RAIB: Tractor driver did telephone signaller before train hit trailer at 80mph
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released an update into the investigation into a collision involving a Transport for Wales service and a tractor/trailer. On…
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Arrest made after Herefordshire rail crash
The British Transport Police say that an arrest has been made following a collision between a train and a tractor/trailer yesterday. The incident happened at…
Railway line closed after train and tractor crash in Herefordshire
Transport for Wales is assisting the emergency services after a train hit a vehicle near Leominster. Train services cannot run, which means that services between…
Midland Pullman HST to visit Wales, England and Scotland this Friday!
The Midland Pullman HST is to depart from South Wales this Friday as it heads to the Highlands of Scotland. On the 21st March 2025,…
Steam locomotive 61306 Mayflower to visit Shropshire this Wednesday
61306 Mayflower is set to make a visit to Shrewsbury this Wednesday (4th September 2024) as it hauls part of The Welsh Marches Express.
Steam locomotive 46100 Royal Scot to visit Shrewsbury this Thursday
Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will be visiting Shrewsbury this Thursday (13th July 2023) as it hauls The Welsh Marches Express
Where to see steam locomotive 70000 Britannia as it heads to the Swanage Railway
Ahead of the Swanage Railway gala, LSL's 70000 Britannia will be heading to the railway from Crewe via the mainline on Wednesday 22nd March 2022.
Book Review: The Hixon Railway Disaster : The Inside Story by Richard Westwood
This book describes the inquiry into the Hixon disaster against a background of the introduction of Automatic Half-Barrier level-crossings into Britai…
Transport For Wales to install more defibrillators at stations
Across the Wales and Borders rail network, Transport for Wales is placing more life saving equipment on its stations.
Where to see steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas this week as it visits Preston, Chester, Shrewsbury and Cardiff
45596 Bahamas is back on the mainline this week for the first time in 2022 and will be taking part in the Great Britain tour.