Skipton-Colne – The Missing Link
February 20th, 2008 under England, Rail, Reopenings. [ Comments: 1 ]

The 11.5 mile link between Skipton and Colne was one of the many sad casualties of the rapid reduction of the network after the war. Although Beeching had recommended the line to stay open as a terminus from Preston, it did end up being the line to be closed to and from Skipton.

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Rail Update – 19 Feb 2008
February 19th, 2008 under Infrastructure, Rail. [ Comments: none ]

A roundup of the issues facing the rail network today:

  • Signalling problems in the Birmingham Moor Street area (TOC: Chiltern Railways, London Midland)
  • Signalling problems in the Walsall area (TOC: London Midland)
  • Signalling problems between Portsmouth Harbour and Fratton (TOC: First Great Western, South West Trains, Southern) – again!

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Rail Update – 18 Feb 2008
February 19th, 2008 under Infrastructure, Rail. [ Comments: none ]

There were quite a few problems across the network today affecting services across the country. A quick round up follows:

  • Bridge struck by road vehicle in North Walsham area (TOC: one)
  • Person hit by train at Southampton Airport Parkway (TOC: CrossCountry, South West Trains)
  • 3 lots of signalling problems between Portsmouth Harbour and Fratton (TOC: First Great Western, South West Trains, Southern) Read more »
The Last of the Roaring HSTs
February 13th, 2008 under First Great Western, Rail, Rolling Stock. [ Comments: none ]

The roaring and ground shaking sound of class 43 High Speed Trains pulling out of stations while filling the train shed with blue smoke is becoming a rare site across Great Britain as, following a major refurbishing project, much of the HST fleet has been fitted with new engines. Read more »
All Aboard for Ebbw Vale Railway
February 7th, 2008 under Rail, Reopenings, Wales. [ Comments: none ]

On 6 Feburary 2008 the Ebbw Vale Railway was reopened for passenger services for the first time in many decades; the last service operating on this line in 1962. It is always good news to see disused lines coming back into use to serve communities that used to be served by public transport in better ways than just an infrequent bus service that saunters along going nowhere fast. Read more »

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