Vintage Trains has announced that next month it will be running two steam-hauled trips through the East Midlands to York, with dining service options aboard authentic vintage carriages.
Category: Rail News
UK’s first low-carbon track renewal takes place between Honor Oak Park and Forest Hill
1,150 yards of plain line track have been replaced on a stretch of railway line in south London using a suite of low carbon, sustainable materials – a UK first that will help Network Rail contribute to its net zero commitment The railway has successfully delivered the UK’s first low-carbon track renewal combining green steel […]
New Darlington signalling system commissioned as part of £140 million transformation
Passengers are advised that journeys between York and Newcastle will be affected when Darlington’s new signalling system – part of the station’s £140 million upgrade – is brought into use. The major improvement work by Network Rail will mean changes to services over three days, from Saturday 29 November to Monday 1 December. Commissioning the […]
ScotRail records busiest day of 2025
ScotRail has recorded its busiest day of 2025 to date, with around 340,000 journeys being made across Scotland’s Railway on Saturday 8 November. The record number of journeys (337,441) exceeded previous peaks achieved in August during the Oasis concerts and the Edinburgh Festivals, which saw around 326,000 journeys made. It also marks the train operator’s […]
ScotRail records busiest day of 2025
ScotRail has recorded its busiest day of 2025 to date, with around 340,000 journeys being made across Scotland’s Railway on Saturday 8 November. The record number of journeys (337,441) exceeded previous peaks achieved in August during the Oasis concerts and the Edinburgh Festivals, which saw around 326,000 journeys made. It also marks the train operator’s […]