Solar sparks effect
Published Fri 06 of Jun, 2014 10:12 BST - (5510 Reads) -The South Tynedale Railway plans to be the first railway in the world to offer a solar-powered public transport service, using battery-electric locomotives like these. (Photograph: Clayton)
Back to the Future
Published Thu 05 of Jun, 2014 16:48 BST - (4801 Reads) -Goods delivery vans return to Euston once more as TNT Express tests combined use of rail and road for inner London deliveries. (Photo TNT)
Inter-city mock-up
Published Sat 31 of May, 2014 20:58 BST - (4416 Reads) -A mock-up of the inter-city express driver’s cab at the DCA workshop in Warwick. Photo by DCA Design International.
Heritage link-up
Published Wed 28 of May, 2014 20:10 BST - (4474 Reads) -Serco sleepers
Published Wed 28 of May, 2014 17:14 BST - (6666 Reads) -Inverurie celebration
Published Wed 28 of May, 2014 16:02 BST - (6035 Reads) -Business hears Railfuture
Published Fri 23 of May, 2014 12:54 BST - (4651 Reads) -Chris Austin of Railfuture addressed the Essex Institute of Directors at Marks Tey yesterday morning alongside Chris Dulake, the Engineering Director of Crossrail, raising the status of Railfuture in their eyes. (Artist impression: L & Q and Countryside properties plan for new Chelmsford neighbourhood Beaulieu Park station.)
Thameslink winner
Published Fri 23 of May, 2014 09:45 BST - (5080 Reads) -The Department for Transport today announced its intention to award the new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise to Govia Thameslink Railway Limited.
Belfast airport rail link
Published Wed 21 of May, 2014 10:38 BST - (5267 Reads) -Rail investment plans for Northern Ireland published this week could mean the first new rail lines since the closures of the 1960s will be built in the province, including a link to Belfast International Airport.
Botanic station Belfast. Photo by Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Botanic station Belfast. Photo by Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Annual Draw Results
Published Wed 07 of May, 2014 11:52 BST - (4218 Reads) -The Railfuture Annual Draw is open to members, supporters and the public alike. Tickets are distributed each year with Railwatch. Proceeds are used to boost the Railfuture Fighting Fund.
Future freight
Published Wed 07 of May, 2014 10:41 BST - (5045 Reads) -The 22nd Annual Rail Freight Group Conference will be held on 4th June from 9:30 until 17:50 at Dentons in London.
Cheaper freight rates
Published Mon 28 of Apr, 2014 18:40 BST - (4774 Reads) -The European Commission and the Rail Freight Group both welcome Eurotunnel's plan to reduce freight charges by up to 50%. (Photograph: Launch of intermodal freight service on Channel Tunnel rail link in 2011, by Ray King.)
Bridge to the future
Published Mon 28 of Apr, 2014 16:22 BST - (5085 Reads) -London's new station
Published Sun 27 of Apr, 2014 17:44 BST - (5035 Reads) -On song for rail
Published Sat 26 of Apr, 2014 18:32 BST - (6447 Reads) -Right answer for Wisbech
Published Wed 09 of Apr, 2014 16:43 BST - (5799 Reads) -Mott McDonald have completed a wider cost benefits study showing a benefit/cost ratio of 3.0 for Wisbech reopening, overturining the previous study by Atkins. North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay (right, with Patrick McLoughlin) described the new report as a game-changer.
East Coast challenge
Published Mon 07 of Apr, 2014 14:58 BST - (5859 Reads) -High Speed Hastings
Published Mon 31 of Mar, 2014 16:15 BST - (18892 Reads) -Journey times between Hastings and London will be slashed when new trains capable of 140 mph are introduced in little more than five years time. Railfuture member Roger Blake presented Amber Rudd MP with a model of a Javelin train at the Hastings Rail Summit today to celebrate the announcement by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
Airport rail campaign
Published Wed 26 of Mar, 2014 13:59 GMT - (8445 Reads) -Strike a chord
Published Mon 24 of Mar, 2014 18:04 GMT - (6763 Reads) -Railfuture’s campaigns, opinions and successes are often reported by the press and media, see Railfuture in the news.