First ‘555’ for tyne and wear metro formally unveiled

Following the introduction of the summer timetable, further Class 701 Arterio EMUs have been brought into service by South Western Railway so, that by the second week of June, up to nine sets were bei

OPEN ACCESS operator Lumo has agreed to take on five Class 222s, 222001-005, for use on a new Stirling to London service to start the new route until its new Hitachi AT300 bi-mode units are delivered.

GB RAILFREIGHT’S first two Stadler Class 99 Electro-Diesels, 99001/002, arrived in UK on June 10, when they docked at the Port of Bristol. They were then moved by lorries to the nearby Avonmouth Hanso

In light of the raft of recently cancellations by virtually all promoters, it begs the question, ‘how do we entice more people on charter trains?’ The obvious answer is a combination of price, destina

D2094 – Milton of Crathes: One of the trio of Class 03s based at the Royal Deeside Railway, D2094, has recently received attention. While its bodywork is now tatty, its early 2000s paint job has evolv

Passengers may not even notice the small name change, as Southeastern becomes South Eastern Railway. But track and train are now together under the leadership of STEVE WHITE, who talks to PAUL CLIFTON