International & UK Railway News Sunday 16th March 2014

There are now just over 18 days until the reopening of the line along the damaged Dawlish sea wall;  the Botley landslip is now repaired, and roadworks for the south devon bypass closes the railways
affected.
HS2 is needed, according to Vince Cable. He says there is a "compelling case", but he will have to watch where the line actually goes, or run the risk of upsetting English Heritage, and if Euston is closed during HS2 work, the operators of the Scottish Caledonian Sleeper Service...


Its all in a day's work...............


And, on Channel 4 news tonight...
There is anger over HS2 rail link timings.

Economics Editor Faisal Islam has an exclusive insight into the long awaited report by Sir David Higgins  on the future of the controversial HS2 high speed rail link. The report will be published tomorrow. Under current plans work on the first phase, between London and Birmingham, is expected to start in 2017. The second phase, from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds is not due to begin until much later - provoking anger among politicians in the north who say the project can't just be about London. Faisal will be in Manchester tonight to reveal all.

Read on.....



Headlines


Fire crews in Dawlish controlled landslip operation.(BBC News)


Botley landslips railway line reopens. (BBC News)


Roadworks for south Devon bypass closes railway lines.(BBC News)


HS2 rail link: Vince Cable says there is 'compelling case' for the high-speed line.(The Independent)


Plan to move sleeper trains for HS2 sparks anger. (The Scotsman)


HS2 rail link: archaeologists and English Heritage clash over the route through a nation's past. (The Guardian)








Heritage News


Swanage Railway's rare 1940s Bulleid carriages return.(BBC News)


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Saturday 22nd March 2014

Heart Of Wales Rambler (Pathfinder Tours)

• DRS Class 47 (Pair) Banbury (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Swindon (pu) - Kemble (pu) - Stroud (pu) - Stonehouse (pu) - Gloucester (pu) - Cardiff - Llandelio - Llandrindod Wells - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Cheltenham (sd) - Stonehouse (sd) - Stoud (sd) - Kemble (sd) - Swindon (sd) - Oxford (sd) - Banbury (sd)

Postponed

Additional Tour Information

13/1: postponed until 12 July 2014

Added 15:59 on Monday 13th January 2014

The Esk Valley (Railway Touring Company)

• WCRC 47/57 Carnforth (pu) - Bentham (pu) - Hellifield (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Leeds (pu) - York (pu) -
• 61994 York - Northallerton - Darlington - North Road
• 61264 and 61994 tnt North Road - Darlington - Middlesbrough - Battersby
• 61994 and 61264 tnt Battersby - Glaisdale - Grosmont - Whitby
• 61264 and 61994 tnt Whitby - Glaisdale - Battersby
• 61994 Battersby - Middlesbrough - Eaglescliffe - York (sd) -
• WCRC 47/57 York - Leeds (sd) - Skipton (sd) - Hellifield (sd) - Bentham (sd) - Carnforth

Additional Tour Information

13/3; now 61264 attached at North Road outward. Will be detached at Battersby on the return.

Added 17:05 on Thursday 13th March 2014

The VSOE British Pullman Surrey Hills Luncheon Train (VSOE)

• 35028 London Victoria (pu) - Staines - Woking - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - East Croydon - London Victoria

Edinburgh Spring Breakaway (West Coast Railway Company)

• WCRC Class 47 & 57 Peterborough (pu) - Grantham (pu) - Newark Northgate (pu) - Retford (pu) - Doncaster (pu) - York (pu) - Newcastle - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Edinburgh

Sunday 23rd March 2014

Peak Forester (Railway Touring Company)

• 70000 London King's Cross (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Stamford - Oakham (pu) - Loughborough - Derby - Ambergate Junction - Matlock - Rowsley (break) and return

Monday 24th March 2014

Edinburgh Spring Breakaway (West Coast Railway Company)

• WCRC Class 47 & 57 Edinburgh - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Newcastle - York (sd) - Doncaster (sd) - Retford (sd) - Newark Northgate (sd) - Grantham (sd) - Peterborough (sd)

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