In February, Chiltern Railway is to host a special train journey to bid farewell to its Mark III coaches, which date back to the era of British Rail. The trip will also raise money for the charity Railway Children.
The National Railway Heritage Awards have declared the restoration of Richmond station in South West London the winner of their Railway Heritage Trust Conservation Award.
A week on Sunday (14 December), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will introduce a new timetable that it describes as “the biggest uplift in rail services in more than a decade on the East Coast Main Line”.