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Compass Tours have announced their 2011 excursion programme... http://www.compasstoursbyrail.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=16

37419 has failed on the climb north to Beattock whilst working the 6S51 Carlisle-Mossend job due to loss of coolant and overheating as a result. 66420 has/is to provide assistance into the loop where a DBS engine will haul the failed noseped forward. The 1S49 Euston-Glasgow Pendo is stuck behind...

This tour, originally scheduled to run on Saturday 6th June using 86101 and 86260 has been postponed until a later date. Statement extracted from the Northern Charters website www.northerncharters.co.uk Urgent notice from Northern Charters regarding the “Ayr Brush” 06/06/09. We are...

Before last year's ticket simplification, I understand that on weekday's you couldn't buy a ticket with a 16-25 railcard discount before 10am on most walk-on tickets unless it was in July or August. Since then I have noticed that Northern now seem to allow 16-25 discounts after 9.30am, and while...

Will tonight be doing time for the many, well-known crimes committed... http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/3724910.___Orgy_of_offending____by_railway_cheat/

Photos from today taken at Stableford and Acton Bridge now online... http://alexroberts.fotopic.net/c1486611.html Including Swift Rail's 86233 being taken from Oxley TMD to Crewe IEMD behind 66025, and Acton Bridge sightings 37405, 60044, 66413, 90024 and 90047.

I've heard the whispers that the 90 + Mk.3 set currently on lease to Virgin for Euston-Brum turns could be heading up to Preston on Thursday on a relief train in time for the Easter weekend. Does anyone know whether this is true, and if so do they know the timings and the days it is running...

Hi All Here's the photos taken today of 47773 + 86259 on the Turnaround movement as part of Vintage Trains' "Les Ross's Daytripper" railtour. Other photos include 158752 now in 3-car formation, and 90028 parked in the Res platform with the Caledonian Sleeper train...