The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has completed its eight-week Bewdley Express trial, with more than 1,000 passengers using the service to connect Bewdley with the UK’s main line rail network. The last of a total of 96 trial services arrived at Bewdley at 7.02pm on Thursday 22 October. Running on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the […]
Category: heritage
Irlam crowned World Cup of Stations 2026 champion
After a week of campaigning and public voting, Irlam in Manchester has been crowned the World Cup of Stations 2026 champion, celebrating a station where railway heritage and community life come together. From children discovering local history on school visits to friends meeting in its popular café, Irlam has become much more than a place […]
Irlam crowned World Cup of Stations 2026 champion
After a week of campaigning and public voting, Irlam in Manchester has been crowned the World Cup of Stations 2026 champion, celebrating a station where railway heritage and community life come together. From children discovering local history on school visits to friends meeting in its popular café, Irlam has become much more than a place […]
Investment to boost reliability at Goole Swing Bridge
Network Rail is investing £200,000 to renew key equipment at Goole Swing Bridge and keep trains running safely and reliably over the River Ouse. Passengers are advised that the project will mean buses replace trains between Doncaster and Hull on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October. Network Rail teams will replace power cables and renew […]
Alstom celebrates 100 years of Morden Traincare Centre
Alstom has welcomed colleagues’ families, partners and local stakeholders to its Morden Traincare Centre in South London to mark 100 years since the opening of the Northern line’s almost eight-mile (12.3km) extension from Clapham Common to Morden. The family and friends event on Sunday 13 September celebrated a century of transport history, as well as […]
Alstom celebrates 100 years of Morden Traincare Centre
Alstom has welcomed colleagues’ families, partners and local stakeholders to its Morden Traincare Centre in South London to mark 100 years since the opening of the Northern line’s almost eight-mile (12.3km) extension from Clapham Common to Morden. The family and friends event on Sunday 13 September celebrated a century of transport history, as well as […]
Alstom celebrates 100 years of Morden Traincare Centre
Alstom has welcomed colleagues’ families, partners and local stakeholders to its Morden Traincare Centre in South London to mark 100 years since the opening of the Northern line’s almost eight-mile (12.3km) extension from Clapham Common to Morden. The family and friends event on Sunday 13 September celebrated a century of transport history, as well as […]
Alstom celebrates 100 years of Morden Traincare Centre
Alstom has welcomed colleagues’ families, partners and local stakeholders to its Morden Traincare Centre in South London to mark 100 years since the opening of the Northern line’s almost eight-mile (12.3km) extension from Clapham Common to Morden. The family and friends event on Sunday 13 September celebrated a century of transport history, as well as […]
Alstom celebrates 100 years of Morden Traincare Centre
Alstom has welcomed colleagues’ families, partners and local stakeholders to its Morden Traincare Centre in South London to mark 100 years since the opening of the Northern line’s almost eight-mile (12.3km) extension from Clapham Common to Morden. The family and friends event on Sunday 13 September celebrated a century of transport history, as well as […]
Campaigners protest infilling of historic Hertfordshire bridge
More than a hundred people of all age groups gathered at a historic railway bridge on Sunday (6th September) to demonstrate against National Highways’ proposal to infill it with hundreds of tonnes of concrete. The state-owned roads company is responsible for the structure which carries the B1368 over the former Buntingford branch at Braughing in […]