London King's Cross.(C) P.S. Lewiss
Benefits of the Border Railway identified for local businesses, but no real beneficiaries of and for the lorry park that is the M20 following Eurotunnel disruption.
9 deaths per day during 2014 for Mumbai's rail network..
And not everyone is happy with some terms of the tender for Mexico's high speed line project....
Click on the links for the full stories....
Headlines
UK
Businesses hear Borders Railway benefits.(ITV News)
Eurotunnel disruption: Police 'babysitting' parked lorries on the M20.(BBC News)
Benefits of the Border Railway identified for local businesses, but no real beneficiaries of and for the lorry park that is the M20 following Eurotunnel disruption.
9 deaths per day during 2014 for Mumbai's rail network..
And not everyone is happy with some terms of the tender for Mexico's high speed line project....
Click on the links for the full stories....
Headlines
UK
Businesses hear Borders Railway benefits.(ITV News)
Eurotunnel disruption: Police 'babysitting' parked lorries on the M20.(BBC News)
Trams and light rail linking key town and cities a priority for travel bosses expressandstar.com
Mainline Steam Schedule
Railway Herald - Railtours
Kenya
Uhuru: High speed rail system will raise Kenya's GDP by 1.5 pc (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation )
Mexico
5 Companies interested in Mexico bullet-train contract Fox News Latino
Aspects of Mexican train tender not fair: watchdog Taipei Times
Vietnam
Railway Herald - Railtours
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Friday 30th January 2015
The English Bulldog (re-dated To 9 May 2015) (UK Railtours)
- tbc London Waterloo (pu) - Clapham Junction (pu) - Staines (pu) - Virginia Water - Reading - Oxford - Evesham - Worcester Shrub Hill
- tbc Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Cheltenham Spa - Stroud - Sapperton - Kemble - Swindon - Reading (sd) - Virginia Water - Staines (sd) - Clapham Junction (sd) - London Waterloo
Postponed
Saturday 31st January 2015
The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)
- 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby - Nuneaton - Crewe (pu)
- 46233 Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Preston - Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
- 46233 Carlisle - Appleby - S&C - Hellifield - Blackburn (sd) (for Preston) - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe (sd)
- 86259 Crewe - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - (Northampton by service train from Rugby) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston
Thursday 5th February 2015
Belmond British Pullman Luncheon Train (Belmond (British Pullman))
- 35028 London Victoria (pu) - Staines - Woking - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - East Croydon - London Victoria
Cancelled
Saturday 7th February 2015
The Buffer Puffer 12.0 (Pathfinder Tours)
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt Crewe (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Coventry (pu) - Banbury (pu) - High Wycombe - Greenford - Ealing Broadway - London Paddington
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt London Paddington (pu) - Park Royal - West Ealing - Acton Wells Junction - West London Junction - Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - Brentford - Windsor & Eton Riverside
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt Windsor & Eton Riverside - Feltham - Richmond - Clapham Junction - Factory Junction - Herne hill - Streatham Junction - Wimbledon - Chessington South
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt Chessington South - Raynes Park - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Hampton Court
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt Hampton Court - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - New Malden - Kingston - Shepperton
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt Shepperton - Strawberry Hill - Twickenham - Barnes - Clapham Junction
- 2x DRS Class 20s tnt Clapham Junction - New Kew Junction - South Acton - Acton Wells Junction - Neasden Curve - South Ruislip - High Wycombe - Banbury (sd) - Coventry (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Stafford (sd) - Crewe
The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)
- 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Rugby - Nuneaton - Crewe (pu)
- 46233 Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Preston - Carnforth - Shap - Carlisle
- 46233 Carlisle - Appleby - S&C - Hellifield - Blackburn (sd) (for Preston) - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe (sd)
- 86259 Crewe - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston
Wednesday 11th February 2015
The Cathedrals Express (Steam Dreams)
- 61306 Norwich (pu) - Ipswich (pu) - Colchester (pu) - Witham (pu) - Windsor & Eton Riverside
- 61306 Windsoe & eton Riverside (pu) - Central London (actual location tbc)
- WCRC 47/57 Central London (actual location tbc) - Witham (sd) - Colchester (sd) - Ipswich (sd) - Norwich
Friday 13th February 2015
Six Nations Welsh Rugby Supporters Train 2015 (Pathfinder Tours)
- To be confirmed Carmarthen (pu) - Llanelli (pu) - Neath (pu) - Bridgend (pu) - Cardiff Central (pu) - Newport (pu) - Cwmbran (pu) - Pontypool & New Inn (pu) - Abergavenny (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (sd) - Motherwell
Saturday 14th February 2015
The Valentines White Rose (Railway Touring Company)
- 60009 London Kings Cross (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - York (break/rev) & return
Valentines Luncheon Over The South Downs (Steam Dreams)
- 61306 London Victoria (pu) - Clapham Junction (pu) - Twickenham (pu) - Staines (pu) - Addlestone (pu) - Woking (pu) - Winchester - Eastleigh - Fareham - Havant - Petersfield - Guildford - Woking (sd) - Addlestone (sd) - Staines (sd) - Twickenham (sd) - Clapham Junction (sd) - London Victoria
Valentines Dinner To Brighton For Brief Encounter (Steam Dreams)
- 61306 London Victoria (pu) - Brighton (break/rev) & Return
The Settle & Carlisle Winter Wonderland (UK Railtours)
- tba London Kings Cross (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Stevenge (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Doncaster - Leeds - Skipton - Hellifield - S&C - Appleby - Carlisle
- tba Carlisle - Hexham - Durham - York - Doncaster - Peterborough (sd) - Stevenage (sd) - Potters Bar (sd) - London Kings Cross
The Valentines Express (Vintage Trains)
- 4965 Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Nuneaton - Leicester - Sheet Stores to Stenson Junctions - Burton upon Trent - Tamworth - Coleshill Parkway (sd) - Tyseley Warwick Road
Additional Tour Information
28/11: now running to Oxford, out via Evesham and back through Banbury.
