News
| 23/06/2017 | First Elizabeth line train enters passenger service Global Rail News |
| 23/06/2017 | RMT announce further strikes on Southern, Northern and Merseyrail BBC News |
| 22/06/2017 | Three shortlisted for West Coast Partnership franchise Railway Gazette |
| 22/06/2017 | New railway connection to London Luton Airport approved BBC News |
| 21/06/2017 | London trams to get new safety system Rail News |
| 21/06/2017 | HS2 commitment confirmed in Queens Speech Rail News |
| 21/06/2017 | Breich earmarked for first Scottish station closure in 31 years Scotsman |
| 20/06/2017 | Staff want moved from 'war zone' Scots train station besieged by 'headbangers & nutters' Herald |
| 20/06/2017 | First MTR signs £895m deal with Bombardier for new SWT trains RTM |
| 17/06/2017 | Campaigners renew push for St Andrews rail link Scotsman |
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Breich
Network rail has proposed (June 2017) that the minimally used station be closed to save the costs of replacing the footbridge which is incompatible with the electrification work being carried out on the line. The platforms and approaches could do with a bit of TLC as well. -
Forres East Junction
Stairs by the East box at Forres on 21 June 2017. On the right are the signal box access steps, to the left those for catching tablets from westbound trains, with the equivalent for eastbound trains across the tracks. In the background are the works associated with the new station and loop. -
Millerhill Marshalling Yard
Engineering possession at Millerhill on Sunday 18 June 2017, with work in progress in connection with the planned EGIP electric train depot. The two new sets of points will access the depot, with those at the bottom left routed via the washing plant. All scheduled train movements were cancelled for the day, including those on the Borders Railway, just off picture to the right, where a replacement bus service was in operation between Edinburgh and Gorebridge. -
Swindon
800-003 'Queen Elizabeth 2', standing on the centre road in Swindon Station on 15 June 2017. This unit arrived as part of an 8-car train in convoy with 800-004 and eventually departed as a 4 car train running west to Bristol. -
Edinburgh Waverley
Platform 12 at Waverley has been so thoroughly ripped up that its hard to believe it is being extended rather than abolished. Meanwhile, the building behind it, which will in due course need to be demolished, is still in use. -
Leyland
DRS 88003 heads north between Leyland and Farington Jct with the Daventry to Mossend 'Tescoliner' on 12 June 2017. This was the first northbound working on this container service with one of the new Class 88 locomotives. -
Highworth Junction
View west showing a selection of the various plant and equipment located at Highworth Junction GW electrification depot to the east of Swindon on 5 May 2017. The Great Western main line runs past on the right.
Updates
| 12/04/2017 | New article: St Kitts Railway. |
| 20/03/2017 | New article: Charlesfield Munitions Factory. |
| 07/12/2016 | Interactive Station usage statistics (2015-2016). |
| 22/10/2016 | Some interesting books. |
| 03/10/2016 | Interactive Station usage statistics (2014-2015). |
| 12/08/2016 | List of photograph locations (broken down alphabetically). |
On this day
| 1859 | #West Somerset Mineral Railway#: Line leased by the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal company (originally the Ebbw Vale company) for 55.25 years |
| 1861 | Switchback (Caledonian Railway): Rutherglen to Dalmarnock goods opened along with a bridge over the River Clyde. |
| 1956 | Kelvin Valley Railway: Kelvin Valley East Junction to Torrance closed to freight. |
Images from this day in history
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2.6.0 46440 entering Colne from Skipton in June 1952. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [1952] More images from this day in history. |
Magazine
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Key events
| March 2017 | Settle & Carlisle Line reopens after more than a year following landslip |
| Feb 2017 | Commencement of work on HS2 phase 1 formally approved |
| Complete overhaul of rail ticketing system announced | |
| Dec 2016 | Government announces Network Rail to cease responsibility for UK rail network |
| Nov 2016 | ScotRail publishes 249-point improvement plan |
The past year.
Notes and Queries
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Old photograph... can anyone name location / date? [Added 13 June 2017] Responses so far |
Slideshows
| Bath and Bristol since 2008 |    | [78] |
| Cumbernauld |    | [4] |
| Kenya National Rail Museum Nairobi |    | [16] |
| Milton Keynes |    | [49] |
| Paris |    | [18] |
| The Stainmore line |    | [16] |
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