THREE Class 37s at the head of a heavy freight train used to be a regular sight in South Wales and around Glasgow in BR days, but such a trio has always been a rare event on passenger trains.  On August 11, the Branch Line Society completed its two-day ‘Type

NETWORK Rail and Transport for Wales Rail Services hosted a special main line steam trip on August 3 to celebrate the reopening of the Conwy Valley line in North Wales. ‘The Conwy Quest’, double-headed by West Coast Railways’ Stanier ‘8F’ No. 48151 and ‘Jubilee’ No. 45690 Leander, ran from Chester to Blaenau

MARYLAND commuter rail operator Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) has recently taken delivery of eight Siemens-built SC44 ‘Charger’ diesel electric locos.  These are currently largely used ‘under the wires’ between Baltimore and Washington DC on Penn Line services.  New MARC ‘Charger’ number 80 at Odenton on June

A NEW canopy is now in use at the station in the south-west suburbs of Sheffield.  This follows a long campaign by the Friends of Dore and Totley Station. Dore and Totley is served by Hope Valley line trains and is popular with commuters to Sheffield and Manchester. 

NETWORK Rail is installing a new electricity sub-station in Doncaster to deliver more power and greater reliability for East Coast Main Line (ECML) electric services.  The new sub-station should be commissioned in October, allowing LNER to increase its use of electric Intercity Express Trains (IETs) in time for the introduction

A £27MILLION project to renew trackwork, overhead line equipment (OHLE), and signalling at Acton Grange Junction in Warrington was completed successfully between July 20 and August 4.  Acton Grange Junction, near Warrington, was closed for 16 days between July 20 and August 4, causing major disruption to West Coast Main

TWO Victorian railway bridges in Manchester city centre have been restored to their former glory by Network Rail contractors.  The cast iron overbridges at Great Ducie Street have been shrouded in scaffolding for cleaning and repair since last year, leading to local road closures but no disruption to rail services

Rail companies will have to pay £26 million per year to keep the High Speed 1 train line operational. The numbers are more than quadruple the amount they were paying a decade ago, according to new figures. Analysis from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) shows that

ONE of Europe’s most numerous tram designs is fast disappearing.  Vienna tram operator Wiener Linien bought more than 500 Type E trams, based on the German Duewag articulated design, between 1959 and 1990.  Soon to be history: Two ‘E2’ trams outside Wien Praterstern station on April 30.

LEADING New Zealand diesel preservation group the Diesel Traction Group (DTG) has begun restoration of New Zealand Railways’ (NZR) first mainline loco, which was built by English Electric (EE) in 1954.  This follows the successful return to main line use of Australian EE-built loco No. Di 1102 last year, the