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18/11 – 150225 Newton Heath to Brodie Rail, Kilmarnock, by road for repairs. 20/11 – 153369 + 153906 5Z69 14.35 Landore-Cardiff Canton, 153906 returned to traffic on 24/11. 4/12 – 155346 5Q55 08.39 Lo

AFTER A press and stakeholder unveiling on November 20, East Midlands Railway put its first Class 810 Hitachi AT300 unit into passenger service on December 3 when 810010 worked 1C17, the 07.00 Sheffie

As 2025 draws to a conclusion, it’s time to look back at another varied year on Britain’s railways, and, as ever, there have been many developments, not all for the better, but plenty of good news as

WH Davis is to build a new design of intermodal flat for Freightliner following an order for 150 new wagons. Due to be delivered from early 2027, the flats will be owned by Porterbrook and are expecte

The tie-up between UK Railtours and LSL to run its January 24 ‘Peak Blinder’ tour is an interesting development. Assuming all goes well, and there is no reason to wonder why it might not, it could hop

BARRING ANY unforeseen changes, December 13 was the last day of HST operation on the Western Region after 49 years of use when Great Western Railway ended its use of its Castle Class 2+4 HSTs. The tra