Bob Young OBE, honorary president of Newcastle United, marked his 80th birthday year by taking the controls of a Sentinel locomotive at Weardale Railway in Stanhope, County Durham. The visit formed part of a driver experience day hosted by the heritage railway, with Bob joined in the cab by Wayne Dixon, Technical Advisor, and accompanied […]
Essential track renewal work to begin at Swinton
The railway either side of Swinton station in Rotherham is being renewed to maintain the safe and reliable running of train services. Essential work will be carried out from Saturday 4 April, including nearly half a kilometre of track renewal within the 1km worksite. This project involves replacing old sections of track and installing new […]