THE 125 Group has experienced the highs and lows of preservation – all in the space of two days. Just 48 hours after  the team’s disappointment over the decision by the National Railway Museum to terminate the loan agreement for unique Prototype power car No. 41001, there was a feeling

HEAVY rain has blocked and damaged railways, particularly in the North of England.South Yorkshire was the area worst affected, and there were no trains running on Friday morning between Sheffield and Leeds via Moorthorpe, or between Sheffield and Lincoln, Scunthorpe, Hull or Huddersfield. Trams in Sheffield were also affected by

WORK on the first of five Class 153 units to be converted for use by ScotRail on the West Highland line has begun at Brodies in Kilmarnock.  Under ScotRail’s plan, these designated carriages, with space for cycles and large sporting equipment, as well as additional seating, will be used with

THE final two operational Govia Class 313s – Nos. 313064 and 313134 – worked a charity farewell special on October 23 from King’s Cross to Royston, then to Hertford North, before running to Moorgate where the train terminated. The sets were replaced by Class 717s on all Great Northern

THE All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group has supported suggestions that there should be a new ‘guiding mind’ for the operational railway, which would take over many of the functions currently carried out by the Department for Transport, such as awarding franchises and managing their performance. The idea has already been given

THE rail industry has commemorated the thousands of railway workers who lost their lives during World War 1.Network Rail, the Rail Delivery Group, Transport for London, the Railway Industry Association, Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail, the RMT, ASLEF and TSSA were among the organisations at the Railway Workers Centenary Memorial Service, held

Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present. This month’s The Railway Magazine features an in-depth interview with Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy as we discover his passion for transport encompasses

By Cliff Thomas A REPORT by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) into the serious operating irregularity at the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) on August 28 draws parallels to the circumstances that led to the head-on Abermule collision in 1921, when 17 people were

Construction work is almost complete on the new Worcestershire Parkway station, with testing and commissioning expected to be complete ready for opening on December 15.  The split-level station will be operated by Great Western Railway (GWR) on behalf of Worcestershire County Council, with CrossCountry Cardiff to Nottingham trains serving the

Rail Riders, the club for rail travellers and enthusiasts founded and operated by British Rail between 1981 and 1991, is being relaunched in February. Almost 30 years after the iconic fan club closed, it is being revived by well-known railway accessory and clothing supplier Bufferbeam.  Unlike the