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Legislation to transform the UK's railways is set to be introduced to pave the way for a more reliable rail network. The Railways Bill will be laid in Parliament on Thursday, November 6 creating Great ...

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I loved building them and putting them on display - it’s a wrench parting with them but I think the time is right now' ...

The £3.6m upgrade project at a 19th Century railway station on the North Yorkshire coast has been completed. Refurbishment to the Grade II listed station in Filey included repairs to the lantern roof ...

UK’s South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail have begun a year-long trial of thermal imaging technology on a Class 450 ...

Every day, thousands of passengers heading south west on trains leaving Aldershot station pass a cluster of solar panels nestled by the tracks. Few, if any, may notice the installation. But the train ...

Currently, there is no equivalent to fuel duty for electric vehicles. Excise duty was brought in for EVs for the first time in April 2025, costing £10 for the first year and then rising to a standard ...

The Royal British Legion recently received a cheque from Dapol arising from donations by railway modellers from the sale of ...