THE Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) is erecting an all-new engineering facility at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway. The development is being progressed thanks to a £741,500 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund towards its Steaming Ahead project. The multi-faceted project will see the creation of

Peak time Cardiff to London ‘flyers’ taking just 102 minutes for the 131-mile journey are among the highlights of Great Western Railway’s new inter-city timetable, due to be introduced on December 15. With all of its Class 800 Intercity Express Trains (IETs) and Class 802s now in traffic,

Australia: The UGL Unipart 70:30 JV has been awarded a five-year extension to its contract to maintain Sydney Trains’ fleet of more than 1 050 vehicles. The contract runs for five years from July 1, replacing a two-year extension announced in January. South Australia has awarded Bombardier a contract to

In the first of two features focusing on the West Highland line, which marks its 125th anniversary this year, Keith Farr analyses steam-hauled journeys over this scenic and demanding route. Glasgow (Queen Street) high-level terminus is being transformed. Platforms are being extended to cope with more frequent and longer

SLOVENIA: The EU has allocated €101m from the Cohesion Fund for work to modernise the line between Maribor and Šentilj near the border with Austria on the route to Graz. The project aims to improve safety, increase freight capacity and reduce journey times. Maribor Tezno, Maribor, Pesnica and Šentilj stations will

COLOMBIA: National infrastructure authority ANI has awarded Spanish engineering and technology consultancy Airtificial a €1·5m contract to optimise operations on the Red Férrea de Atlántico.The contract covers operations on the 876 route-km linking Bogota, Belencito, La Dorada and Chiriguná. These 914 mm gauge lines had been out of service between 2010 and

SPONSORED CONTENT: To meet their promise as one of our most sustainable modes of transportation, railways in many developed countries are going to need a big upgrade, writes Karsten Oberle, Head of the Global Railway Practice at communications group Nokia.Often burdened with old and ageing infrastructure, they have fallen behind

FORMER-United States Army Transport Corps ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 Omaha has made its first post-overhaul moves at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The comeback did not come without its difficulties.  The loco’s air pump could not be made to work properly in spite of the best efforts

THREE strikes called on Merseyrail by the RMT in the long-running staffing dispute have been called off, after a ‘positive meeting’ with Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and MerseyTravel.The news means that tomorrow’s Merseyrail strike will not now take place. The RMT said ‘fresh proposals have been made which represent significant progress’

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Warwickshire Railway-based ‘Manor’ No. 7820 Dinmore Manor is back in traffic at the Dartmouth Steam Railway at the start of a season-long hire.  The Collett 4-6-0 is due to stay in South Devon until September, and is seen here passing Waterside Caravan Park with the 14.25 Paignton Queens Park-Kingswear on