Image by Magnus Back

Modelling

• A special exhibition “Playing Trains” will feature at the National Railway Museum from 20th March onwards.

UK Rail

• The Channel Tunnel is still suffering delays after this week’s fire.
• …speaking of the Chunnel… The idea for a trans-English-Channel route dates back to the dawn of railways itself, but did you know during the 1980’s it was planned to be accompanied by an elaborate road bridge?
• We’ve all zoned out and missed our stop but what happens when your driver does it?!
• London Bridge (I know, still going on about it), themurkeydepths explains why it’s not Southeastern’s fault.
• The Night Tube: won’t break even, and bad for Night Buses.
• There may be more strikes ahead for TfL.
• Some of Tottenham Court Road’s mosaics may be lost in the rebuild.

World Rail

• From underneath the north sea earlier to the depths of the Atlantic as CityMetric discover how New York recycle their subway cars.

Featured image by Bernard Pépellin.