Last Saturday (1 November), Vintage Trains recreated British Rail Western Region’s 1965 'Farewell to Steam' rail tour, from London Paddington to Bristol and Cheltenham - using the same locomotive and the same route!| RailAdvent
The Erlestoke Manor Fund has released an update after 7812 Erlestoke Manor was absent from the recent WSR Autumn Steam Gala.| RailAdvent
Volunteers from the Kent & East Sussex Railway are to take part in a challenge to raise funds towards the restoration of Pannier Tank No. 1638.| RailAdvent
The Maldives set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) on 18 October when 623 snorkellers dipped their faces in the sea simultaneously in Baa Atoll. The mass snorkel was part of what was termed the “Baani Event”, organised by Baa Atoll Council and the Visit Maldives Corporation (VMC). It involved participation from resort staff, guests […]| Divernet
Saturday 20th September 2025 I didn’t originally have Worcester on my list for this series by dint of the 2020 opening of Worcestershire Parkway making it a three station city. However, after lobbying from my Worcester based friend and former bus industry colleague, Iain Macbriar, who quite rightly pointed out Worcestershire Parkway is in Worcestershire... Continue Reading →| BusAndTrainUser
The world record for longest underwater breath-hold using oxygen is often viewed as much as a conjuring trick as an athletic feat - and at one time the title| Divernet
Thursday 11th July 2024 It’s been ages since I’ve explored the four branch lines off the Great Western Main Line between Paddington and Reading, so I put that right on Saturday taking a…| BusAndTrainUser
Thursday 9th May 2024 Rail companies which bought into the Vivarail idea of refurbished London Underground D78 stock becoming diesel/battery Class 230 and electric Class 484 trains in their new gui…| BusAndTrainUser
Thursday 25th April 2024 Mid Cornwall Metro is a £56.8 million project providing a new hourly Coast to Coast link with direct trains running between Newquay, Par, St Austell, Truro, Penryn (for the…| BusAndTrainUser
