Branch Line Society announce The Paxman Quarrier railtour for April 2026
The Branch Line Society has announced details of its upcoming rail tour, 'The Paxman Quarrier', scheduled to run on Sunday, 26 April 2026, in partners…
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Final viaduct segments produced for HS2’s Delta Junction
The final deck segment for HS2’s Delta Junction viaduct system has been manufactured, marking a major milestone in building one of the railway’s m…
Book Review: The Birmingham to Derby Line by John Jackson
This book provides a photographic appreciation of the former Midland Railway line from Birmingham New Street to Derby.
3 Class 20 locomotives to visit Hertfordshire this Friday
3 Class 20 locomotives are to visit Hertfordshire this Friday (21st February 2024). The UK Railtours’ Chopper Quartet tour will start at Preston (Lancs) behind…
Class 37 locomotive to visit Lancashire this Sunday
A Europhoenix Class 37 is set to visit Preston this Sunday (15th December) as it hauls a tour to Preston. Departing Stevenage at 12:20, the…
Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas to pass through Leicestershire this week
45596 Bahamas is back on the mainline later this week as it heads for the Nene Valley Railway. Departing Vintage Trains’ base at Tyseley at…
Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas set to pass through Yorkshire this Tuesday
45596 Bahamas is set to pass through Yorkshire tomorrow (21/10) as it heads to Tyseley. Departing the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway at 12:45, the…
Steam locomotive 44871 set to depart Norwich this Saturday
LMS Black 5 No. 44871 is set to depart Norwich this Saturday (7th September) as part of The Stratford Flyer.
CrossCountry services set to be disrupted by HS2 work in Birmingham
Amendments will be made to CrossCountry services travelling via Birmingham next month
HS2 receives planning approval for final key structures in West Midlands
HS2 has been granted planning approval for the last two "Key Design Elements” (KDEs) to take the line into Birmingham.