Pontycymer project on track as target met

How do you solve a problem like Scotsman?

A car driver caught videoing Flying Scotsman while

ECTS digital signalling trial successful

Class 717 Thameslink tests are positive step for East Coast programme

November opening for Island Line

SOUTH Western Railway has announced the Isle of

Official opening for new Rail Heritage Centre

Locos Nos. 4771 and 251 inside the new

A bad month for bridge strikes

Against an average of five recorded strikes a day somewhere on the network, two recent high-profile events closed the Great Western and Cambrian main lines

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Two become one? NATIONAL Express Group is in

Unaccompanied Channel Tunnel freight service begins

Launch paves way for growth in movements

Dig reveals layers of 300-year-old Scottish waggonway

ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations at the Tranent Waggonway in East

Wigan-Bolton wires go-ahead

ROUNDEL ON THE WING: In a nod to

Rail travel needs predictability

Playing fast and loose with timetables will only serve to drive passengers away from using trains

Last chance to win stunning prizes in ‘Young Rail Photographer’ competition

Last chance to enter competition seeking best photographers in under-18 and 19-25 age categories

Rail air quality review launched

On board tests show ‘poorer than desired’ results on some sets using diesel power

Blue is the colour, gala is the game

FIVE BR blue-liveried main line diesels are among

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Transport attraction for Birkenhead NATIONAL Museums Liverpool (NML)

Bredgar seeks £250k to secure future

Appeal launched to save the family-run 2ft gauge line in Kent

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Bidders for Solihull and Washwood Heath LAING O’Rourke

Willesden the ‘beating heart of HS2 in London’

Former BR and Channel Tunnel freight site begins new life as logistics hub

Double-naming ceremony for HS2 fan Jermaine

Newly-named Class 66 No. 66796 The Green Progressor

Minister responds to public call for a debate on HS2

ANDREW Stephenson, the minister with responsibility for HS2,

‘Double arrows’ go green

A new version of the National Rail logo has been launched for a campaign ahead of November’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow

Brighton bids to be the ‘greenest’ station on the network

GOVIA Thameslink Railway has launched a scheme to

Railways in Parliament

Bridge bashes decline LORD Berkeley requested figures for

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ANTHONY ‘Tony’ R W Crowhurst died on August

London Transport pannier tanks: before and after

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The best laid schemes…

After being postponed twice due to the pandemic, the much-anticipated four-day GBRf charity tour finally got underway in September, only to be hit by a mystery bug on board, as John Heaton FCILT reports

STEAM DOWN UNDER

Nick Hodges reports on the six-day ‘Southern Steam Spectacular’ tour that ran in the Australian state of Victoria in May

A ‘37’ AT 60

One of the oldest Class 37s has just celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Great Central Railway, the Heavy Tractor Group’s No. 37714 being the 25th-built member of the fleet but the 11th-oldest survivor, as Paul Bickerdyke discovers

GUARDSMAN ON PARADE

With steam tours thankfully back on the main line again after the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, John Heaton FCILT was aboard an impressive run behind Scots Guardsman from Hellifield to Carlisle and back to Carnforth

POISONING THE WELL

In its latter years, British Rail was forced to ‘‘poison the well’’ by making decisions that initially led to a decline in rail freight traffic, but ultimately produced the competitive market we have today, writes 'Industry Update'

Splendid isolation!

In words and pictures, Gareth Evans shares the experience of a recent short break with his fiancée in the restored snow huts at Dent, England’s highest main line station

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The RCTS: then and now

Having been named just six days earlier, GBRf’s

Toddington’s ‘Standard 4’ boiler in ‘very good order’

‘Pocket Rocket’ restoration progresses on chassis, cab and smokebox

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Auto tank receives overhaul boost

THE South Devon Railway’s (SDR) GWR Collett 0-4-2T

Bury ‘Mickey Mouse’ gets attention

WORK has resumed on the restoration from Barry

Severn Valley delights with Autumn Steam Gala

WR 0-6-0PT No. 9466 is see north of

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October 10, 17 Avon Valley Railway: Chocolate Sundays

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More on ‘Moguls’ THE return to traffic of

