Month: February 2020

Mainline return a certainty for steam locomotive 71000 Duke of Gloucester

The BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust has announced that mainline running…

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Apprenticeship search launched by Northern – weeks before being taken over

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Arriva Rail North, Northern, is looking for…

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Steam locomotive 2007 Prince of Wales components now available to sponsor

The P2 Steam Locomotive Company has announced that a new round of…

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Italy Train Crash: Train was doing 180mph – 2 dead and 31 injured

Reports from Italy this morning are reporting that a train crash involving…

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MAJOR DISRUPTION: Electric wire problems causing rail disruption in and out of London

Damage to the overhead electric wires between Harpenden and Bedford this morning…

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250,000 plastic bottles saved thanks to Greater Anglia rail passengers

Greater Anglia has announced that passengers using water fountains have saved more…

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Have you say on how c2c should spend their green fund

c2c has announced that they are giving passengers an opportunity to have…

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Hereward Line Community Rail Partnership gains national accreditation

Greater Anglia has announced that Fenland’s Hereward railway line has had it's…

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157 year old Peak District railway bridge set for £450,000 restoration

Network Rail has announced that work has begun to restore a historic…

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ScotRail Class 385 trains named UK’s best performing new trains

Train operator, ScotRail has announced that it's class 385 electric train, made…

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