First tour for steam locomotive 34028 Eddystone tomorrow!
With successful test runs completed, 34028 Eddystone will be hauling its first mainline tour tomorrow (10th September). Departing London Victoria at 08:45, the train will…
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Hampshire railway line to close this May as travel advice released
On 4th and 5th of May, train services in Hampshire through the Basingstoke area will be severely disrupted because of essential engineering work.
Book Review: Southern and Isle of Wight Railways, the late 1940s to late 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading
This is a portfolio of trains on the Southern Region from the 1940s until the 1960s, with a useful map showing where the images were taken.
South Western Railway offers thousands of cut-price tickets
South Western Railway is offering a number of tickets at up to half price until next Monday, 29 January.
West of England Line to see improved timetable as South Western Railway introduces changes this December
The rail operator has added more direct services to and from London as part of its new timetable, which comes into effect on the 10th of December
Vital reliability upgrade work to see 21 days of line closure between Axminster and Salisbury
Network Rail will carry out the essential work under a two-part closure with the first taking place from the 6th to the 10th of November
Disruption on Wessex route over coming bank holiday weekend
Network Rail will be carrying out several pieces of engineering work on the Wessex route over the coming bank holiday weekend
South Western Railway services to be disrupted this Bank Holiday
From 29th April to 1st May, train services will be disrupted through Basingstoke, between Barnes and Feltham, and from London Waterloo to Reading,
U Class loco to visit Cotswold Festival of Steam in May
GWSR has announced that a 97-year-old Southern Railway (SR) 2-6-0 light passenger steam locomotive will visit its Cotswold Festival of Steam in May.
Take the Jurassic Crompton to and from Swanage diesel gala in May
The Branch Line Society has announce two special railtours designed to take you to and from the Swanage Railway’s diesel gala in style.