Preserving former London Underground rolling stock is one of the most demanding challenges in railway heritage — requiring ...

Railway photography is both a historical record and an art form — a way of freezing a moment in time while capturing ...

Network SouthEast’s Network Days were among the most memorable opportunities offered to rail enthusiasts during the ...

There has long been a peculiar and enduring interest in new locomotive designs emerging from Swindon. For decades, the works of the Great Western Railway ha ...

The UK Government has announced a £2.7million investment to explore new and improved rail links between south Wales and England. The study will develop options for new stations and services on the ...

Despite the rapid return to almost pre-Covid passenger numbers, 2023 saw several fleets of trains withdrawn and placed in store. Chris Milner casts an eye over the current rolling stock situation.

The Fishguard Boat Express service on the Great Western Railway (GWR) between Fishguard Harbour in Wales and Rosslare in Ireland began in the early 1900s. The service was designed to provide a faster ...

50 years ago, the last regular expresses hauled by pre-Nationalisation express steam engines ended; the LMS Jubilee’s last regular turns being on the Settle & Carlisle line. It was 13 years before the ...

The automated deer deterrent system (Adds) was developed in partnership between LNER and Network Rail. It uses sound and vision sensors to identify when a deer approaches the tracks, activating a ...

The Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, revealed the design using a specially produced Hornby 1:76 scale model of the Class 800. The event offered the first public look at the new GBR ...

EMR has said that each Aurora will include 24 per cent more seats and over 19 per cent more legroom in a typical five carriage formation when compared to the Meridian trains it is replacing. The ...

Following speculation about the Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) stance on lineside passes for photographers and photo charters, the railway has now outlined its position. The SVR suspended passes last ...