Shannon Butcher
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London King’s Cross station plaque commemorates Britain’s first black train driver
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A plaque has been unveiled commemorating Britain’s first black train driver, Jamaican-born Wilston Samuel Jackson.
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HRH Prince Richard pays a visit to Crich Tramway Village
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On Wednesday 20th October, HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester visited Crich Tramway Village, where he is Patron.
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New Lumo train service linking London and Edinburgh launches
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A new Anglo-Scottish train service has launched in an attempt to compete with cheap airlines.
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Train passengers stranded for hours due to damaged electric wires
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Train passengers were stranded on trains and at stations for several hours after overhead electric wires were damaged.
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That’s ‘swan’ way to go about it: Wandering cygnets rescued by railway workers
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Two baby swans have been rescued by Network Rail staff after wandering onto train tracks.
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Electric freight trains mothballed due to soaring energy prices
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Rail freight operators have stopped using electric trains and switched to diesel locomotives due to soaring energy prices.
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All Aboard! Remembering Britain’s Railways: A nostalgic trip down memory lane
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Climb All Aboard! and travel back in time to the days when Britain’s railways were a national institution and when steam was still king.
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TfL launch Britain’s first ever Black History Tube map in collaboration with Black Cultural Archives
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The launch of this map coincides with Black History Month and the 40th anniversary of Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, which celebrates the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in the UK.
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