Chiltern Railways has introduced the first of its newest trains into service for customers travelling to and from the West Midlands. This major investment and key milestone is set to deliver 10,000 additional seats for customers each weekday from December 2026. The trains, now running between London and the West Midlands via Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, will transform journeys for […]
Category: Rolling Stock
‘Battle of Britain’ locomotive to visit Cotswolds railway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has announced the first confirmed visiting locomotive that will appear at the railway’s award-winning Cotswold Festival of Steam over the bank holiday weekend of 23rd-25th May 2026. The locomotive is a former Southern Railway ‘Battle of Britain’ class Pacific, no. 34070 Manston, and comes with the kind agreement of […]
TransPennine Express names train in honour of lifeboat charities
Passengers at Newcastle Station witnessed a special moment last week as TransPennine Express (TPE) named one of its trains ‘North Star’ to celebrate its partnership with three lifeboat charities. The Nova 1 (Class 802) will now honour the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), St Abbs Independent Lifeboat and Humber Rescue. The event brought together lifeboat […]