Down Street

UK Rail

Network Rail workers could go on strike tomorrow over pay. Let the chaos ensue!

Take a look inside the Farnworth Tunnels, part of the North West Electrification project.

Siemens unveil 125mph EMU proposed for services in the UK.

Check out ScotRails unusual idea to combat overcrowding.

Train cuts tractor in half at Knaresborough level crossing incident.

A replica Royal 1869 coach is saved by firefighters as a preserved station in Ballater is gutted by fire.

Southern Rail final fixes the Train That’s Never On Time. (By fiddling the time table).

Like your ale? How about a Northern Line themed pint?

Geoff Marshall’s adventure in abandoned Down Street station.

Join the Great Central Railway as they host The Prototype HST (41001) and it’s first public heritage run next weekend!

World Rail

A fatal train derailment in Philadelphia this week could have been caused by an object thrown at the train.

Sydney Trains are using new ground breaking tech to tackle railway graffiti.

If you think that the HS2 project is a gigantic cock-up, at least our European neighbours are suffering from similar mismanagement.

Image by Hitachi Rail Europe

BANK HOLIDAY TRAVEL CHAOS IS COMING!
…whilst the 5 hour long delays caused by a catastrophic power failure at Clapham Junction are still fresh in commuters memories.
It certainly seems like the network is in safe hands with Waterloo’s security login details accidentally shown on a recent BBC documentary.
Network Rail staff always take the train right?…
Trouble on the Boarders Railway.
The K&WVR are hit by vandalism.
Construction starts on the framework for the new Class 800 maintenance depot at Doncaster…
…and here’s a CGI of how the new trains will look running between Swansea and London.
The Great Central Railway Nottingham will host the 1972 Prototype HST at the end of the month with a test run planned.
TfL are looking for ideas for what to do with it’s ghost stations…(I say leave them as is!)…
…so it might be the last opportunity to visit some of them in their present state. The Londonist oblige at Down Street…
You can now take a course on Art & Design of the Tube.
The Marches Strategic Rail Group are asking Shropshire County Council to protect a former rail line from future development.
The story of The Great War Railwaymen.
The Post Office Railway puts in an order for new trains, this time to carry people, not mail!
Railway Maniac investigates the existence of a hidden bridge once part of Nottingham Victoria station.
Private Eye and the APT.