Network Rail has awarded Siemens Mobility the contract to deliver GRIP stages 4–8 of the Devon and Cornwall re-signalling programme. Siemens Mobility, North Wales Coast resignalling © Siemens Mobility The programme will see a modular, network-based solution replace the existing signalling infrastructure. On completion in late 2023, it will provide better connectivity for
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Construction starts on new Devon station
Dartmoor Line services to return for first time in half a century
Regular passenger services will return on a largely disused Dartmoor Line later this year as part of Government plans to reverse the Beeching cuts. The Department for Transport (DfT) said trains will run every two hours on the Dartmoor Line between Exeter and Okehampton, Devon, all year round by the
Reopening confirmed for railway to Okehampton
FUNDING worth £40.5 million has been confirmed to restore passenger services in Devon between Exeter St David’s and Okehampton. Part of the line as far as Crediton has never lost its passenger services and is used by Barnstaple trains, but the cash injection from the Department for Transport means that the
New sea wall at Dawlish protecting tracks from storms
Campaigners call for Okehampton route reopening on Dawlish anniversary
Severn Valley Railway welcomes 4930 Hagley Hall boiler home
Photos: Bob Sweet The Severn Valley Railway has welcomed back the overhauled boiler of its flagship locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall, following extensive works at Northern Steam Engineering. The return of the boiler marks 18 months of work by Northern Steam Engineering, who previously built a brand new tender tank for Hagley
Servicing Capacity at Devon Rail Depot Given a Lift
Our equipment is set to improve servicing times in the South West, increasing passenger capacity. We have developed a set of 12 lifting jacks and two turntables for a new maintenance facility being built at Exeter’s Old Views depot in Devon. Mechan’s jacks installed in the new extension to Exeter’s Old Views rail
Monday essay: Is it time to let the Doctor rest?
Phase 2 of Dawlish Sea Wall Repair Begins with Wavewalker
Construction of sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway begins
Dinmore and more and more!
The locomotives owned by Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd have earned themselves a reputation for reliability and good performance during their various spells in traffic. Yet their owning group retains a relatively low profile, conducting impressive feats largely ‘under the radar’. Gary Boyd-Hope went to meet them. ON June 7 last year
Railway children urge passengers to wear face coverings
South Western Railway staff are using an unlikely voice to spread a message about face coverings. New station announcements have been recorded by two staff member’s children to call on passengers to wear face coverings and keep their distance from each other. The announcements are now being played across the South
Network Rail to celebrate 72nd birthday of NHS
GWR Exeter Depot – Working during COVID19 Restrictions
The FirstClass Safety & Control (FCSC) team have been busy working on site at Great Western Railway’s Exeter Depot Enhancement Project. Following all of the current Government guidelines during the COVID19 pandemic, the team have been installing the high level beacons, sounders and signals. Artist’s impression of the new depot © GWR FCSC would
Network Rail Unveils Dawlish Sea Wall Plans
“The Department for Transport and Network Rail have been working tirelessly to determine what needs to be done in order to protect this vital transport artery for Devon and Cornwall, in a way that works for Dawlish. Completing the Government’s £80m investment will protect the railway and improve facilities for
What’s inside the May issue of The Railway Magazine?
Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present. This month’s The Railway Magazine covers the devastating news about the COVID-19 pandemic as the rail industry is hit hard, as train companies thank the
Video: South Devon Railway from the footplate
Monday essay: How can operators make a profit now?
Here’s what you didn’t know about Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE
SR Merchant Navy Pacific No. 21C11 General Steam Navigation passes Clapham Junction with the ‘Devon Belle’ in August 1947. Photo: COLOUR-RAIL.COM SR 3 / P. Hughes In a historical review of locomotive engineers, Heritage Railway magazine highlights the career of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid, who succeeded REL Maunsell in 1937. When Richard
17 April: news in brief
Tamar rail bridge illuminated to celebrate NHS THE historic Royal Albert Bridge which links Devon and Cornwall by carrying the Great Western main line was lit up last night as part of the now-established Thursday evening ceremonies to thank the staff of the NHS for their courageous work. While millions of
South Devon Railway ‘encouraged’ by initial SOS appeal response
UK railway news roundup
Coronavirus continues to cause chaos in the rail and transport industry. Services are being slashed as demand collapses, social distancing measures are introduced and events and runnings are postponed. Here’s this week’s roundup: UK rail services to be reduced as demand plummets Rail services in the UK will be reduced from next week
Historic Axminster Carpets Rescued
Axminster Carpets is a company with a proud tradition of making the world’s finest carpets for the most discerning clients, from King George III and Queen Charlotte who also visited the factory, to Queen Elizabeth II. Axminster carpet is in Buckingham Palace, Chatsworth House, Brighton Pavilion, The Houses of Parliament,
From the Archive: P B WHITEHOUSE
In the seventh of our series on the writers and artists who influenced the present generation of rail enthusiasts, Robert Humm recalls the life and times of the photographer, film maker, and pioneer preservationist Patrick Whitehouse. A phenomenon of the golden age of railway enthusiasm – those four decades of the
First day of new timetables marred by staff shortages
THE launch of the December timetables yesterday was marred in some areas, although the problems did not seem to be caused by the new timetables themselves. Great Western Railway said ‘an unusually high number’ of staff had not been available for work. It was the last Sunday but one before Christmas,
Four centuries on… Mayflower to honour the Mayflower
DAVID Buck’s Thompson ‘B1’ 4-6-0 No. 61306 Mayflower will pay homage to the ship of the same name next September when it heads a commemorative railtour from London to Plymouth and Penzance to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers to the Americas. Steam Dreams’ ‘Mayflower 400’ will
Former Wadebridge pannier welcomed back by South Devon team
FORMER Wadebridge ‘1366’ 0-6-0PT No. 1369 ran its long-awaited first revenue-earning train in slightly more than two years on October 5 at the South Devon Railway. The diminutive pannier had its first light engine test run on October 3, then double-headed with the 14.35 from Buckfastleigh to Totnes the following day
Reliable ‘Warship’ steps in and takes a turn on GC freight
SEVERN Valley Railway-based Class 42 No. D821Greyhound, along with South Devon Class 25 No. D7535, have been the most frequent and reliable gala visitors this season, both attending the Great Central Railway’s September 6-8 diesel event. Here, the ‘Warship’ (a last-minute replacement for ‘Clayton No. D8568), heads a rake of mineral wagons at Swithland
Ex-West Somerset Class 04 makes debut at South Devon diesel gala
Industry Insider Week 37 / 38 – 20 Must-Read Rail News Stories
After Poland’s accession to the EU, the country received massive economic investment as well as investment in its railway infrastructure and rolling stock. Some of the new rolling stock for the Polish market will be unveiled at this year’s TRAKO. Bombardier, a co-organiser of TRAKO, will present its new TRAXX DC3
Dinmore Manor makes it a Western 4-6-0 pair for Battlefield Line’s October gala
LEICESTERSHIRE’S Battlefield Line has further cemented its reputation as an unofficial GWR outpost by securing a return visit from No. 7820 Dinmore Manor for its 50th anniversary gala on October 18-20. No. 7820 Dinmore Manor waits at Churston station with the 16.30 Paignton-Kingswear service at the Dartmouth Steam Railway on July
