MODEL railway fans are steaming after Hornby released a new toy train costing £550. They slammed the price tag of the Avanti West Coast-liveried Class 805 as “ridiculous”. Model railway fans ...

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 1 to 3 inclusive, the Alstom site will be home to the UK's largest temporary ... by some of the biggest names in model railways – including a section ...

Bachmann Europe has announced the addition of an OO scale model of a Class 74 Electro-Diesel Locomotive for its EFE Rail range. Class 74 electro-diesel locomotives were originally as built as Class 71 ...

With the launch of the Azuma high-speed train set, Hornby is following the national railway network. For many years, the iconic Class 43 InterCity ... icon of modern British rail travel, and we know ...

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has announced that it will host the UK’s largest ever gathering of historic ... Elsewhere, layouts staged by some of the biggest names in model ...

For those lucky enough to secure a standard-class seat reservation ... presented a 1:1 scale 9m-long model of their concept at InnoTrans, with visitors to the trade show invited to step onboard to see ...

Covid-19 spelt the end of the British ... the South Western Railway (SWR) franchise. Transport secretary, Mr Grant Shapps, said at the time that the findings of a review led by Mr Keith Williams would ...

The four new SSBNs (known as ‘bombers’ in British parlance) will replace the Vanguard class that entered service in the 1990s. The impressive model of how the new Dreadnought is expected to look was ...

You know things are bad on Britain’s railways when passengers launch their own train company out of sheer frustration. That’s what’s happened in the West Country, where the UK’s first ...

Hampshire residents will have the chance to grab themselves bargain rail tickets for a host of destinations - including London. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...

BRITAIN'S busiest railway line is set for a decade of severe disruption. The once-in-a-generation upgrades to 150 miles of Network Rail's west coast main line are due to begin in 2026 - costing an ...

If successful, the technology is expected to be rolled out to other bridges in Grantham. Credit: Network Rail. UK’s Network Rail is set to trial a new technology designed to reduce train delays ...