SWR Island Line Class 483s to be replaced next year The Island Line Class 483 EMUs will be replaced from 2020, SWR confirmed today. This comes following the recent news, that service will be reduced to 1 train in service on the island line , until further notice, due to milage checks on the existing …
Pacer Farewell Railtour Announced A class 143 pacer farewell Railtour has been announced, following the recent initiation of the pacer class 142 Withdrawals at Northern. Branch Line Society are organising the Railtour, which takes place along Welsh metals on Sunday 6th October 2019. The farewell excursion is raising funds for British Heart Foundation and is …
SWR Class 442s Enter Passenger Service The class 442 4WES “Plastic Pig” trains have re-entered service with South Western Railway. Following their move from Southern / Gatwick Express, the majority of the fleet were overhauled. Since their move to SWR it hasn’t been easy getting them into service with numerous faults and issues arising. The SWR …
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Timings now available for Metroland and Quainton Railtour 2019 Timings for the Metroland and Quainton railtour by UK Railtours, have now been published. The timings, which are the same for both the Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August, can be found below. London Marylebone Dep 1000 Harrow on the Hill (1) Dep 1017 Moor Park …
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A power supply problem has caused problems across the East Midlands rail network this evening. A number of trains between Bedford and St Pancras, Peterborough and London, have come to a stand with hundreds stranded between stations. Evacuations have taken place. The power surge was caused by two faulty power generators at the national grid. …
Southeastern Class 395s to North Pole IEP Depot GB Railfreight’s class 47 locomotive 47749 arrived at Tonbridge West Yard on 31st July 2019, having worked 0Z47 from Leicester LIP. GBRf’s 47749 will be based at Tonbridge yard for the next 2 months. As Ashford’s Hitachi wheel lathe undergoes repair work, thereby out of service, the …
Spa Valley Railway Summer Diesel Gala 2019 Photos Spa Valley Railway’s annual summer diesel gala was held over the weekend of 1st – 4th August 2019. In attendance were visiting locomotives D821 ‘Greyhound’ , one of two class 42 ‘Warship’s preserved, courtesy of Severn Valley Railway + Diesel Traction Group, and 27001 courtesy of the Class …
GBRf 66773 to be named this week Brighton Pride takes place this weekend, which sees GBRf’s class 66 number 66773 named “Pride of GB Railfreight”. 66773 has been undercover in the paint shop at Eastleigh Arlington for the past week. The locomotive is in standard GBRf livery, with rainbow font colour on GBRf, rainbow flags …
