1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (491+ words) A Victorian steam locomotive which narrowly avoided being scrapped twice is set to return to Somerset as part of a major heritage railway weekend. The West Somerset Railway will stage an enhanced three-day steam event later this month, with guest…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) Thameslink seats likened to "ironing boards" will be upgraded to comfier alternatives across all of its trains, the Department of Transport (DfT) has said. More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (194+ words) A heritage railway is offering a special park and ride service for cycling fans. Wensleydale Railway will run the service on Saturday, September 5, to take spectators to Leyburn for the finish of Stage 4 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men's…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (414+ words) Tens of thousands are expected to travel by train after one of the UK's biggest music events. Great Western Railway (GWR) is urging Reading Festival attendees to plan ahead for their journey home, with up to 65,000 people expected to travel…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) A train that Bill Nighy once called "the Grand Dame of luxury travel" returns to Norwich next month. The Northern Belle, a 1930s Pullman-style train once part of the Orient Express group, will depart from Norwich on Thursday, September 3, for a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (340+ words) An East Devon MP is demanding urgent upgrades to a vital rail line. Richard Foord, who represents Honiton and Sidmouth, has called for immediate investment in the Exeter to London Waterloo route, which serves stations at Axminster, Honiton, and Feniton....