Helicopter on line

Author: railwatch - Published Sun 25 of Sep, 2005 19:54 BST - (3206 Reads)
The plan to rebuild the railway from Penrith to Keswick in the Lake District has been making progress thanks to a helicopter.

Amtrak boom

Author: railwatch - Published Sun 25 of Sep, 2005 16:28 BST - (3505 Reads)
The American rail network is learning to cope with bumper numbers of passengers following the terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center.

Rural rail success

Author: Jerry Alderson - Published Fri 15 of Jul, 2005 21:37 BST - (8068 Reads)
The Strategic Rail Authority has designated 56 rural lines as community railways in an attempt to increase their popularity. At least one line has seen phenomenal passenger growth after earlier being proposed for closure.

Fast link progress

Author: railwatch - Published Sat 23 of Apr, 2005 14:47 BST - (2877 Reads)
Digging has started in Hackney, east London, on the ventilation shaft for the £3.3billion second phase of the Channel Tunnel fast link.