Alstom has announced it will be opening its Glasgow Traincare Centre to the public to celebrate the historic depot’s 150th anniversary. Located around two miles south-east of Glasgow Central railway station, the Alstom facility is currently the main base of the iconic Caledonian Sleeper service, where it is maintained and cleaned by over 100 staff […]
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Agreement between South Eastern Railway and heritage line will work towards re-introduction of freight trains
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the South Eastern Railway (SER) and the East Kent Railway (EKR), a heritage line, sharing redundant railway assets from the mainline railway, facilities and volunteer time – and working towards re-establishing freight trains on the EKR for the first time since 1987. At a short ceremony at […]
SWR train named in honour of England’s first king at Kingston station
South Western Railway (SWR) has joined forces with The Rest is History’s Tom Holland to name a train after Athelstan, the first King of England. In a ceremony at Kingston station on Friday 4 September, the globally acclaimed podcaster and historian unveiled the new King Athelstan name on one SWR’s Class 450 trains, flanked by […]
SWR train named in honour of England’s first king at Kingston station
South Western Railway (SWR) has joined forces with The Rest is History’s Tom Holland to name a train after Athelstan, the first King of England. In a ceremony at Kingston station on Friday 4 September, the globally acclaimed podcaster and historian unveiled the new King Athelstan name on one SWR’s Class 450 trains, flanked by […]