Britain’s Busiest Railway Stations of 2018 As the end of 2018 draws near, we take a look at the busiest railway stations in Great Britain, period 2017 – 2018. Below are the top 20 railway stations in the UK, with the highest number of passengers entering and exiting the stations. These figures do not include …
Ardingly Freight Only Branch Line Ardingly is a freight only branch line to the north of Haywards Heath. The Ardingly branch once ran from Haywards Health to Horsted Keynes – now part of the Bluebell Railway heritage line. Today, Ardingly is served several times a week by Freightliner Mendip trains where aggregates from the Mendip …
Live Train Times Now Available Rail Record is delighted to announce that the initial live train times search feature is now available from the main menu. Although far from perfect, it is now possible to search for train services on a particular date. You can also choose from All Services and Freight Only. Click on the magnifying …
Rail Record VSTP Schedules Search Now Live Rail Record is pleased to announce that the VSTP schedule search page is now working and pulling in VSTP train services. The VSTP Search page is accessible from the main menu > Enthusiast Resources > VSTP Schedules. It is possible to search for VSTP services from a variety …
Stanier Black 5 Steam Train Visits Sussex This Tuesday 27/11/18 Railway Touring Company will be running their annual Christmas Sussex Belle railtour again this year, this time hauled by Stanier Class 5 number 44871 (also known as Black Fives). The festive rail tour departs London Victoria at 1050 on Tuesday 27th November, heading to Eastbourne …
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LNER Class 91119 Repainted Into Intercity Swallow Livery London North Eastern Railway have reliveried one of their Class 91 electric locomotives into the historic Intercity Swallow Livery. Locomotive 91119 received the special historical livery this year to commemorate 30 years in passenger service. The Class 91 trains entered passenger service on 3rd March 1989. 2019 …
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Timings are now live for the UK Railtours Victory Javelin railtour Each year for the past 5 years, UK Railtours have run a charity javelin railtour using a pair of Southeastern Highspeed Class 395 javelin trains, going to all sorts of unusual places in the South East where these trains are not commonly seen. The …
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Get Freight Train Timetables with Freightmaster Online Freightmaster is a premier resource for railway enthusiasts, providing timetables for rail-bourne freight trains. Unlike most train times websites, Freightmaster aims to list only the train timetables which paths are used. Old or obsolete freight train paths which rarely or never run are removed by hand making FM …
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Rare Chance to Travel Onboard London Transport 4TC UK Railtours are offering the opportunity to travel on the London Transport 4-TC Electric Multiple Unit Class 438 The Ye Olde Black Friar railtour will give rail enthusiasts the rare chance to travel on this historic train, which will be top and tailed by GB Railfreight’s Class …
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Guide to Getting Started with Train Spotting Train spotting is a popular hobby. Just like any other, it can be done in your spare time and doesn’t have to take over your life. It’s a fantastic lifestyle choice though, because it is one which enables you to travel to lots of different places and see …
