The Railway Magazine
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Llangollen diesel highs and lows
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A1A Locomotives’ Class 31 No. 31271 Stratford 1840-2001 made a successful debut on the Llangollen Railway (LR) on June 16. This follows its eviction from the Nene Valley Railway and May 4-6 gala appearance on the Churnet Valley Railway (RM March, p91). The Brush Type 2 is due to stay on the LR for at least…
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Landor Street bridge reopens – with a warning from Network Rail
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A RAILWAY bridge struck by lorries 32 times since 2009 reopened to road traffic in July after a five-month closure to repair damaged sustained in January. The bridge, which carries the Camp Hill line over Landor Street in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, had to be closed for repair, and a collision protection beam,…
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ScotRail remedial plan delivering on its promises
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A PROGRAMME of improvements demanded by Transport Scotland earlier this year is delivering more reliable and more punctual train services, according to the ScotRail Alliance. More trains are running to time, with fewer cancellations, less ‘skip-stopping’, and more seats on ScotRail trains as new trains come into service. Training of additional drivers and conductors has…
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Cardiff electrics pushed back to January
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RESCHEDULED engineering and testing work in South Wales means electric operation to Cardiff will not now start until January 2020. The December 2019 timetable will see a typical journey time saving of 14 minutes between Cardiff and London Paddington, but the final 10-mile section of 25kV equipment between Newport and the Welsh capital will not be ready in…
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‘Passengers first’ as Network Rail’s regional structure goes live
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JUNE 24 signalled the start of significant structural changes at Network Rail, designed to tackle the declining performance and punctuality of passenger and freight trains over recent years. More power is being devolved into five new regions, with 14 smaller, regional organisations aimed at being closer to customers and giving local managers the authority to…
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South Western Railway strike: Workers begin four-day walkout
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Rail workers are said to be “solidly supporting” a fresh rail strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains, which has hit services on some of the busiest routes in the country.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week’s railway round-up LNER announce a new rail fares system aimed at saving passengers costs of up to £73 and are we finally getting a glimpse of the future for railways with solar power?
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DCRail expands with new bulk material flows
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DCRail started a new service on June 24 which is conveying used rail ballast from Westbury to Southampton for recycling by L&S Waste. The new flow follows shortly after the introduction of a similar ‘as-required’ flow of used ballast from Carlisle Kingmoor to Boston in Lincolnshire. On arrival at Southampton the ballast is processed and…
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Western Cinderella awaits attention at Williton
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THE Diesel & Electric Preservation Group’s Class 52 No. D1010 Western Campaigner is seen alone in Williton diesel depot, West Somerset Railway, on June 22. For nearly a quarter of a century this loco, when in the shed (completed late 1997), has had Class 35 No. D7018 for company. However, on this day the ‘Hymek’ was out…
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RMT boss warns of more strikes following re-election
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The leader of the biggest rail workers union has followed up his re-election with a warning that a wave of strikes and other forms of industrial action will go ahead.
