Little change for East Coast Main Line franchise
In terms of destinations, the East Coast Main Line franchise today is pretty much the same as when GNER took over from British Rail in 1996. The new company added…
RAIL 745 Stop & Examine
Pwllheli remains cut from the national rail network Pwllheli is a town on the southern coast of Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales. It’s had a station since the Cambrian Railway…
RAIL 743 Stop & Examine
DB drops plans to run Channel Tunnel passenger trains DB’s decision to drop plans to run international trains to London is a bitter blow to those promoting European rail travel.…
RAIL 742 Stop & Examine
FGW sends Laira fitters to London First Great Western’s Old Oak Common on Sunday February 9 was a busy place. That morning Production Manager Colin Jeffery welcomed extra staff in…
Do we really need the ‘Withered Arm’?
Destruction of an 80-metre section of sea wall at Dawlish has reopened the debate about the merits of finding an alternative rail route into Devon and Cornwall. The obvious alternative…
A first class conundrum
At face value, it sounds simple to convert first class coaches into standard class to reduce congestion. Think of first class and many will think of large seats arranged in…
Plenty of work on the Great Western Main Line
An awards event in Bristol last Friday took me west of Reading on the Great Western Main Line for the first time in many months. Most recent attention around Reading…