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Class 37 locomotives to haul charity railtour to Staffordshire

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January 29, 2026
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The BLS charity tour to Scotland will conclude with a trip to Uttoxeter

Great Ormond Street Hospital charity railtour will head to Scotland

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January 27, 2026
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The Branch Line Society is running a ‘Down to Dundee’ rail tour from the East Midlands to Dundee on 19th March.

UK rail freight operator DRS stages unique charity photocall

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January 8, 2026
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Specialist freight operator Direct Rail Services has staged a charity fundrasing photoshoot. The event featuring one of its modern Class 68 diesel locomotives and all…

UK rail freight operator DRS stages unique charity photocall

Simon Walton
January 8, 2026
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Specialist freight operator Direct Rail Services has staged a charity fundrasing photoshoot. The event featuring one of its modern Class 68 diesel locomotives and all…

WATCH: Timelapse released as major railway bridge is demolished in Cumbria

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January 5, 2026
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Timelapse footage has been released by Network Rail after a major milestone in the £60m project to renew Clifton Bridge near Penrith in Cumbria. The…

Avanti West Coast begins diverting trains via historic route

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January 1, 2026
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Work has begun on Clifton Bridge in Cumbria and means that the West Coast Main Line has is now blocked. Avanti West Coast has, however,…

Steam locomotive 60532 Blue Peter set for February tour

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December 22, 2025
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Saphos Trains is to run a ‘Cumbrian Mountaineer’ rail tour on Thursday 12 February next year.

Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to head to Carlisle this March

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December 19, 2025
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Steam locomotive 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ will haul Saphos’ Trains’ second Cumbrian Mountaineer rail tour on Wednesday 11 March next year.

Where to see steam locomotive 34067 Tangmere as it heads for Scotland this Saturday

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December 19, 2025
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34067 Tangmere will haul The Edinburgh Christmas Market train this Saturday (20th December 2025). The train departs from York at 06:56 with a diesel locomotive…

Book Review: Northern Diesels: DMUs in the North of England by Martyn Hilbert

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December 8, 2025
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This book is a photographic record of diesel multiple units (DMUs) operating throughout northern England.