As we previewed last month, this morning (Friday 25 July), the iconic steam locomotive 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ hauled the first passenger service across the Severn Valley Railway’s Mor Brook bridge since its repair.| RailAdvent
At a joint event on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April, the two halves of the Great Central Railway (GCR) will show visitors the progress made towards reconnecting the two sections.| RailAdvent
The Great Central Railway has submitted its planning application to reunify the two sides of the railway| RailAdvent
Southeastern has announced its timetable which will come into effect from the 2nd June 2024.| RailAdvent
Contactless ‘tap and go’ is being extended to Greater Manchester’s Bee network of buses and trams from Sunday, 23rd March.| RailAdvent
Later this month, Liverpool's local political leaders will vote on approving £9.5m of funding for new lifts at two railway stations in the City Region.| RailAdvent
Avanti West Coast has confirmed to RailAdvent that its Voyager fleet of trains is to benefit from an upgrade, with the first set to be completed later in July.| RailAdvent
Avanti West Coast has confirmed to RailAdvent that their new trains, from Hitachi, will be designated as Class 805s and Class 807s.| RailAdvent
South London's new signalling system commissioned by Alstom| RailAdvent
The London Overground Network has now been split into six separate lines| RailAdvent
Train operator Southeastern is working with national charity Missing People to support people who are in crisis on the railway this summer.| RailAdvent
Sevenoaks station in Kent is to have its lifts replaced.| RailAdvent
On the 24th August, Southeastern is opening the doors to its Ashford Train Maintenance Centre in celebration of Railway 200.| RailAdvent
Network Rail Kent Route and Southeastern have partnered up under one leadership team known as South Eastern Railway to improve efficiency.| RailAdvent
HS2 has revised its plans for Curzon Street station in Birmingham to improve passenger experience, accessibility, and internal layout.| RailAdvent
HS2 completes a large section of one of its decks as part of Curzon 3 viaduct.| RailAdvent
London Euston to close for two days this Bank Holiday weekend| RailAdvent
Over 630 rail projects are due to be undertaken this May| RailAdvent
On the August Bank Holiday weekend, the West Somerset Railway will celebrate the 50th anniversary of purchasing Hymek No. D7017.| RailAdvent
Network Rail and South Western Railway will carry out the complex project to keep the Isle of Wight's trains running into the future| RailAdvent
On 31st July, a young volunteer at the Leighton Buzzard Railway, became the railway’s youngest-ever guard when he passed his assessment.| RailAdvent
West Midlands Railway (WMR) is boasting that the chess tournament it has hosted today (18 July) is the UK’s first on board a moving train.| RailAdvent
A specialist West Midlands carriage features in the Inspiration exhibition train, as it opens its doors in Birmingham| RailAdvent
A three-year project to extend and improve facilities at Tyseley Depot in Birmingham has been completed.| RailAdvent
Next Sunday, 20th July, train services between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness currently operated by c2c will be transferred to public ownership.| RailAdvent
The UK and Germany have established a joint task force which could benefit millions of passengers.| RailAdvent
Ahead of Brighton and Hove Pride 2025, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have announced that they will be enhancing their services for the event.| RailAdvent
Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" in June saw over 150,000 entries and exits at Wembley Park Tube station in a day for the first time since the pandemic.| RailAdvent
With the FA Cup Final being held at Wembley on 21 April, Chiltern Railways is asking Coventry City fans to check their travel arrangements beforehand.| RailAdvent
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has named one of its trains that shuttle between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town as "George the Station Cat".| RailAdvent
To help secure its future, the Wensleydale Railway, based at Leeming Bar near Northallerton in North Yorkshire has launched a fundraising appeal. To help secure its future, the Wensleydale Railway, based at Leeming Bar near Northallerton in North Yorkshire has launched a fundraising appeal.| RailAdvent
A new Secret Fare can allow rail passengers to save up to 50% off train tickets. The new ticket has been launched by East Midlands Railway and Seatfrog and allows those that are flexible with their travel times to get the best price. This means that passengers can travel with…| RailAdvent
Since East Midlands Railway introduced its Secret Fares 12 months ago, the offer has been used more than 8,000 times.| RailAdvent
The LMS Patriot Project has released a small update on the work taking place on 5551 The Unknown Warrior. The locomotive has now been moved into the main erecting shop at Vintage Trains' Tyseley Locomotive Works. This will be the final build position for the locomotive and allows for reassembly…| RailAdvent
This book describes some of the inefficiencies, mistakes and wastefulness so prevalent on the railways and with little thought for the consequences.| RailAdvent
Santa Claus makes a Summer visit to Severn Valley| RailAdvent
The Great Central Railway (GCR) has revealed that it has contractors on the site of its Reunification project carrying out three weeks of work, assessing the condition of the ground.| RailAdvent
The LMS-Patriot Company has announced a new look to its branding and identity.| RailAdvent
All the latest Railway News from around the UK, covering heritage and mainline train companies. Plus Video clips, photos and more. We also have an event calendar of upcoming events at heritage railways.| RailAdvent
Network Rail has confirmed that Huddersfield station in West Yorkshire is to close from Saturday 30 August to Sunday 28 September 2025.| RailAdvent
Hitachi Rail uses CBTC to bring together two different control systems on the London Underground network| RailAdvent
A new approach, which looks at the way that railways carry out crucial maintenance and inspections across Kent, is being expanded this year to make it more efficient.| RailAdvent
Network Rail has treated a former signaller to a tour of York Rail Operating Centre (ROC) to celebrate his 99th birthday.| RailAdvent
Rail Minister Peter Hendy has today led celebrations of the Great Northern ‘Northern City Line’ becoming the country’s first commuter railway to run without signals at the side of the track.| RailAdvent
The government has given the green light for over 50 road and rail upgrades, which are set to benefit millions.| RailAdvent
