New custodian announced for Flying Scotsman
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by Michael Holden
2h ago
The National Railway Museum has announced a new custodian for world-famous locomotive, Flying Scotsman ..read more
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GB Railfreight names Class 73 loco in tribute to Kent & East Sussex Railway’s half-century
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by Janine Booth
2h ago
Class 73 locomotive 73128 is named 'Kent & East Sussex Railway: 50 Years of Heritage 1974 –2024 ..read more
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Parklife: Festival-goers urged to use public transport to Manchester festival this weekend
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by Janine Booth
4h ago
Trams and shuttle buses to take festivalgoers to Parklife ..read more
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London North Eastern Railway helps WW II veteran remember D-Day on his way to Normandy
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by Roger Smith
18h ago
LNER Class 91 locomotive 'For the Fallen' was on one end of a train taking a WW II veteran to King’s Cross on his way to Normandy for D-Day events ..read more
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Mechant Navy steam loco 35006 has Dorset stay extended
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by Janine Booth
1d ago
Swanage Railway has revealed that the Merchant Navy locomotive 35006 “Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co” will take part in its Strictly Bulleid II event between this Friday and Sunday, 7-9 June - and will also run on the Railway during the following week ..read more
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‘Magstripe’ tickets soon to be a thing of the past?
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by Charlie Rothwell
1d ago
The much-loved orange tickets are being replaced by digital and paper alternatives ..read more
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Indian metro line receives new trains
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by Charlie Rothwell
1d ago
22 Alstom Metropolis sets will run on Pune Line 3 ..read more
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Hitachi completes €1.6bn Thales acquisition
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by Roger Smith
1d ago
Hitachi Rail has completed a €1,660m acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems to expand its global presence to 51 countries ..read more
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New bi-mode trains begin operating in North Wales
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by Roger Smith
1d ago
New timetable sees Avanti West Coast introduce extra services and new train fleet ..read more
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Greater Anglia train services to be free of disruptions during summer weekends
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by Roger Smith
2d ago
Greater Anglia has announced that there will be no engineering works on weekends this summer on the main lines to Liverpool Street ..read more
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