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V/Line network suffers another day of service outages and cancelled trains

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 21, 2025
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This is the second day running the Ballarat Line has been largely out of service for the all important morning peak services.

ScotRail adds more carriages for Saturday’s Scottish Cup Final in Glasgow

Guest authors
May 21, 2025
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ScotRail trains between Aberdeen and Glasgow on Sunday (24 May) will have additional carriages for fans travelling to the Men’s Scottish Cup Final.

00 gauge models of the 3417 have been created

Guest authors
May 21, 2025
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To help raise funds for the preservation of heritage locomotive 4-Vep EMU 3417 ‘Gordon Pettitt’, Kernow Model Rail Centre, Gaugemaster, Dan Havlik, and The Winchester Railway Modellers have partnered up.

Class 33 and 37 locomotives to visit the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Guest authors
May 21, 2025
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The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced that a Class 33 and 37 locomotive will be visiting them for their Annual Diesel Gala. The gala…

Class 57 and Pendolino to operate special railtour

Guest authors
May 20, 2025
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The Branch Line Society have created a special trip ahead of ‘The Greatest Gathering’ event.

Update on steam locomotive No. 4709

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May 20, 2025
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The 4709 Group has released an update on work taking place at Tyseley. Recently, work has gone from single steps to solid progress being made.…

Tanfield Railway will use new app to enhance visitor experience

Guest authors
May 20, 2025
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Tanfield Railway, which is celebrating its 300th anniversary, has begun a new contract with n-gage.io, experience software specialists.

Rail freight becomes high politics between Russia and Georgia

Guest authors
May 20, 2025
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Rail freight is politics. Who pays for what, how do we regulate our trains and how do we organise it internationally? But between Russia and…

Yorkshire railway closures confirmed ahead of upgrade work

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May 20, 2025
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To allow for Transpennine Route Upgrades (TRU) to be carried out, services will be impacted.

Speedy Hire partners with British Heart Foundation to provide CPR training

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May 20, 2025
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Tools and equipment hire services company Speedy Hire is taking action to save lives by empowering its colleagues with vital CPR training, in partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The initiative has seen over 2000 Speedy Hire colleagues upskill in CPR through the company’s training portal—equipping them with the knowledge to step in and […]