£250,000 grant for Railway 200 Exhibition train as full intinary announced – including The Greatest Gathering
Network Rail has confirmed that internary for the Railway 200 exhibition train, which will run around the UK.
Tag: County Durham
London North Eastern Railway community fund helps to restore ancient County Durham wetland
An area of wetland in County Durham restored with funding by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is now seeing wildlife return to the area.
National Railway Museum confirms £15m Government funding
The National Railway Museum has announced that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has agreed to a £15 million investment to th…
Drone event to help celebrate Railway 200 in Durham
The S&DR200 festival - marking the two hundredth anniversary of the passenger railway journey between Stockton and Dalrington - is to launch with …
Railway 200 will now start with a global whistle up
To mark the start of Railway 200, a whistle-up’ will be held on New Year’s Day with participants in both the UK and on overseas railways.
First signs £500m deal with Hitachi for new Open Access trains
First Group has signed a deal with Angel Trains and Hitachi to lease 14 brand new Class 80X electric, battery electric or bi-mode trains at…
Change in train driving style could save Northern thousands of litres of diesel a year
Data scientists have shown Northern that thousands of litres of diesel could be saved by drivers making small adjustments to how they drive trains.
200th Anniversary of the railways to kick off with locomotive ‘whistle off’
In Darlington on 19 September, organisations and communities were encouraged to become involved in Railway 200 celebrations to mark 200 years of the m…
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Development at the Weardale Railway will boost the area’s tourism and economy
Construction work has started on a development at the Weardale Railway that will also boost tourism to Bishop Auckland and the local area.
1960s train returns to passenger service
A class 108 DMU will return to passenger services this week on the Weardale Railway
