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Live band set to entertain during Welsh railway’s 80s weekend

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May 21, 2026
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Live band Rhythm Train will headline Saturday evening’s entertainment at the Llangollen and Corwen Railway’s Diesel Power and Ultimate 80s Weekend.

Somerset and Dorset Railway has jam packed events calendar for May

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May 21, 2026
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Although it is over halfway through, the Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton in Somerset has a full calendar of events for the rest of May.

Football supporters travel to Wembley via coordinated services

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May 21, 2026
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Cooperation between c2c, Greater Anglia, and Network Rail Anglia ensured trouble-free travel to the FA Trophy final for Southend United supporters

Details released of new OO Gauge GWR steam locomotives

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May 20, 2026
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Dapol has received the first decorated samples of its new models of the Great Western Railway’s (GWR) 2884 Class 2-8-0 steam locomotives.

London, Edinburgh and Hull trains all affected by major disruption as emergency services attend incident

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May 20, 2026
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Sadly, a person has been hit by a train between Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City and means that all lines have been closed.

Outgoing Hupac CEO Michail Stahlhut joins Rail Innovators Group

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May 20, 2026
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Michail Stahlhut, who is leaving his position as Chief Executive Officer of Hupac this month, is joining the Rotterdam-based Rail Innovators Group (RIG) on 1…

Go-Ahead Group appoints chief operating officer

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May 20, 2026
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Go-Ahead Group has announced that Sian Leydon will be joining the company as chief operating officer, a newly created role, in July. Sian will take her track record of leading growth, transformation, and delivering results across complex, customer-focused industries to Go-Ahead. Sian was most recently managing director for mainland Europe at Arriva. Before that, her […]

DHL brings rail into its Formula 1 logistics for the first time

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May 20, 2026
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DHL has successfully completed its first-ever use of rail freight in Formula 1 racing logistics, describing it as “a milestone pilot programme in North America”…

Amtrak Airo trainset enters final testing for Cascades

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May 20, 2026
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The trainset is the first of eight planned for the Seattle–Portland–Vancouver route and part of a nationwide order for 83 Airo trainsets.

Amtrak Airo trainset enters final testing for Cascades

gobstopper
May 20, 2026
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The trainset is the first of eight planned for the Seattle–Portland–Vancouver route and part of a nationwide order for 83 Airo trainsets.