Heritage

Work on the £161 million Oxford station and railway upgrade had to be paused in June, after contractors unearthed an inverted brick arch under the road at Botley Road bridge. Ground investigations have since revealed the historic arch is far...

TransPennine Express (TPE) has named a Nova 1 train ‘Diligence’ in honour of the bicentenary of the world’s first locomotive works. The historically-named train – class 802208 – was unveiled at Darlington Station, 200 years after Robert Stephenson & Co...

Volunteers from Network Rail have helped carry out essential track maintenance on the East Lancashire Railway. Earlier this month (Wednesday 7 June) a team of eight staff switched from Network Rail’s Square One office in Manchester to help make repairs...

Members of the public are being reminded to stay safe and vigilant as parts of the South West Mainline will be greeted by a fleeting visit from Flying Scotsman locomotive this month. Network Rail is urging the public and train...

South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail have confirmed that Ryde Pier will reopen to trains on Monday 10 July. The 143-year-old pier, which is undergoing a large programme of heavy maintenance and renewal to give it a further 60...

Visitors to Mount Snowdon in North Wales can continue looking forward to one of the most scenic railway journeys in the world after the Snowdon Mountain Railway invested in lifting jacks from rail depot equipment experts Totalkare. The Snowdon Mountain...

Work on the Severn and Carno viaduct near Caersws, Powys, was completed on Friday 19 May as well as a large section of track work near Newtown. The Cambrian line was closed for 16 days, from Friday 6 to Monday...

From Tuesday 30 May, engineers will strengthen the original cast iron structure of Beverly station’s footbridge and install new parapets, along with new surfacing and stair treads. The bridge will be given a fresh lick of paint in keeping...

Partners from across the rail industry worked with Network Rail to upgrade the track and restore St Blazey turntable in preparation for Flying Scotsman’s visit to Cornwall over the bank holiday weekend. The turntable, which allows trains to be turned...

Volunteers at the North Norfolk Railway which runs magnificently restored steam and heritage diesel trains between Sheringham and Holt were this week awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can...