Newly-built steam locomotive No. 6880 Betton Grange will be used for passenger services for the first time this weekend. Credit: Mile Lanning/Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway […]
Category: UK
Buckland Rail becomes a UK brand
UK holding company Buckland Rail has amalgamated its family of rail businesses under their own brand. It means a change of logo for some well-known companies. Gone will be the familiar names of WH Davis and Davis Wagon Services, and the engineering support company Yellow Rail. All three will become unified as part of the…
Freight collaborates to improve Severn Estuary passenger service
Freight operators have collaborated to help make the most of improvements to the Severn Estuary line. The route, which crosses the border between South Wales and Gloucestershire in England, is the subject of a much-improved passenger timetable. That service has been slotted in around an already diverse roster of freight services. Around forty freight train…