The Downpatrick and County Down Railway has announced that it has completed repairs to the mechanical interlocking at its Bundoran Junction signal cabin, which sustained damage in the serious flooding two years ago in 2023.| RailAdvent
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has started an investigation into a derailment near Bletchley in Buckinghamshire in June 2025.| RailAdvent
From the 14th September to the 27th September, Network Rail will be installing 16 sets of signals between Shalford and Gomshall.| RailAdvent
From 11th August until further notice, train services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids will be reduced to once every two hours.| RailAdvent
Network Rail has opened a new, accessible ramp at Lostwithiel station in Cornwall.| RailAdvent
Yesterday (Friday 1 August), Network Rail unveiled a newly-resurfaced canal towpath and upgraded footpath around the memorial garden in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.| RailAdvent
Network Rail is warning passengers that it will have to carry out urgent late-night engineering work on the Fen Line in East Anglia next weekend.| RailAdvent
This weekend saw the completion of the £100m electrification of the railway line between Wigan and Bolton.| RailAdvent
The first train has entered service in East Midlands Railway's £23 million programme to refurbish and upgrade its Class 170 fleet.| RailAdvent
On Monday, 12 August Network Rail reopened the mile-long Blackheath Tunnel, which had been closed for essential upgrade works since Saturday, 1 June.| RailAdvent
Blackheath Tunnel in South East London is set to close for 10 weeks| RailAdvent
At a trade fair in France today, political leaders put the case for a new railway linking Liverpool and Manchester.| RailAdvent
On 2nd June Avanti West Coast launched its new summer timetable, with extra services on some routes and a fleet of 23 new trains.| RailAdvent
Weekend Mildmay services are set to be disrupted for the rest of this Winter.| RailAdvent
In a major update to the Tube map, the lines will get new colours and new names, which, according to TfL 'celebrates the city's culture and history'.| RailAdvent
Tickets Still Available for Ashford Maintenance Depot Open Day| RailAdvent
Island Line train services on the Isle of Wight resumed on 7 October after engineers had completed a comprehensive programme of critical maintenance.| RailAdvent
The first refurbished Class 170 is being praised by East Midlands Railways customers.| RailAdvent
Ahead of repair work to the Blackheath railway tunnel starting on Sunday, Network Rail is reminding passengers to plan journeys ahead of time.| RailAdvent
Today, 14th May, plans are being released for a new railway line between Liverpool and Manchester, which could bring a £90bn benefit to the region.| RailAdvent
Network Rail is warning passengers that the Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley will close for nine days this summer.| RailAdvent
HS2 is celebrating as its giant tunnelling machine, Mary Ann, broke through and completed excavating the first bore of a railway tunnel that will be the longest in the West Midlands.| RailAdvent
East Midlands Railway approaches gender equality in train driver recruitment| RailAdvent
Awareness of safeguarding issues raised during event along West Coast Main Line| RailAdvent
Travel advice has been issued to supporters heading to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa on 26th April.| RailAdvent
Trains between Birmingham and London will be busy this weekend for Birmingham City's appearance in the Vertu Trophy Cup Final at Wembley.| RailAdvent
From the start of the new timetable on Sunday, 18th May, Avanti West Coast will be running extra services between London, Chester, and Holyhead.| RailAdvent
Network Rail is warning passengers that there will be disruption on the London Overground Mildmay line, which runs between Stratford in the east and Richmond and Clapham Junction to the south west, over several weekends this summer.| RailAdvent
Network Rail is warning passengers that buses will replace trains between Bedford/Luton and London St Pancras and between Leicester and Peterborough this weekend (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May).| RailAdvent
Evolun and Ferrovie dello Stato have launched a new alliance to launch a new train service connecting London with Paris via the Channel Tunnel. The project will have an investment of around 1.1bn euros (£935m) and aims to provide a modern alternative for the nearly 20m passengers who travel every…| RailAdvent
On 2nd May, full Island Line services on the Isle of Wight resumed with a celebration of the rich history of the island's railways.| RailAdvent
For those heading to Wembley for the FA Vase Final on the 11th of May, they should check train services before they travel.| RailAdvent
Train services have resumed after Network Rail renewed a major railway junction in Warrington over the early May bank holiday weekend| RailAdvent
The Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust has made a major step forward in the return of B class No. 19, with contract signing and first parts imminent for the boiler. The trust has signed a contract with the Ffestiniog Railway for the boiler to be built at Boston Lodge Work. Whilst…| RailAdvent
Yesterday, the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways invited RailAdvent to see the official unveiling of the redevelopment over at Boston Lodge Works. The project cost around £5m, which has seen the historic buildings revived into usable buildings that will be fit for the next 100 years. Boston Lodge Works has…| RailAdvent
Train services from Ryde Pier to Shanklin on the Isle of Wight have resumed this morning (Friday 2 May), four days earlier than anticipated.| RailAdvent
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has today (Thursday 1 May) published its report into a trolley runaway incident a year ago, making recommendations and highlighting learning points for Network Rail.| RailAdvent
Calder road bridge to close in May due to TRU works| RailAdvent
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it will be employing more investigators as part of what it calls "a bold new strategy to crack down on fare evasion".| RailAdvent
Hitachi Rail has commissioned a new digital interlocking solution and brought it into operational use on the national railway network in France.| RailAdvent
Network Rail is advising passengers that trains between Birmingham and London will be busier than usual tomorrow (Saturday 26 April), due to the FA Cup semi-final being played at wembley stadium.| RailAdvent
A 16-week project to electrify the line between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride is nearing completion, with the line reopening next month.| RailAdvent
