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Couple surprise wedding guests with mini steam train ride
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (675+ words) Woody the dog joined Helen and Rory at the wedding and on the train A couple who met while working for a train company gave their guests a "complete surprise" at their wedding when they put on a miniature steam…...
Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (752+ words) The new battery-electric TransPennine Express trains are set to enter service in 2034 Work to create the UK's first battery-electric trains for long-distance main line services is set to begin in 2028, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. The 29 new Adessia…...
First freight train arrives for Sizewell C build
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (548+ words) The freight trains are running overnight to the site The first train conveying materials to be used for the construction of a new nuclear power station has arrived at the site. Sizewell C is being built on the Suffolk coast…...
New Hastings to London fast train set for December, Southeastern says
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (633+ words) MP Helen Dollimore called the new services "brilliant news" A new fast train from Hastings to London is expected to cut peak journey times by as much as 14 minutes. Rail operator Southeastern said it was launching an express weekday service…...
Cancelled GWR trains 'least bad choice' after fleet problems
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (710+ words) The trains were in storage for two years Campaigners say the cancellation of five weekday services between Penzance in Cornwall and Plymouth or Exeter in Devon has been "the least bad choice" for operator GWR to get on top of…...
Thameslink to replace over 60,000 'ironing board' train seats
2+ week, 3+ day ago (468+ words) All 115 Thameslink trains will get new seat cushions and backrests, says Govia Thameslink Railway More than 60,000 seats on Thameslink trains are set to be upgraded as part of plans announced by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), less than 100 days after it…...
Practical Magic 2's Kidman and Bullock board Essex vintage train
2+ week, 3+ day ago (812+ words) Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock appeared in Practical Magic in 1998, before reuniting for the sequel due out next month A call from Hollywood producers asking if film stars Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock could sit in a vintage railway carriage…...
Rail travellers to and from Reading Festival urged to book ahead
2+ week, 5+ day ago (503+ words) Revellers were spotted enjoying Enter Shikari at the 2025 festival An expected 65,000 revellers expected to use the train to get home from the Reading Festival should book ahead, a rail operator has said. Great Western Railway (GWR) said the event was…...
Union plans new strikes over East Midlands Railway train safety concerns
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (697+ words) The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has been in dispute with East Midlands Railway since April Fresh strike dates have been announced for union members working at East Midlands Railway (EMR) over "safety concerns" with a new fleet of trains....
Large solar array for Network Rail building in York approved
3+ week, 4+ day ago (387+ words) The building houses historical records relating to the UK's rail network Hundreds of solar panels will be installed on the roof of a building in York after planning consent was obtained. The Network Rail building at Clifton Moor Retail Park…...