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Huge support' for Midlands Connect rail upgrade plan in two polls
The Censuswide poll saw 91% of the 800 Black Country residents questioned back proposals to make trains faster, electrify the line and...
rodneypitt9
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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Firm’s new heritage railways recruit from Halifax has links to the Flying Scotsman
Simon Holroyd, from Halifax who has helped to restore a series of famous locomotives, has taken up a sales role as Heritage Account...
rodneypitt9
Jul 21, 20212 min read
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Rising to the challenge: Bridge successfully lifted out of flood zone in Wales railway first
Following 30 flood closures in the last decade, this innovative £3.6m project will reduce disruption and improve passengers’ journeys on...
rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
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Faster trains planned for Shropshire
All change – Shrewsbury Station is currently served by diesel-run trains, which are slower and more polluting than electric The scheme,...
rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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£250,000 major refurbishment at world’s largest operating mechanical signal box
The largest operational mechanical signal box in the world has just had its biggest refurbishment in more than a decade with work on the...
rodneypitt9
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership
THE Wales and Borders rail franchise - which runs trains running through north Shropshire - has been taken into public ownership by the...
rodneypitt9
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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