A PASSENGER walks to the end of the platform and puts his hand out to flag down the ‘Denton Flyer’ as it comes into Britain’s least used railway station. Just one train service runs a week ...
Comprised of 180 overseas fans of Japanese rail lines primarily from Europe and the United States, the society was formed in Britain in 1991 to share the little-known attractions of Japan’s ...
But he doesn’t mind. While the public was to gradually fall out of love with British Rail as an organisation, its double arrow logo carried on, quietly working away as a beautifully simple and ...
UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy struck an upbeat tone in his keynote address at the Railway Industry Association’s annual conference on November 6, promising ‘a new start for rail’ and confirming ...
UK: British Steel has opened a £10m rail stocking facility at its Scunthorpe steelworks where the vast majority of rail laid in the UK is made. This provides a central location where rails can be ...
A £10m storage facility for steel rails used to make train tracks has opened in North Lincolnshire. Eleven multi-gantry hoists to move the rails have been installed at British Steel in Scunthorpe ...
Some rail providers are already engaging with similar schemes; Network Rail is currently supporting a £1m scheme to plant over 80,000 new trees and offset their own emissions. Meanwhile, initiatives ...
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British Steel has inaugurated a £10m rail stocking facility at its Scunthorpe site, which willbe the largest of its kind in the UK. As the nation's sole manufacturer of rail, the new hub is ...