DIESEL fuel has been reported to be polluting a protected marine area near Llanelli after Wednesday night’s derailment of a DB Cargo freight train at Llangennech. It has now emerged that the crew were able to detach the locomotive after the derailment, when several fuel wagons caught fire. Both members of

Photo: Fran Jones A freight train carrying diesel has derailed and burst into flames in Llangennech, South Wales. The train involved was the 21.52 Robeston Sidings (Milford Haven) to Theale (Berkshire) oil train.  British Transport Police were called to the scene at 11.29pm on Wednesday 26 August. Police said it had been declared

A FIRE on board a freight train in Wales caused an overnight evacuation of nearby homes in Llangennech, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire. British Transport Police said the train had been carrying ‘large quantities of diesel’, and that a number of blazing wagons had derailed. The two members of crew escaped without

THE first tri-mode train in Britain is set to enter service with GWR early in 2021. The operator has received the first example of a Class 769 unit, which is a conversion of a former Thameslink dual-voltage Class 319 unit with the addition of diesel power. The project has been sponsored by

THE last of what was once a group of Railway Convalescent Homes will not be reopening after the coronavirus pandemic. Bridge House in Dawlish had closed its doors in the spring as the lockdown started, having been offering convalescent and recuperative breaks to railway and other transport staff for more than

ONCE again some media commentators are predicting the end of commuting as we have known it for well over a century, and implying that it also could spell disaster for public transport systems (writes Sim Harris). This kind of forecast is based on the quaint notion that transport organisations – rail

London’s Crossrail project has been delayed until the first half of 2022, and may need £450m extra to complete, its board has said. The delivery of the Elizabeth Line is now in its complex final stages and being completed at a time of great uncertainty due to the risks and potential

One of Dick Hardy’s favourite places – on the footplate. Here, he is with Linda at Tan-y-Bwlch on the Ffestiniog Railway. Photo: Robin Stewart-Smith Richard Hardy, who died on February 18 2018, aged 94, was one of the last remaining professional links with the ‘Big Four’ and a railwayman who commanded

1923-2018 RICHARD Hardy, who died on February 18, aged 94, was one of the last remaining professional links with the ‘Big Four’ and a railwayman who commanded as much respect in the preservation era as he did during his illustrious career with the LNER and British Railways. Known affectionately in his autumn

THE Crossrail board has heard confirmation that the central section of the line will not be opening next summer, and it has now been postponed until the first half of 2022. Costs have also risen again. Crossrail said: ‘The latest cost estimate presented to the Board shows that the cost to