In Pictures: Bluebell Railway Giants of Steam gala 2018 People from all over the country came to the Bluebell Railway last weekend for the annual Giants of Steam gala, featuring visiting steam locomotive 60009 A4 Union of South Africa – a chance to see the popular locomotive before it’s owner retires it into a museum …
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Locomotive Pool Codes List We’ve had a list of locomotive TOPS pool codes on Rail Record live train times for some time now, in the members area where you edit a train’s information. It’s not very clear as it’s all in a drop down list, so what we’ve done is we’ve compiled a list of …
See Class 31 430 Sister Dora this October at Spa Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Gala 2018 Spa Valley Railway will be holding their 8th annual CAMRA beer and cider festival this October. The event, which coincides with their annual autumn diesel gala, takes place on the weekend of Friday 19th to Sunday 21st and features …
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Glossary of UK Railway Terms and Acronyms This article provides a glossary of UK railway terms and explains some railway related terminology and abbreviations/acronyms you might come across on Rail Record Live Train Times website. If you would like us to add acronyms, terms or words to the below table, please add a comment at …
RHTT season is due to start from next week across the Great British rail network. See also: RHTT 2019 Whilst different parts of the UK will commence earlier than others, the southeast rail head treatment trains that cover Brighton and the Brighton Mainline including surrounding areas will start next week, running out of Horsham on …
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Steam Locomotive 73082 Camelot Makes Rare Move on Mainline Today. A rare Steam locomotive movement will be taking place today on the rail network. Bluebell Railway’s resident Standard 5 Camelot locomotive will be hauled by West Coast Railway Company’s diesel class 37 668 from East Grinstead (Bluebell Railway) to Bishops Lydeard (West Somerset Railway). Currently …
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Brett Newhaven Concrete Plant Development Plans Approved by Local Council East Sussex County Council has approved the development and issued planning permission for a new concrete plant at Newhaven East Quay. Plans for the Brett Newhaven concrete plant, marine-dredged aggregates importation wharf and bagging facility was approved at a planning committee on 25th July 2018, …
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For several weekends between September 2018 and May 2019, the Brighton Mainline between Three Bridges and Brighton/Lewes will be shut due to engineering work. The line will also be closed for a whole week in February 2019 during school holidays. Engineering work will be taking place along the line between Brighton and Three Bridges to upgrade …
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South Western Railway’s Island Line Class 483 electric multiple units then 80 years old this year, making them the oldest passenger trains still in regular mainline operation in Britain. Built in 1938 by Metro Cammell and overhauled at Eastleigh Works in 1989 – 1992, the trains initially worked for 50 years on the London Ungerdround …
The Victory Javelin Excursion HS1 Class 395 to Portsmouth this November 2018 Saturday 10th November will see Southeastern High Speed Javelin Class 395 visit Portsmouth and Southampton for the first time. Tour operator UK Railtours have been running the Class 395 Javelin tours for 5 years and this year will feature unit number 395018 in …
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