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Bradley Junction blockade, week 1

73156 heads along the Quorn Straight Numerous displays will focus on what life was like and the local history, with The Quorn Local History Group presenting how the area looked, talking about industries and evacuees. Additionally, there will be the Heroes in the Sky presentation on both days...

27th May, 2026 Memorial flight and much more at 1940s weekend Quorn Yard during a 1940s Weekend At the end of May, the Great Central Railway will be transformed as part of a 1940s event. The event, being held on the 30th and 31st May, pays tribute to the 1940s with authentic reenactments...

Wainwright Gold - 4.1% Carlsberg Britvic A delightfully refreshing golden beer. Lightly hopped with subtle sweetness, a delicate citrus aroma and a gloriously golden colour. Hops: Magnum, Tradition and Hersbrucker. Brand & Inspiration: Named in honour of the famous fell walker and author Alfred...

The Republic of Fullbuster has been banned from The North Pacific - Spammer, Troll

The Confederacy of Apexist has been ejected and banned from The North Pacific - posted a racial slur.

The bus home from Cardiff was Cardiff Bus/Bws Caerdydd No. 286, Volvo B8RLE MCV EvoRa, BU26 WMF

Wednesday 27th May 2026 Marcus & Cleo Have Another Bus Adventure into Cardiff! This time we're joined by Neo! Our first 'port of call' was the 'Great Western' where I had a couple of pints of 'Abbot' Then we went to Tesco's and Cleo bought a meal deal, Neo and I went to KFC for and then we...

27th May, 2026 Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley set for more Somerset services This is the Sir Nigel Gresley (60007) visiting the North Yorkshire Moors Railway passing through Goathland Station The West Somerset Railway has announced that 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will be hauling...

75069 on the Spa Valley Railway

ScotRail Class 156 at Dumfries

ScotRail 156 crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct on the West Highland line

Tim Hines and Matthew Carty The achievement comes as the railway sees a growth in passenger numbers and volunteer interest along its 10-mile Dee Valley route between Llangollen and Corwen. “This is something I’ve worked towards for ten years and it still hasn’t quite sunk in. The railway has...

26th May, 2026 Two new steam drivers qualify at Welsh heritage line Lady of Llangollen will be the name of the loco for Mothers Day Weekend Two long-serving volunteers at the Llangollen and Corwen Railway have officially qualified as Steam Locomotive Drivers after more than a decade of...

Stanford Viaduct rope survey work

Flying Scotsman crosses Stanford Viaduct on the Great Central Railway

A Southern train at Hastings station

26th May, 2026 Overrunning engineering works causes major disruption to services across Wales Cardiff Central Transport for Wales engineering works have been ongoing across the network over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Unfortunately, some of the works have overrun, affecting services going to...

The Kingdom of Halsoni hater has been banned from The North Pacific - Hate posts

Tyne and Wear Metro’s upgraded control room Sella Controls carried out the project on behalf of Metro operator Nexus, which has over a hundred years of experience in Traction Power SCADA in the rail industry. Earlier this month, the Tyne and Wear Metro received its second consecutive Royal...

(l-r) Steve Duchar, Nexus Head of ICT, Chris Elliott, Sella Controls, and Paul Welford, Nexus Major Projects Director. The new digital technology installed provides faster, more effective fault finding and helps reduce disruptions to Metro services. The new SCADA system incorporates the...

25th May, 2026 Tyne and Wear Metro control room upgraded in multi-million pound project Tyne and Wear Metro’s upgraded control room The Tyne and Wear Metro’s control room has been upgraded, and its layout improved, in an £8.8 million project. The control room now has some of the most...

25th May, 2026 Somserset-based steam locomotive to visit the East Lancashire Railway 7828 Odney Manor at Williton The East Lancashire Railway has announced its first visitor for its Autumn Steam Gala. GWR Manor 7828 Odney Manor is set to visit the line for its gala between the 16th and 18th...

Gus the Asparagus Man and St. George on the Asparagus Express Two years ago, the Asparagus Express from Broadway to Cheltenham Racecourse ran on St. George’s Day, 23rd April. “On St George’s Day, the official start of the British Asparagus Festival, the first ‘hundred round of gras’ is...

On board the Asparagus Express The special train was organised by the British Asparagus Festival Community Interest Company (CIC) in conjunction with the railway to celebrate the long history of the UK’s premier asparagus growing area, and was supported by Worcestershire’s Vale & Spa. Many...

25th May, 2026 Annual celebration of Asparagus on Gloucestershire railway Gus the Asparagus Man and St. George on the Asparagus Express. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has again celebrated the Vale of Evesham’s crop of asparagus spears with its annual steam-hauled...

Train Picture of The Week East Midlands Railway (EMR) Aurora train, which is a British Rail Class 810. These are bi-mode multiple units constructed by Hitachi Rail for operation on the Midland Main Line. Each train is designed to offer 24% more seats and 19% more legroom in a typical...

Vice Delegate Report May 24th 2026 On the whole we have seen a small increase in our endorsement levels. Over the last week we have lost 10 WA nations with 796 last week compared with 786 as of today. We have also seen a small decrease in numbers for the 'Keepers of The North' losing 4 in...

The Gresley Society logo The Gresley Society was founded in 1963 to honour the life and works of one of Britain’s greatest steam locomotive designers. “Passing the steam examination test marks yet another major step forward in returning No. 1744 to traffic for the first time since 2018. With...

23rd May, 2026 Milestone reached in overhaul of Gresley’s oldest steam locomotive No. 1744 after its steam test. A significant moment has been achieved in the overhaul of London & North Eastern Railway N2 Class 0-6-2 tank locomotive No. 1744 when its critical Part 2 Steam Examination Test was...