SR Merchant Navy Pacific No. 21C11 General Steam Navigation passes Clapham Junction with the ‘Devon Belle’ in August 1947. Photo: COLOUR-RAIL.COM SR 3 / P. Hughes In a historical review of locomotive engineers, Heritage Railway magazine highlights the career of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid, who succeeded REL Maunsell in 1937. When Richard

Hundreds of retired signallers respond to Network Rail appeal NETWORK RAIL has reported that hundreds of former signallers have responded to its appeal for help during the national emergency. Retired signallers were asked to return to duty while other staff needed to step down temporarily to self-isolate. The returning staff were

‘Received Sept ’35’ said the pencilled note on the back of this truly classic photograph by H. Gordon Tidey in The Railway Magazine’s’ archives. It shows No. 6203 ‘Princess Margaret Rose’ heading the down ’Royal Scot’ at Bushey and picking up an excess of water! The Railway Magazine Archive | April

MAYORS in provincial cities are urging the Government to provide rescue funding for their local rail and tram systems. National Rail franchises let by the Department for Transport were suspended in March in favour of simple no-risk management contracts, while bus companies have been promised up to £397 million to maintain

THE traditional morning and evening peaks on the railways might never be restored in full, it is being claimed. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has predicted that ‘the world will probably not go back to how it was before in a whole manner of different ways’. He told the BBC that business

British Transport Police officer falls victim to virus A DETECTIVE Constable with British Transport Police in London has fallen victim to Covid 19. BTP have confirmed that John Coker, 53, died on Friday evening. Det. Con. Coker, who was based at Euston, had been admitted to hospital after first showing coronavirus

Construction of HS2 is going ahead, after the Government authorised the issuing of Notices to Proceed to the main contractors for Phase 1 between London and Birmingham. But alternatives to the route, or details of it, are still being urged by some transport campaigners. Sim Harris considers the possibilities offered

To celebrate The Railway Hub’s first year anniversary, we’re giving you guys the film Azuma – Train of the Future for FREE! Don’t miss this fascinating insight into how the Azuma goes from an empty body shell to running on the track! Last year, we were at the LNER launch of the

Tamar rail bridge illuminated to celebrate NHS THE historic Royal Albert Bridge which links Devon and Cornwall by carrying the Great Western main line was lit up last night as part of the now-established Thursday evening ceremonies to thank the staff of the NHS for their courageous work. While millions of

Millions of pounds repaid to season ticket holders TRAIN operators are working hard to refund claims from many thousands of season ticket holders who can no longer travel for the time being because of the coronavirus restrictions. All claims can be backdated to 17 March at the earliest because the government