Elizabeth Line vs Heathrow Express (www.youtube.com)
Crossrail’s Mark Wild takes over as HS2 boss (www.ianvisits.co.uk)
TikTok trainspotter Francis Bourgeois on identity, internet hate and commuting playlists (www.bbc.com)
“I’ve got a model railway that runs all the way around my flat,” says TikTok trainspotter Francis Bourgeois....
Elizabeth line hits 350million passengers milestone as it marks 2nd birthday (www.standard.co.uk)
Victorian railway bridge in Derbyshire has future secured (www.railadvent.co.uk)
Kent business leaders want Eurostar return amid new trains (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes (www.theguardian.com)
Under the chalk cliffs east of Folkestone sits the Warren, a coastal wilderness largely owned by the railway, hosting a nature trail for walkers, as well as the Victorian rail line that runs on to Dover....
Teenagers could help fill train driver shortage (www.bbc.com)
Teenagers will be able to qualify to drive trains on Britain’s railways under new proposals....
Bid for new Norfolk railway station in King's Lynn unveiled (www.edp24.co.uk)
Eurostar plans up to 50 new trains and more services to tap ‘huge’ demand (www.ft.com)
Homeowner finds huge abandoned model railway in back garden (uk.news.yahoo.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/11913061...
Investigation underway after locomotive derails at heritage railway (www.railadvent.co.uk)
Financial strain could shut Peterborough's Nene Valley Railway (www.bbc.co.uk)
Urgent appeal issued as Nene Valley Railway must raise £300k or face closure (www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk)
Rail Minister Huw Merriman interview (youtu.be)
[Video] Why does it take so long for this Class 50 to start up when cold? (www.youtube.com)
It seems to take nearly 10 minutes to get started. What’s actually happening? Are the pistons literally unable to move in the cylinders until the engine is warm enough?
London Paddington-Reading trains disrupted by landslip (www.bbc.co.uk)
The future of long distance train services through the Channel Tunnel - Jon Worth (jonworth.eu)
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