Photo: Chris Bentham This weekend saw a huge moment in the heritage railway sector as the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) reopened to the public – after months of closures due to COVID-19. The first service of the day, hauled by GWR 2857, left Kidderminster town station at 10:15am with hundreds of excited

The Department for Transport has been traditionally unhappy about the n-word – nationalisation, that is. But Sim Harris has been wondering whether perhaps it is time for a u-turn. WHEN the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise collapsed in 2018, it was suggested that the Intercity East Coast operation had been nationalised

A Class 385, destined for ScotRail, inside the production hall at Hitachi, Newton Aycliffe, on November 20, 2017. CHRIS MILNER Words: The Railway Magazine Britain’s train fleet is undergoing its biggest transformation since the 1950s, with around 5,700 new vehicles being delivered or on order. Ben Jones looks at what we’ll be seeing

A Class 385, destined for ScotRail, inside the production hall at Hitachi, Newton Aycliffe, on November 20, 2017. CHRIS MILNER Words: The Railway Magazine Britain’s train fleet is undergoing its biggest transformation since the 1950s, with around 5,700 new vehicles being delivered or on order. Ben Jones looks at what we’ll be seeing

Britain’s train fleet is undergoing its biggest transformation since the 1950s, with around 5,700 new vehicles being delivered or on order.BEN JONES looks at what we’ll be seeing on the rails over the next few years and how it will affect existing trains.  If you keep an eye on the railway

The London Transport Museum is appealing for donations towards maintaining its future as it looks to reopen in the autumn. The museum, which was forced to close its doors in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced losses of £1.5 million and counting. London Transport Museum needs you It costs £25,000

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THE Crossrail board has admitted that the Elizabeth Line cannot open as soon as next summer. The section across central London should have been launched in December 2018, but the project has been the victim of repeated delays. These have been attributed to various factors, including problems with software. The coronavirus pandemic

NEXUS has been granted a further £20 million by the government for modernising Tyne & Wear Metro. The funding will be used for further infrastructure renewals, including track and overhead line replacements, after the main £350 million Metro ‘all change’ programme of major upgrades that started in April 2010 ends next

THE physical distancing minimum on ScotRail trains and stations will come down to one metre from Monday. ScotRail and Network Rail will introduce the new measure following the publication of the Scottish Government’s updated guidance on 2 July. ScotRail warned that the capacity of its trains will still be ‘significantly reduced’. Operations