Sir Nigel Gresley turns black

‘Streak’ relocates from York to Crewe for overhaul to be completed

GCR reunification project hits £1 million milestone

THE Great Central Railway’s (GCR) scheme to link

North Norfolk Railway gala rides a season of success

Making its final gala appearance ahead of overhaul,

Another month in profit

THE West Somerset Railway (WSR) has generated a

East Lancs Railway set for No. 9’s last gala

PASSING PACIFICS: LNER ‘A4’ No. 60009 Union of

92 Squadron almost ready for action

No. 34081 92 Squadron on Wansford turntable on

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Chinnor auto-trains GWR auto-trailer No. 167 is to

Watercress Line restructure to make it ‘fit for the future’

THE boards of the Mid- Hants Railway Preservation

Taff Vale tank overhaul to start at Gwili imminently

WORK to return the last surviving Welsh-built standard

Severn Valley Railway ‘in survival mode’ due to impact of Covid-19

THE Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is carefully watching

Haverthwaite steam fleet overhauls make headway

COMMEMORATIONS ALL ROUND: Volunteers at the Pontypool &

The writing was on the wall!

Original Southern Railway lettering rediscovered beneath panelling

Wagon Division formed at Minehead

A GWR brake van has become the first

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Swanscombe No. 6 returns to action at Middleton as ‘H’ No. 1310 prepares for a rest

NER 0-4-0T No. 1310 prepares to depart Moor

Lady Nan stripped for repairs

EAST Somerset Railway-based Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST Lady Nan

Cosmetic restoration for Barclay Harry

With name and works plates fitted for the

Steam Portfolio

STUNNING SHUNTER: Callum Porter’s immaculate former British Tar

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Edward Thomas’s 100th birthday celebrations

Galas at Talyllyn and Corris – Kerr, Stuart visitors boost festivities at Tywyn

Corris loco hauls Corris passenger train for first time in 80 years

KERR, Stuart ‘Tattoo’ class 0-4-2ST 4047/1921, originally Corris

Statfold Barn pair visit Bressingham for gala

BRESSINGHAM Steam Museum celebrated the 60th anniversary of

Double launch at RH&DR

HAVING appeared at the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway’s

VoR NG/G13 Garratt expected to steam in the coming weeks

VALE of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has completed the

Sybil joins Richmond LR collection

Couillet 0-4-0T Chuquitanta with its newly constructed tender

New Westonzoyland stock shed officially opened

Pictured outside the new shed at Westonzoyland on

Steam loco Faith for sale

WELCOME CAPACITY: Greensand Railway Museum Trust’s Baldwin 4-6-0T

Second steam loco for Corris coming together

FURTHER landmarks in construction of Corris Railway’s new-build

New owner for first loco to run on L&BR post-closure

RUSTON 22/28hp RH179880/1936 has been stripped, with the

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Channel Islands minature railway revived

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Littlehampton’s ‘new’ steam loco enters service

A change of wheel arrangement and gauge optimise locomotive for new home

Second steam loco debuts at Hastings

PHOTO: KEVIN BOORMAN THE 10¼in gauge Hastings Miniature

Beamish Museum trams back in business

First passengers in 18 months for County Durham museum’s tramway

Blackpool depot tours

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Reminder of Edinburgh’s old trams uncovered

TWO large wheels which once formed part of

Visitor accreditation for Seaton Tramway

DEVON’S Seaton Tramway has received Quality Assured Visitor

Blackpool No. 631 becomes Reginald Dixon MBE

No. 631 prior to its naming ceremony next

Solent Sky museum to host heritage trams event

ROAD, RAIL, ALE AND TRAM: Burton & Ashby

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‘Western’ diesel pair to go carbon neutral

Western Locomotive Association becomes first British diesel locomotive owning group to offset carbon emissions

Progress with DEPG’s ‘Teddy Bear’ restoration

BLUEBELL STAGES A DIESEL SHUNTING EVENT: With diesel

NYMR Type 3 is in much demand

NYMR-based Class 37 No. 37264, now with black

Clacton EMU group formed

THE Clacton Express Preservation Group aims to acquire,

Strathspey Brush Type 2 heads the luxurious ‘Royal Scotsman’ charter

BELMOND’S Covid-secure ‘Royal Scotsman’ Pullman train ran from

DPS makes a major push to complete Tulyar rebuild

‘Deltic’ No. D9015 could return to operation next year after overhaul

Peter Briddon loco moves

AMONG locos transported to heritage venues in August

Cab Yard collection to set up a display at Cynheidre

NORTH NORFOLK TRIES TO MARK CLASS 37 25th

Yeovil’s diesel Tuesdays trips prove popular

Cockney Rebel propels brake van No. 49015 past

Bideford Railway Heritage Centre reopens

CLASS 483 CAR TO BE RESTORED AT CRANMORE:

