A key rail link – closed by Mrs Thatcher’s government 20 years ago – may reopen if Arriva wins the Trans-Pennine Express franchise.

The new Railfuture web site of the Railway Development Society has been launched.

In a major announcement, the Railway Development Society has adopted a new public name and a new image - clean, fresh and bold.

New green-friendly shunting locomtives are being built in Canada to reduce polluting emissions and offset the effects of global warming.