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Centenary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II April 21 2026 Commemorative Designed by Baxter & Bailey Size 50mm (h) x 30mm (v) Printed by Cartor Security Print Print Process Lithography Perforations 14 x 14 Gum PVA 1930s 1st

OCR Overhead line renewals Lancashire April 2026

OCR Overhead line renewals Lancashire April 2026

Northern’s 156415 stands at Colne with a Preston service

Northern train at Ravenglass station

21st April, 2026 Small and large steam locomotives star at popular Severn Valley gala Little Meets Large....the tiny Judy alongside the mighty Duke of Gloucester at Bewdley on day one of the Spring Steam Gala The Severn Valley Railway recently held its Spring Steam Gala on the 16th-19th...

21st April, 2026 Feasibility Study submitted to reopen Derbyshire railway line Matlock Station on the Peaks and Dales Line A feasibility study into the proposed reopening of the Peaks and Dales Line between Manchester and Derby has been submitted for review to the Department for Transport...

21st April, 2026 Welsh railway gala to feature an American-style 2-6-2 steam locomotive One of the stars at the Fairbourne Railway’s Steam and Diesel Gala over the late-May bank holiday will be an American-style 2-6-2 steam locomotive, No. 24. Weighing about 7 tons and with state-of-the-art...

Heidelberg Materials’ new Class 08e electric shunting locomotive ‘Battery Bill’ at Whatley Quarry Powered by six Powerpod battery packs, the locomotive provides a total of 600kWh of energy storage. This configuration delivers up to a 50 per cent increase in tractive effort compared with its...

21st April, 2026 Battery Bill introduced at Somerset Quarry Heidelberg Materials' new Class 08e electric shunting locomotive at Whatley Quarry Heidelberg Materials UK has commissioned a new Class 08e electric shunting locomotive at Whatley Quarry in Frome, Somerset. The Class 08e will be the...

@Agno passes the Vice Delegate check

@Nicole Paige Brooks passes the Vice Delegate check

The train is composed of 6-car unit 201013 and 3-car unit 201001, coupled together to form a 9-car train. Onboard will also be a buffet car and a daily charity raffle. The Hastings DEMUs belong to a class of 23 diesel-electric units built in the late 1950s to replace steam-hauled services...

20th April, 2026 Branch Line Society announce new railtour, hauled by a Hastings unit this May Hastings Diesel Electric Multiple Unit The Branch Line Society have announced the Gosh Ness Monster railtour, raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital, set to take place between Friday, 22 and...

No. 1744 with the Gresley Society headboard The headboards will appear across a wide and internationally dispersed fleet. Among them are LNER A3 No. 4472/60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’, based at the National Railway Museum in York and regularly seen on main line tours, and LNER A4 No. 4498/60007 ‘Sir...

20th April, 2026 Gresley Society announce tribute headboards to celebrate Gresley’s 150th birthday No. 1744 with the Gresley 150 headboard The Gresley Society, founded in 1963 to honour the life and work of Sir Nigel Gresley, has announced a nationwide tribute to mark the 150th anniversary of...

Steam Driver Experiences The package also includes a souvenir goody bag and complimentary day travel for the participant and a guest, offering unlimited rides along the line. Dating back to 1725, the railway began as a wooden wagonway transporting coal to the River Tyne. Today it operates...

20th April, 2026 Steam locomotive driving experiences available at the Tanfield Railway Steam Driver Experiences The Tanfield Railway, widely regarded as the world’s oldest railway, has introduced a new hands-on visitor attraction in the form of Steam Driver Experiences. The initiative...

20th April, 2026 Llanberis Lake Railway suspend services for National Grid upgrades Dolbadarn at Llanberis The Llanberis Lake Railway has provided an update on the ongoing National Grid electricity cable replacement project. While it has been ongoing, the railway’s timetable has been subject...

20th April, 2026 West Somerset Railway announces final visiting locomotive for Spring Steam Spectacular 16” Hunslet No.1589 Newstead West Somerset Railway have announced the final visiting locomotive for its Spring Steam Spectacular 2026, set to take place between 1-4 May. 16” Hunslet...

20th April, 2026 Trains ready for testing if new Marchwood and Southampton to London service is approved Grand Union Class 769 A decision is expected soon by the Office of Rail and Road for Alliance Rail’s proposed new service from Marchwood to Southampton and London Waterloo. The decision...

20th April, 2026 Vale of Rheidol Railway receives station sign donation Aberystwyth Station totem sign donation An original Aberystwyth Station totem sign has been donated to the Vale of Rheidol Railway. The sign dates back to around the 1950s/60s and was originally acquired by Stephen Wiggs...

Teams carrying out the overhead line repairs at Manchester Piccadilly on 19 April 2026.

Testing the overhead line repairs near Manchester Piccadilly Sunday 19 April.

LEFFE BLONDE Leffe Blonde is an authentic blond abbey beer with a slight hint of bitterness to it. It is delicate but characteristic, Leffe Blonde is the tasting beer par excellence: it gives an extra touch of flavour to simple dishes and lightly accompanies your fried foods. Aroma: Floral and...