hosking’s Churchward ‘42XX’ 2-8-0T No. 4270 celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR) over the weekend of September 14-15.  There was no telegram from HM Queen for this particular centenary, but the GWSR acknowledged the milestone with the production of a special headboard, which the heavy freight

Seeing the photo of the new EMR livery on the front of the September issue highlights what to me is a retrograde step – I think this new scheme is most uninspiring.   I have always thought that the old livery, predominantly white with red and blue trim, was rather smart

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CrossCountry responds to RMT ballotTALKS to solve a pay dispute between the RMT and CrossCountry are still continuing, the company said. The RMT has rejected a pay offer, saying that it is below RPI, and is to hold a ballot of its members. However, a spokesman for CrossCountry said: ‘The

PREDICTIONS that passenger rail franchises are set to be abolished have not been fulfilled in the Queen’s Speech, which included just one sentence: ‘Proposals on railway reform will be brought forward’, writes Sim Harris.The industry has been expecting radical changes, including a greater distance between ministers and day-to-day operational details,

THE National Railway Museum’s Maunsell ‘V’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has re-entered traffic at the Mid-Hants Railway following its repaint into British Railways livery as No. 30925.  The refreshed ‘Schools’ made its Brunswick green debut on September 14, the first time it had hauled a passenger train in this guise since 1962.