Added 09:03 on Friday 28th November 2014Valentines Express (Vintage Trains)
- 4965 Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill - Evesham - Oxford
- 4965 Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Tyseley
Snow On The Settle & Carlisle? (West Coast Railway Company)
- WCRC Class 47/57 Skegness (pu) - Wainfleet (pu) - Boston (pu) - Heckington (pu) - Sleaford (pu) - Lincoln (pu) - Gainsborough (pu) - Doncaster (pu) - Leeds - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle
- WCRC Class 47/57 Carlisle - Hexham - Durham - York - Doncaster (sd) - Gainsborough (sd) - Lincoln (sd) - Sleaford (sd) - Heckington (sd) - Boston (sd) - Wainfleet (sd) - Skegness
Sunday 15th February 2015
The Great North Of Scotland Reviver (Pathfinder Tours)
- 2x DBS Class 66 tnt Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Forth Bridge - Inverkeithing (pu) - Kirkcaldy - Tay Bridge - Dundee - Arbroath (pu) - Montrose - Aberdeen
- 2x DBS Class 66 tnt Aberdeen - Kittybrewster (rev) - Waterloo Goods Branch A.H.B. Siding (rev) - Kittybrewster - Dyce - Raith's Farm Terminal (rev) - South Arrival/Departure Line (rev) - Inverurie - Huntly - Keith Loop - Elgin (rev) - Elgin East Yard (rev) - Elgin
- 2x DBS Class 66 tnt Elgin - Keith (rev) - Dufftown branch platform (rev) - Huntly - Inverurie - Raith's Farm North & South Arrival Line/Departure Line - Dyce - Aberdeen - Craiginches Up Loop - Montrose - Arbroath - Dundee (sd) - Tay Bridge - Ladybank - Thornton Junction - Inverkeithing (sd) - Forth Bridge - Edinburgh Waverley
The Tin Bath (re-dated From 11th May, 25th May & 2 November) (Railway Touring Company)
- 44871 and 45407 Preston (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Denton - Stockport - Hazel Grove Chord - Chinley - Hope valley - Sheffield (break) - Meadowhall - Wombwell - Barnsley - Penistone - Denby Dale - Huddersfield - Brighouse - Hebden Bridge - Copy Pit - Accrington - Blackburn - Darwen - Bolton - Manchester Victoria s
- To be confirmed Manchester Victoria - Wigan North Western (sd) - Preston
Additional Tour Information
28/10: Tin Bath further postponed due to the proposed Fire Brigade Union's planned industrial action on that day-new date tba.
Added 14:57 on Tuesday 28th October 201417/10: now confirmed as running as advertised
Added 17:33 on Friday 17th October 2014Given the current issues with WCR steam operation on Network Rail's LNE route - confirmation on the routing of this tour is awaited.
Added 13:37 on Sunday 28th September 2014Monday 16th February 2015
Six Nations Welsh Rugby Supporters Train 2015 (Pathfinder Tours)
- To be confirmed Motherwell (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Crewe (sd) - Shrewsbury (sd) - Abergavenny (sd) - Pontypool & New Inn (sd) - Cwmbran (sd) - Newport (sd) - Cardiff Central (sd) - Bridgend (sd) - Neath (sd) - Llanelli (sd) - Carmarthen
Saturday 21st February 2015
Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard (West Coast Railway Company)
- WCRC 47/57 pool Doncaster (pu) - Retford (pu) - Newark (pu) - Grantham (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - St. Neots (pu) - Portsmouth & Southsea (sd) - Portsmouth Harbour (break/rev) & return
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International
India
India
Kenya
Uhuru: High speed rail system will raise Kenya's GDP by 1.5 pc (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation )
Mexico
5 Companies interested in Mexico bullet-train contract Fox News Latino
Aspects of Mexican train tender not fair: watchdog Taipei Times
Vietnam
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