The COVID-19 pandemic has brought difficult times for heritage railways across the UK, with lines closed and no fare income likely for some months.
Read moreNorth Norfolk Railway lifeline after society support package
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UK railway news roundup
The coronavirus situation continues to cause chaos in the rail and transport industry as the UK faces lockdown. Services are slashed as demand collapses, social distancing measures are firmly in place and more events and runnings are postponed. Here’s this week’s roundup:
Read moreThieves target East Lancashire Railway after forced closure
Thieves have stolen up to £10,000 worth of brass and copper fittings from East Lancashire Railway, after a devastating weekend which saw it forced to close due to COVID-19.
Read moreSouth Devon Railway services suspended
South Devon Railway (SDR) has chosen to suspend all railway services with immediate effect until mid-May.
Read moreStatesman Rail and Saphos Trains cancel tours for “wellbeing of customers”
Rail tour promoters Statesman Rail and Saphos Trains have cancelled all trains due to operate between 20 March and 10 May due to coronavirus.
Read moreA brief history of Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific is now the oldest survivor of the Merchant Navy class. Built in 1941 at Eastleigh Works, the locomotive entered service on January 13, 1942.
Read more‘Trackbashing’ special to run over Dartmouth line for charity
47 years after the Paignton to Kingswear branch was sold to Dart Valley Railway plc, the ‘big railway’ will be running a train over it again.
Read moreIsle of Man Railways: Manx on the Up!
The Isle of Man is a piece of forgotten Britain. Those were the words of an elderly female coach tour passenger I talked to while travelling on the Manx Electric Railway in early April. She’s not wrong either.
Read moreVIDEO: A short footplate ride on Urie S15 No. 506
If you’ve watched our clip of the recent relaunch intro traffic of Urie S15 No. 506 at the Mid-Hants Railway, you may be interested to see what life is like on the 4-6-0’s footplate, as shown in this video.
Read moreFrom the archive: The Cold North Wind
The autumn of 1967 saw the end of steam on the Eastern Region and at the great railway centre of Crewe.
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