Health and safety hasn’t gone mad!

There’s no escaping it. The issue with charter trains, and why they cost so much to run, is the lack of decent, suitable and accessible rolling stock. There is also a definite lack of really nice coac

ABOVE: On June 2, 1980, 20066 hauls a coal train from Markam Colliery formed of mineral wagons and hoppers at Barrow Hill, having just come off the line from Hall Lane Junction and Seymour Junction. C

Mark Pearce’s

What makes the perfect heritage line? Stock? Scenery? Staff? Route? Ambience? TIM DUNN has a new element by which to rate a railway: self-reliance.

Reduced services could continue for months. RAIL heads out on track to assess the scale of the challenge

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL