News
| 24/06/2017 | East Somerset Railway brings 1952 locomotive back into service BBC 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 |
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Cranmore
Over the last two years, the East Somerset Railway has carried out the restoration from Barry scrapyard condition to full working order of 41313. Today was its introduction back into service. Crewe built to an Ivatt design in 1952. It came out of Barry many years ago and went to the Buckinghamshire Rly. Centre, Quainton. Eventually an agreement was struck whereby 41298, 41313 and 46447 went to the Isle of Wight. The latter two were restored by the ESR and 41298 restored by the IOWRly. Here they are in action on the ESR. Admired by two coach loads of IOWRly supporters. -
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. -
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
| 1802 | Monmouthshire Canal Tramway: Act passed for the Monmouthshire Canal to build a line from Newport to Nine Mile Point and from Risca to Crumlin to join the Beaufort Ironworks Tramway. |
| 1846 | North Western Railway: Act passed. |
| 1846 | Great North of Scotland Railway: Act receives Royal assent. The route was to be Aberdeen to Inverness with Grange to Banff and Portsoy, Orton to Garmouth, Alves to Burghhead branches. |
| 1856 | Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway: Line opened. |
| 1873 | Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway: Opened throughout from Kilmarnock to Neilston. |
Images from this day in history
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NB 4-4-0 No 62472 Glen Nevis passing Cowlairs West Junction on 26 June 1956 at the head of the 6.15pm Glasgow Queen Street - Kirkintilloch. G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [1956] More images from this day in history. |
Magazine
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Latest photographs
![A Blackpool to York service waits in Platform 1 at Blackburn while a Clitheroe service clears the short section to Daisyfield Junction. The original station building can be seen on the right contrasting with the newer platform buildings. [See image 51349] for an exterior view. .](/images/59000/x59768.jpg.pagespeed.ic.kt6-Luq_GM.jpg "A Blackpool to York service waits in Platform 1 at Blackburn while a Clitheroe service clears the short section to Daisyfield Junction. The original station building can be seen on the right contrasting with the newer platform buildings. [See image 51349] for an exterior view. .")
![The 16.21 to Newquay arrives at Luxulyan on 11th April 2017. At least one of the coaches was about to be filled by a large party of ramblers. [Ref query 1079]](/images/59000/x59767.jpg.pagespeed.ic.LCn5waYE5D.jpg "The 16.21 to Newquay arrives at Luxulyan on 11th April 2017. At least one of the coaches was about to be filled by a large party of ramblers. [Ref query 1079]")
![A long-welded rail train stabled on the former goods line at Dentonholme in 1986. The line had recently been closed to regular traffic when the River Caldew bridge was wrecked by a runaway train derailment [See image 59687]. Could be a new unit from local builder NEI Cowans Sheldon.](/images/59000/x59764.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Mj_KuZwbWy.jpg "A long-welded rail train stabled on the former goods line at Dentonholme in 1986. The line had recently been closed to regular traffic when the River Caldew bridge was wrecked by a runaway train derailment [See image 59687]. Could be a new unit from local builder NEI Cowans Sheldon.")
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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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Doing the posters... where and when? [Added 23 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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