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Tributes pour in for train driver killed in crash as experts work to reopen line

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Alex Bestwick

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22 June 2026

Tributes have poured in for a train driver who was killed in a crash near Bedford as crews continued work to reopen the railway line. Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train he was driving collided into the back of another on the same line shortly after 5pm on Friday. His…
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Take your passion to the great outdoors with garden railway modelling

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Mark Lancaster

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19 June 2026

Railway modelling is a rich, creative and varied hobby — and for those with the space and the passion to take things outside, there are few more satisfying ways to enjoy it than with a garden railway. A garden railway combines the enjoyment of model trains with the creativity of outdoor landscaping, giving modellers the…
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CrossCountry told to improve after being ranked Britain’s worst train operator

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Alex Bestwick

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18 June 2026

Train operator CrossCountry has been told to improve after receiving the worst score in a new passenger survey.
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West Midlands railwayman celebrates 50 year career milestone

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Alex Bestwick

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16 June 2026

A Black Country man who started his railway career in June 1976 has celebrated a milestone anniversary at Birmingham New Street.
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A magical family experience comes to Seaton Tramway from 3–9 August

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Mark Lancaster

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11 June 2026

The Moomins are coming to Devon this summer – and tickets are now on sale for the brand-new Moomin Summer Adventure at Seaton Tramway. From 3rd to 9th August, families experience the enchanting world of the Moomins as they board a specially themed tram and set off on a magical journey through the beautiful Axe Valley. Along the…
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Anti-social behaviour crackdown will ban repeat offenders from rail stations

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Alex Bestwick

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11 June 2026

A new approach to tackling anti-social behaviour at railway stations will see repeat offenders banned from specific stations for up to a year.
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Defibrillator installed at station after cadet who saved child’s life there launches petition

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Alex Bestwick

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8 June 2026

A defibrillator has been installed at a Glasgow railway station after a “heroic” army cadet who helped a child struggling to breathe there launched a petition.
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DBC sends first of 25 Class 66s to Romania

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Mark Lancaster

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6 June 2026

THE FIRST of 25 Class 66s that Romania Operator Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR) has bought from DB Cargo has made its journey to the continent. 66035 Resourceful moved 66014 from Toton to Dollands Moor in April ready for its transfer through the Channel Tunnel. Like 66014, 66006/024/040 have all been repainted in GFR’s blue while…
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Arlington repaints LSL 37/5 in ‘Blackberry’ black

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Mark Lancaster

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4 June 2026

THE FIRST Locomotive Services’ Class 37 to be painted in its favoured blackberry black livery, 37521, was outshopped from Arlington Fleet Services in early April. 37667 Flopsie is also at Eastleigh and expected to emerge in the same livery. Both were in BR Green with their D6817 and D6851 numbers. The livery has already been…
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Minister hails ‘defining moment’ as Govia Thameslink Railway is nationalised

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Alex Bestwick

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1 June 2026

The UK’s largest train operator’s services have been taken into public ownership.
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