Following its recent start, Inspiration, the Railway 200 exhibition train, will be heading to Birmingham next week.
Category: Rail News
Oxfordshire level crossing closes following dangerous incidents
Wantage Road level crossing in Grove has been closed following a series of dangerous incidents. Shocking images show people putting themselves, passengers and railway staff in danger, as they stop to take selfies on the high-speed railway line. Accidental deaths on rail network rise by 26% compared to last year, prompting Network Rail and British […]
Transformation of Wrexham to Liverpool line to begin
Work to transform the Wrexham to Liverpool line has been given the green light, with upgrades on the line at Padeswood confirmed as the first major step to realise more rail services between the two cities. Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Ken Skates and Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens visited the […]
LNER driver completes final journey after 46 years ‘up front’
An LNER train driver, who has been on the railway for 46 years, has completed his final journey before retirement. Mick Ingledew, 65, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, joined British Rail in January 1979 as a traction trainee. While working for the local council, a train driver parent of one of Mick’s friends asked whether he had thought […]