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Loco Stop - The Rail Advent Social Network
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (103+ words) Rail Advent Blue Peter Passing Through Blackburn 1 Z32 London Euston to Hellifield 60532 Blue Pete What a lovely location @johns thanks John, this is on the outskirts of Blackburn and heads towards Whalley and Clitheroe in the ribble valley, and makes a…...
Two London railway stations to close for 22 days as major changes expected
1+ week, 5+ day ago (265+ words) Passengers are being advised to check before travelling this Summer as London Charing Cross and Waterloo East are to close for 22 days. The closure will allow for "20m to be spent on essential railway upgrades. Both Charing Cross and Waterloo East…...
Progress made in plans for a direct London to Switzerland rail link
1+ week, 6+ day ago (174+ words) Eurostar, Swiss Federal Railways, and SNCF Voyageurs have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore direct rail services between London and Switzerland. The agreement follows a wider partnership signed in March between Swiss Federal Railways and SNCF Voyageurs to develop…...
Northumberland-based narrow gauge revival gets helping hand from Tyne and Wear Metro
1+ week, 6+ day ago (468+ words) Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus has donated surplus materials from its renewal project at Whitley Bay Metro station to support the restoration effort led by volunteers working to revive the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway in Ashington. This comes as…...
Welsh railtour raises over "1, 300 for charity
1+ week, 6+ day ago (231+ words) Transport for Wales has announced its special one-day charity rail tour raised "1, 337 for Railway Children and the operator's charity of the year, Alzheimer's Society. The excursion ran on Saturday, 25 April and carried 115 passengers on board a Class 67-hauled Mark 4 set…...
London Euston passengers to see thousands of extra seats on trains thanks to new trains
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (310+ words) This coming Sunday, May 17th, a nationwide timetable change comes into effect. London Northwestern Railway are using this timetable change to introduce an extra 42, 000 seats on its services into and out of London Euston per week. This weekend marks the end…...
Milestone for South London railway station's accessibility project
2+ week, 1+ day ago (425+ words) Hither Green station in South East London reached a milestone over the early May bank holiday weekend, as all three spans of its new step-free accessible footbridge were lifted into position on Saturday 2nd May. Two cranes were required to lift…...
Remember the 1980s at a Welsh heritage railway
2+ week, 1+ day ago (395+ words) Memories of the 1980s will come to the Llangollen and Corwen Railway at the end of this month with a "Diesel Power and the Ultimate 80s Weekend. On Saturday, 30th and Sunday, 31st May, the railway will resound to the sight and sound of…...
Welsh railway offers combined train journey and guided walking tour
2+ week, 1+ day ago (328+ words) This year, the Llangollen and Corwen Railway is again running its popular "Tren a Thref: The Corwen Heritage Adventure" events, in partnership with Dee Valley Tours. Tren a Thref, Welsh for Train and Town, is a unique visitor experience that…...
South Yorkshire upgrades to impact Northern and Cross Country services for two weekends
2+ week, 5+ day ago (349+ words) Train services in South and West Yorkshire will be disrupted over the next two weekends due to engineering work at Swinton near Rotherham in South Yorkshire. The affected weekends are Saturday and Sunday, 9th/10th and 16th/17th May. On these weekends, Cross Country…...