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Easy like a Sunday Morning

The signalling upgrade on the Camden Town to High Barnet/Mill Hill East branch of the Northern line is currently ahead of schedule. TfL says the...

Autumn return for A4s

Two A4 class steam locomotives are returning to Britain to take part in celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Mallard’s world record breaking 126mph...

Desert railway planned

A new 200 mile railway stretching from the Red Sea port of Eilat to Tel Aviv has been approved by the Israeli government. As well...

Green plan at East Ham

East Ham depot is recycling 96% of its waste every month making c2c among the greenest train companies in the business. The recycling process at...

Stamp of approval

The Channel Tunnel is to be featured on a postage stamp in Britain. Issued by the Royal Mail the stamp forms part of the Queen’s...

New trams for Centro

The next generation of Centro’s tram fleet looks like its being built in Spain. CAF has been chosen as preferred bidder for the Midland Metro’s...

Frodsham makeover

The station master’s house at Frodsham in Cheshire is to be restored following agreement with the local council. The Grade II listed building dates back...

Special announcement en route to Euston

The train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston had just left Stockport when passenger, Jon Veitch, IEP director at East Coast, received a shock...

Extra train for school children

ScotRail is providing an early morning train to ensure that Plockton High pupils can get to school - free of charge - while the...

Just the Ticket

This month a total of £18.7m is being made available to fund improvements to stations. Projects must be able to deliver a financial return over...

Train named for Mick Winnett

Drivers past and present of First Capital Connect gathered to name a train ‘Driver Mick Winnett’ in honour of one of their number at...

Get Ahead of the Games

Rail companies like Southeastern together with TfL, have joined forces to launch Get Ahead of the Games ‘Get Ahead of the Games’ aimed at...

Royal Railway Show

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Museum of the Great Western Railway, called STEAM, is putting on an exhibition devoted to royal rail...

Steps spectacular

The refurbished Waverley Steps at Edinburgh Waverley Station have reopened to the public completing the first phase of a multi-million-pound project to overhaul the...

Retailers get on track

The Freight Transport Association has praised Britain’s retailers for attempting to move more goods by rail. The FTA’s report, ‘On Track!’ points out the economic...

Railsport heralds Olympic Games

The 2012 Railsport Games will take place in Stanley Park, Blackpool, on 23rd and 24th June. The curtain raiser for the equally prestigious London Olympics...

Boxing clever at Paddington

Construction of the new Crossrail station at Paddington is pressing ahead as excavation of the station box gets underway. The new Crossrail station will be...

Devolving Track Safety and Track Work becoming a “Hands On” activity for Alliancing for Train Operators!

Also why polished paving at stations shouldn’t be a safety concern! Colin Wheeler writes... Last month I focused on drugs and alcohol followed by slips, trips...