Per the Telegraph, Queen Elizabeth saved the royal train from extinction in 2017, but after her 2022 death, the Royal Household began investigating whether it was worth keeping it in operation. The ...

British Rail Class 08 diesel-electric switcher. From 1953 to 1962, 996 units were produced, making it the largest British locomotive class. Peter Broster/Wikimedia Commons. Whatley Quarry, PTUK said, ...

The messaging is about the hope of “restoring pride” in Britain’s rail network. BR as an organisation, on the other hand, has an often controversial legacy.

Reactivated Class 379 train (c) GTR The introduction of the recently acquired fleet of Class 379s will also provide sufficient capacity to release a number of existing Class 387 Great Northern trains ...

Notes to Editors The trains have gone through various scenarios in dynamic testing, including transition into and running in Level 2 ‘full supervision’, as well as running safely in degraded modes of ...

The Class 730s will begin carrying passengers between Wolverhampton and Walsall from Monday evening and can carry 546 people, compared to 387 on the existing trains.

The Class 387 is the first unit in the UK to utilise the newest generation of Alstom’s ETCS Onboard signalling product, known as ATLAS 3. We are delighted to successfully complete the fitment and ...

This ‘first-in-class’ train is set to return in November 2023, after which GTR will fit the remaining 28 387/1 units at its in-house depot in Hornsey, north London. GTR’s ERTMS Fleet Project Manager ...

The 313 trains will be replaced by more modern Class 377 and 387 trains on the Coastway routes as part of the May timetable change later this month. Simon Willard, one of the four drivers on the ...

In-cab ETCS aboard Class 387 // Credit: GTR On 13 April, the train was hauled by GB Railfreight (GBRf) from Worksop to Alstom’s Litchurch Lane manufacturing site in Derby, where Train Control ...

British rail workers kicked off the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting the return to work for millions of commuters in the latest bout of industrial action to hit the country.

Britain's RMT union said on Sunday that it had rejected a pay rise offer of 4% in 2022 and 2023 from train operators aimed at heading off further strike action, which has disrupted travel for ...