Lord Peter Hendy, the former chair of Network Rail, has lent his personal support to the Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust’s £350,000 Buildings Appeal, launched in December last year. In a specially recorded video message for the Trust, which went live on 26 January 2026, Lord Hendy spoke of his lifelong support for heritage railways […]
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Network Rail thanks Severn Valley Railway for Storm Goretti support
As Storm Goretti closed in on the UK last week, a diesel locomotive from the Severn Valley Railway heeded a call from Network Rail to help clear snow and debris from the West Midlands main line overnight. With an amber weather warning in place and the storm about to strike, the SVR made available one […]
Avanti West Coast trains diverting via historic line during engineering work
Avanti West Coast has started running trains on the historic Settle to Carlisle line to keep customers moving across the North West during major engineering works for the next two weeks. The 07.54 departure on Thursday 1 January, from Wigan to Carlisle, was the first intercity passenger service to use the 73-mile-long railway in over […]
The Watercress Line welcomes arrival of Class 150 Sprinter Unit into its running fleet
The Watercress Line in Hampshire has become the first heritage railway in the UK to take a Class 150 Sprinter Unit into its running fleet, marking a significant milestone in the preservation of modern railway heritage. The second-generation Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU), numbered 150231, has been donated by rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook. Built in 1987, the Class 150 is part […]
Railway 200 exhibition train visits West Somerset Railway
Railway 200’s family-friendly exhibition train will be on static display at Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway between 24-29 November. The train, called ‘Inspiration’, is touring Britain as part of the national celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. Co-curated with the National Railway Museum it comprises four eye-catching carriages: Admission to […]
TfW and Network Rail to welcome Inspiration Exhibition train to Llandudno
Transport for Wales ( TfW) and Network Rail will be hosting Railway 200’s flagship exhibition train, Inspiration, at Llandudno station from 15–18 November 2025. This unique event marks Wales’ only stop on the train’s nationwide tour celebrating the 200th anniversary of the modern railway this year. The Inspiration train will have visited 60 locations across […]
EWR and Historic England welcome heritage protection for bronze age cemetery
An ancient burial ground at Money Hill in Cambridgeshire has been given heritage protection as a scheduled monument by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has been working alongside Historic England to fully explore and understand this site to ensure that this […]
Discover the Railway Heritage of Fishguard Harbour
South West Wales Connected Community Rail Partnership (SWWC CRP) are delighted to be collaborating with Stena Line to host a heritage event celebrating the history of Fishguard Harbour railway and the port. The event which has been supported by Fishguard community run heritage centre ‘Ein Hanes – Our History’, will take place on the afternoon […]