The Churnet Valley Railway has announced it will be operating services again from the August 1, in line with Government guidance.  The railway went into an enforced closure from the March 24, with offices and workshops being closed for three weeks. During this time, the team at the Churnet Valley has raised

Dr Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson with the Hetton locomotive. Photo: Ian Richardson Researchers in County Durham have solved one of the longest standing early railway mysteries that disproves claims linking a Hetton Colliery locomotive to George Stephenson. Dr Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson have proved that the locomotive was not built

THE treaty allowing full customs and security procedures for Eurostar passengers at Amsterdam and Rotterdam has been formally signed, said the Department for Transport. The first demonstration train for invited London-bound guests which avoided the need for a change of train at Brussels ran on 4 February, and at the time

Significant technical advances in digital cameras and lens quality has made railway photography images previously thought impossible, possible. The editor meets professional and commercial railway photography Jack Boskett, whose portfolio includes The Royal Family and celebrities. He explains the techniques used to create thought-provoking and dramatic railway photographs. Jack Basket (pictured below)

Significant technical advances in digital cameras and lens quality has made possible the creation of images previously thought impossible. The editor meets professional and commercial photographer Jack Boskett, whose portfolio includes The Royal Family and celebrities. He explains the techniques used to create thought-provoking and dramatic railway photographs. Jack Basket (right)

THE Scottish Government is to provide up to £9 million of emergency funding for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams in response to the financial pressure of the pandemic, which has slashed the amount of revenue normally earned from fares. Transport Scotland said the grants would apply up to the end

THE Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested that introducing driverless trains on London Underground should be part of the autumn cash settlement for Transport for London. One senior union figure has condemned his remarks as ‘outrageous’. The government had not been funding TfL for some years, but the finances of London’s

MANY train operators have reintroduced more of the pre-pandemic services which had been suspended, but passengers are still being told that they should make only essential journeys and that face coverings remain compulsory. More people will need to travel to work, because most shops have been allowed to reopen in England

HITACHI RAIL and Hyperdrive Innovation have signed an agreement to develop battery packs for trains by creating a ‘battery hub’ in north east England. Hitachi said the market for mass-produced batteries consisted of more than 400 trains. Batteries offer a zero-emission replacement for diesel engines on trains using unelectrified lines. The two

The Department for Transport is now considering no fewer than 50 suggestions for railways or stations to be reopened. MPs and local authorities have bid for a share of the second round of the Restoring Your Railway ‘Ideas Fund’, and their ideas will be considered by a panel which includes