The Great Central Railway Model Event will not be going ahead this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The latest update from The Great Central Railway said: “It is with great regret we have decided to cancel the 2020 Great Central Railway Model Event to be held from Friday 19th

TALKS are reported to be underway between train operators and the Department for Transport about the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on passenger revenue. Franchise finances are already frail, with the future of South Western Railway in particular doubt. The DfT is also believed to have been negotiating franchise extensions with

Mangapps Railway Museum has announced that the museum is closing until further notice. In a statement on social media, Mangapps Railway said: “In view of the rapidly developing Coronavirus outbreak and constantly changing official advice, we believe it would be irresponsible to expose our staff and visitors to unnecessary risk. “We

Tree-blocked Cross City line reopens TRAIN services have returned to normal on the Birmingham Cross City line between New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley. A tree which had fallen across the railway near Wylde Green station on Wednesday night, pulling down the overhead wires, had to be removed from the tracks

Model railways, as the name implies, are based on small-scale representations of the real thing, so the choice for new modellers is the actual model’s scale. Usually, this is determined by the availability of space for what you wish to represent and the skill level you possess – whether as a

Tree blocks Cross City line THERE are no trains between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley, because a fallen tree at Wylde Green has blocked the railway and damaged the overhead lines. Network Rail engineers are removing the tree, and they will then replace the damaged OHLE. West Midlands Railway

THE Northern franchise run by Arriva lost £222.6 million in the year to March 2019, according to newly-published accounts from Arriva Trains North Ltd. The contract continued until 1 March this year, when it was terminated by the Department for Transport and taken over by the DfT’s Operator of Last Resort.

An office-based Transport for London (TfL) employee has tested positive for coronavirus, the government body has confirmed. In a statement released by TfL, the organisation said: “We are working closely with Public Health England and are following their advice after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19. “The safety of our

No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth near Mossley Hill, Liverpool, on an express to London Euston in 1938. The 1930s were the golden age of the ‘Big Four’ railway companies that arose from the Railway Act of 1921 following the experience of placing the country’s many diverse railway companies under government control during

NETWORK RAIL has welcomed the sale of British Steel to Chinese firm Jingye Group. The new owner said the deal would save more than 3,000 jobs in Scunthorpe and Teesside, although around 450 workers will be made redundant. British Steel was placed under the control of the Insolvency Service last year, and