Alstom colleagues pull historic steam locomotive for charity

Alstom is celebrating after one of its depot teams successfully completed a unique charity challenge on Wednesday 1 July, pulling a 25 tonne historic steam locomotive entirely by hand at Didcot Railway Centre. Sixteen colleagues based at Great Western Railway’s Reading Depot pulled No. 1340 Trojan – built in 1897 – along a 250 metre […]

Alstom colleagues pull historic steam locomotive for charity

Alstom is celebrating after one of its depot teams successfully completed a unique charity challenge on Wednesday 1 July, pulling a 25 tonne historic steam locomotive entirely by hand at Didcot Railway Centre. Sixteen colleagues based at Great Western Railway’s Reading Depot pulled No. 1340 Trojan – built in 1897 – along a 250 metre […]

North Yorkshire Moors Railway launches all-new Membership for 2026

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced the launch of its all-new tiered membership packages for 2026, offering railway enthusiasts and local residents the opportunity to support the heritage railway whilst accessing a range of benefits. As a not-for-profit charitable organisation, the NYMR relies heavily on the dedication of its staff, volunteers and the […]

RBF welcomes Amaro and Ontrak as corporate partners

Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has announced that Amaro and Ontrak have joined as Corporate Partners, strengthening its work to support railway workers and their families in times of need. Both companies share a genuine connection to the railway community and approached the partnership with enthusiasm and purpose. Their support will help the charity to reach […]

£3 million funding announced for National Railway Museum’s Central Hall project

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced £3 million in additional funding to unlock progress on the National Railway Museum’s vital Central Hall project.  The funding boost helps the museum, part of the Science Museum Group, to address increased costs stemming from addressing the complexities of ‘stopping-up’ Leeman Road, which ran through the museum, splitting the […]

National Railway Museum welcomes delegates from Japan on anniversary of bullet-train creator

Visitors from Japan were welcomed to the National Railway Museum in York to cement a new exciting partnership between rail experts in the UK and Japan.  Delegates from the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya, Japan, visited the National Railway Museum in York on Wednesday 20 May to sign a sister-partnership to formalise a mutually […]