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Yorks Wolds acquires a loco from industry FEW

Gearing up for the Christmas market

Itineraries aplenty as operators aim to serve established favourite destinations

Pathfinder plans to take ‘Hoovers’ to Tyneside

On September 10 and 11, Rail Operations Group

Staycation Express back for half-term trips

The Rail Charter Services-liveried HST with power cars

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Second phase of work at Newcastle underway

Project includes enhanced accessibility and a new station concourse within the station

Denmark Hill is Europe’s first carbon positive station

Work on Demark Hill station as seen earlier

East Linton station approved

PLANNING consent for a new station at East

Bottleneck at Bristol East is removed

Work paves the way to support future new suburban services as part of the West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA) MetroWest scheme

£350,000 for Peterborough improvements

CAMBRIDGESHIRE & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has confirmed

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Barmouth viaduct closed for three months FURTHER work

No evidence of call before crossing collision

The farm trailer trapped under No. 66754 after

Greater Anglia fare dodgers stung for £325,000

FARE dodgers who have been caught using Greater Anglia

Purfleet station to be moved and rebuilt

An impression of the proposed new station. OUR

Soham on track for December opening

An aerial view of construction work at the

Nightclub role for former Glasgow station?

The façade of the Grade B building which

Added bonus for Hidden Glasgow Central tours

Just some of the artefacts on display at

TransPennine secures extra Anglo-Scottish services

TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) has confirmed it will be

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More work on Anglian bridges ON every Sunday

Further rail growth expected at Teesport

PD Ports predicts 50% rise in services over the next decade

West Drayton expects rise in tonnage

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New manager at Hams Hall

ASSOCIATED British Ports, which owns and operates Hams

BIFT carrier investment

TWO new Kalmar straddle carriers are the latest

Tarmac is RFG Business of the Year

The Port of Tyne received its largest-ever shipment

Four trains added to Tyne & Wear order

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Flexible travel on Metrolink

BEE Flex Weekly, a new flexible ticket, allows

West Midlands engineering work on schedule

WORK is progressing with the lowering into place

New Northern Line extension opens

London Underground link brings Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station within 15 minutes of the City and West End

VLR vehicle undergoes trials

The demonstration Revolution VLR vehicle. TDI HAVING undergone

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New Class 777 shown off to passengers

Handover of first new Merseyrail unit followed by public display

Class 720s make route debuts

Class 720 No. 720566 at Walton-on-the-Naze, the first

Train toilets chlorinated in wake of legionella

GOVIA Thameslink Railway is working closely with the

Class 93 testing expected next year

LUMO LAUNCH LOOMS: Class 803 unit No. 803004

Southeastern Class 707 launch

SOUTHEASTERN held a launch event for its Class

£10m Class 375 upgrade

THE entire fleet of Southeastern Class 375 EMUs

TPE units earmarked for digital technology fitment

Real-time data feed should further increase Class 185 reliability

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Drumboe to finally return to Donegal

COUNTY Donegal Railways (CDR) 2-6-4T No. 5 Drumboe

Irish Rail opens its 145th station on the national network

Pelletstown is the first new station to open since 2013

B134 overhaul making strides at Inchicore

IRISH Rail’s overhaul of General Motors B121 Class

RPSI van saves ‘Sperry Train’

IARNRÓD Éireann’s Sperry ultrasonic testing machine was out

New bridge connects Russian and Chinese railways

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KiwiRail loco goes for a swim

NEW ZEALAND rail operator KiwiRail briefly lost one

Grain contracts change hands in Western Australia

Capacity boosted as above average crop expected this year

New ‘main’ station for Warsaw is not ‘central’

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Brno main station to move out of city

Slovak Railways’ dual voltage electric loco No. 350

Siemens Vectrons take over in Denmark

DANISH state railways DSB has now introduced over