GWR – History of the Railways In 1832 it became clear that Bristol simply had to be connected to London. A group of businessmen got together and turned to one of Britain’s greatest engineers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The go-ahead was given in 1835 and the story of the Great Western Railway began. Since then we’ve …
Class 802 Deliveries to Eastleigh Following the recent completion of deliveries of GWR Class 800 and GWR Class 802 trains, the latest 6X80 paths from Dollands Moor have been the new Transpennine Express Class 802 units. Units 802201 through to 802219 for TPE, will operate primarily on the North TransPennine Line between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, …
GWR Announce Class 43 HST Farewell Railtour Great Western Railway have announced a farewell charity railtour for their much loved Class 43 HST high speed trains. This follows the recent news of their recent upcoming termination for their service on the Great Western Mainline. GWR class 43s are expected to continue working on local services …
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It’s Happening! First London Overground Class 710 Enters Passenger Service This Wednesday. The first class 710 is booked to enter passenger service with London Overground this week, for use on the GOBLIN line, between Barking and Upper Holloway / Gospel Oak. The paths are in for this coming Thursday 23rd May, following the recent timetable …
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Intercity 125 Departs Paddington for Last Time – 18th May 2019 Last weekend saw the last passenger service depart London Paddington to be hauled by a Great Western Railway Intercity 125 Class 43 train. Sir Kenneth Grange also joined as hundreds of enthusiasts and passengers lined the platforms at London Paddington, at around 17:30 on …
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Timings for train 746 1938 Tube Stock Running – Sunday 19th May 2019 Another opportunity to see the London Transport red livery class 483 in action on London Underground metals. This time following the below itinerary. Journey 1 09:30 – Northfields 10:37 – Oakwood (alight) 10:57 – Oakwood 12:00 – Northfields Journey 2 13:38 – …
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Final GWR GWML HST Service Confirmed For 18th May 2019 Great Western Railway have confirmed that Saturday 18th May will be the final day of operations for their Intercity 125 Class 43 HST trains on the Great Western Mainline route. GWR will retain a small number of power cars for local services in west of …
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A quick trip to London on Monday 13th May 2019 Took a quick trip to London today to see the new London Overground class 710 on test, and Colas Rail’s 56302 making a rare appearance in the South East. Also saw 37601 and various 66s. It started like this … Having parked at Three Bridges …
A1 Peppercorn Steam Locomotive 60163 Tornado Visits York & Chester this Saturday 11th May 2019 A1 Steam Locomotive LNER `Peppercorn` 60163 `Tornado` will stretch its legs around Yorkshire this Saturday 11th May, working A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s “The Mad Hatter” railtour from Darlington, York and Wakefield to Chester. The railtour leaves Darlington North Road at …
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See Belmond British Pullman Train in Sussex & Surrey This Saturday 18th May 2019 St Catherine’s Hospice for West Sussex and Surrey, are holding a special event on Saturday 18th May 2019, in which an opportunity to travel on the Belmond British Pullman has arisen. The train departs Horsham at approximately 0905. Passengers will travel …
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