France 1 - Ireland 1. Not a football score, but a reference to the fact that in France and Ireland, there were firsts in relation to steam locomotive projects this last weekend. In Ireland, Merlin had its first light engine test run....and what a magnificent machine it looks....In France, Locomotive 230 (460) G 353 was presented to an awaiting crowd...
And in Australia, the Melbourne Outer Circle Line will have a documentary made about it, the funding target having been reached. Interest in these projects is alive and well around the globe.
You will notice the Dawlish countdown clock in each issue of The Railway Chronicle. 4th April 2014 is the day scheduled services resume over the line. Congratulations to the Network Rail contractors on a job well done under the most difficult of circumstances. And the Bristol- Taunton line is now back in service too......
Normal service will soon be resumed......
Read on...
Headlines......
THE expansion of Positive Train Control and upgrading of a key section of the Washington DC – New York – Boston Northeast Corridor (NEC) for 257km/h operation are among the highlights of Amtrak's 2014 infrastructure...
THE first three lines of the 12-line Moscow Metro are now equipped with free-to-use WiFi, and the entire 325.5km 194 station network should be fully fitted by September..
HANNOVERIANS had their first opportunity to sample the city's new type TW 3000 light rail vehicles on March 8...
THE General Director of Serbian Railways (ZS) Mr Dragoljub Simonovic and Mr Sergei Pavlov, CEO of Russian Railways (RZD) subsidiary RZD International signed a €89.9m contract in Belgrade on March 6 to finance and implement the modernisation of the Serbian section of Pan-European Corridor 10.
Canadian government adopts measures to get more export grain moving by rail
Tunnel boring begins on Evergreen Line in Canada
Ohio rail commission to consider freight-rail project grants
FTA OKs San Antonio's next step in funding request for streetcar plan
Virginia rail department slates meeting for multi-modal alternatives analysis
L.A. port commission seeks executive director candidates
McCloud becomes GM of Watco's Grand Elk Railroad
CNMIEC wins $600m rail track extension contract in Sri Lanka
China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CNMIEC) has secured a $600m contract for the phase II and phase III of the rail track extension from Beliatta to Kataragama in South Sri Lanka.
Network Rail awards design and build contract for new Chiltern Railways route
The UK's Network Rail has awarded a £87m contract to a joint venture (JV) between Carillion and Buckingham Group Contracting to design and build new Chiltern Railways route between London and Oxford.
NSW Government invites bids for Sydney light rail network contract
The New South Wales Government has invited the shortlisted three major international consortia for bids to deliver and operate the CBD and South East Light Rail network in Sydney, which is worth around $1.6bn.
Santiago metro in Chile contracts Alstom to modernise seven-car fleet
Santiago Metro in Chile has contracted Alstom to completely modernise a fleet of 35 seven-car trains that were supplied more than 40 years ago.
Sunday, 9th March 2014 - a day to remember. National Museums NI-owned, ex-GNR(I) 4-4-0 had her first mainline test run following restoration, and what a sight and sound she was!
All went well, and soon we will see this beautiful loco working all over Ireland on RPSI trains. Great job from all the team concerned, both RPSI and NI Railways.
The come back of the Locomotive 230 (460) G 353. (Philibru on YouTube)
'I lost my train ticket and was treated like a criminal by inspector despite having receipt': Is East Coast right to take hard-line approach?(This Is Money)
Departures Board at London Marylebone.
Victorian Steam Locomotive Company
Well it has been a very productive 2 days at the Steamrail Victoria open weekend. Many people came up to talk to us and we received many donations too.
V499 has captured the interests of many people over these past two days and nothing but positive comments and feedback was given to us.
We had a surprise visit from the president of the VGR too, who is very keen to have V499 based at the railway when completed. It was great to catch up with him again, as well as all who came up to talk to us at what was a brilliant event put on by Steamrail.
We'll be there again in 2016 and hopefully at Healesville later this year too.
We had a surprise visit from the president of the VGR too, who is very keen to have V499 based at the railway when completed. It was great to catch up with him again, as well as all who came up to talk to us at what was a brilliant event put on by Steamrail.
We'll be there again in 2016 and hopefully at Healesville later this year too.
The Outer Circle Line
Our Pozible campaign is over!
ENORMOUS thanks to our 173 Pozible supporters who raised a grand total of $13,016 to fund the documentary.
This is an extraordinary effort and we're thrilled to have received this level of support.
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ENORMOUS thanks to our 173 Pozible supporters who raised a grand total of $13,016 to fund the documentary.
This is an extraordinary effort and we're thrilled to have received this level of support.
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Clearly there is enormous interest in the story, and together we'll now be able produce a brilliant documentary.
Stay tuned here - and on our website, Twitter feed and Instagram - as we ramp-up production on the Outer Circle Line documentary.
Stay tuned here - and on our website, Twitter feed and Instagram - as we ramp-up production on the Outer Circle Line documentary.
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