A leading rail engineering company specialising in maintaining, refurbishing and overhauling passenger and freight trains celebrates its 30th birthday – with the business going from strength to strength. Brodie Engineering operates from two sites in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, employing more than 150 people and boasts an active training and apprenticeship programme. Founded on 26 February, 1996, […]
Category: General Interest
Railway Children calls on supporters to help reach £1 million milestone
Since launching in 2018, Railway Children’s Night at the Station has raised more than £880,000 to reach and protect some of the world’s most vulnerable children. This year, the charity is aiming to surpass the £1m mark – and is calling on the rail community and individual supporters to help reach the target. Proudly sponsored […]
The National Archives to preserve Railway 200 website
A popular website that promoted and chronicled the 200th anniversary celebration of the modern railway is to be preserved for posterity by The National Archives. The Railway 200 website – www.railway200.co.uk – is packed with interesting insights and information about last year’s national bicentenary campaign, which encouraged more people to consider a career in rail […]
The National Archives to preserve Railway 200 website
A popular website that promoted and chronicled the 200th anniversary celebration of the modern railway is to be preserved for posterity by The National Archives. The Railway 200 website – www.railway200.co.uk – is packed with interesting insights and information about last year’s national bicentenary campaign, which encouraged more people to consider a career in rail […]
Boy’s dreams come true with a behind-the-scenes tour of Liverpool Street station
Teams at Network Rail Anglia have pulled out all the stops to give Austin, an eight-year-old train enthusiast from Suffolk, a day to remember at Liverpool Street station. Austin’s passion for the railway was born during lockdown in 2020, watching the trains from his back garden. As things returned to normal, the railway adventures started […]
Boy’s dreams come true with a behind-the-scenes tour of Liverpool Street station
Teams at Network Rail Anglia have pulled out all the stops to give Austin, an eight-year-old train enthusiast from Suffolk, a day to remember at Liverpool Street station. Austin’s passion for the railway was born during lockdown in 2020, watching the trains from his back garden. As things returned to normal, the railway adventures started […]
Permanent Way Institution (PWI) formally changes name
The Permanent Way Institution (Incorporated) has formally changed its name to the Railway Engineering Institution (Incorporated), PWI becoming RailEI. This milestone marks an important evolution for the Institution, reflecting both the breadth of railway engineering disciplines it supports and its role as a modern, inclusive Professional Engineering Institution licensed by the UK Engineering Council. The […]
ScotRail to tackle ticketless travel with new minimum fare
ScotRail is set to introduce a new minimum fare in a bid to educate and reduce the number of passengers who choose to travel without first buying a ticket. Fare evasion is estimated to cost Scotland’s Railway more than £11million each year and those who purposely board without a valid ticket will be charged a […]
Rare glimpse inside station’s clocktower as restoration ticks along
Network Rail’s ongoing transformation of Scarborough station has allowed this rare view inside the grade II-listed building’s clocktower. The £14 million upgrade includes a new roof, drainage systems, restored stonework and refurbished waiting room and ticket office. A Railway Heritage Trust grant of £203,000 has allowed for the restoration of the clocktower as an additional […]
New station will open on the Northumberland Line this weekend
Passengers will be able to use a new station on the Northumberland Line when it opens this weekend. Northumberland Park will open on Sunday, 22 February, with the first service arriving at 8.10am. It is the fifth new station on the Northumberland Line, which reopened in December 2024 – for the first time in 60 […]