General Interest
Steam locomotive Braveheart to join the GWSR fleet
An additional locomotive is to join the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway’s (GWSR) resident fleet for the first three months of the 2023 season. The visiting locomotive is British Railways Standard class 4 4-6-0 no. 75014 named Braveheart and owned...
Events
Show-stopper guest for SVR’s Spring Steam Gala
The Severn Valley Railway has released the name of the show-stopping guest locomotive that it has secured for its Spring Steam Gala. The iconic 4079 ‘Pendennis Castle’ will be headlining the heritage railway’s Great Western Railway-themed celebration between 14...
Heritage
SVR names new interim managing director
The Severn Valley Railway’s board of directors has announced that its current vice chairman Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster will take over as the company’s interim managing director.
This follows the announcement last week that current MD Helen Smith is to leave...
Heritage
Repairs start on Grade II listed railway in Whaley Bridge
Network Rail is investing £5.1 million to replace a Grade II listed bridge which takes the railway over Buxton Road.
The heritage structure, which was built in 1863, needs to be replaced to keep rail passengers and the Whaley Bridge...
Heritage
Helen Smith to leave the Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced that its managing director Helen Smith will leave the organisation in the next few months, to take up another role.
Helen will remain in post for the next few months and will be...
Heritage
Queen Street Celebrates an Award Winning Year
The station, transformed last year, received the Chairman’s Special Award at the National Railway Heritage Awards 2022 (NRHA).
Glasgow Queen Street station scooped its fourth award this year in recognition of its striking transformation.
Scotland’s third busiest station received the Chairman’s...
General Interest
Snowdon Mountain Railway to return to summit in 2023
Snowdon Mountain Railway is busy preparing for services to return to Snowdon summit for the first time since 2019. Hafod Eryri, the summit visitor centre which has been closed for three years, will also open its doors once again.
The...
Heritage
Northamptonshire stations scoop awards at the National Railway Heritage Awards 2022
Kettering station won The Greater Anglia Award for Best Overall Entry and Wellingborough station was highly commended in The London Underground Operational Enhancement Award category at the National Railway Heritage Awards 2022.
HRH The Duke of Gloucester presented the National...
Heritage
New historic england research reveals importance of 175-year-old County Durham locomotive coal refuelling stage
New research by Historic England has unearthed the fascinating history and significance of a 19th-century locomotive refuelling stage in Shildon, County Durham, used to re-supply early steam locomotives with the coal they needed to operate. It was built 175 years ago...
Events
Watercress Line’s Steam Illuminations bring festive fun this winter
Visitors to Hampshire’s Watercress Line can ride the colourful Steam Illuminations train this winter season for a magical journey filled with festive fun.
The Christmas sound and light show, featuring a constantly changing display of colourful computer-controlled LED lights outside...
Latest News
ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...