rodneypitt9Nov 11, 20212 minCombe Rail on Track for Tawlink Dave Griffin, North Devon Gazette Combe Rail trustees Barry Hodgson, David Luggar and John Burch with plans for the proposed Tarka Trail...
rodneypitt9Jul 27, 20212 minORR’s assessment of Network Rail’s Wales and Western region finds it successfully delivered The Office of Rail and Road’s annual assessment of Network Rail’s performance shows the Wales and Western region was able to complete...
rodneypitt9Jul 22, 20212 minSignal hit by a boat is replaced with a Folding Signal!Colas Rail UK’s signalling team has completed a rapid turnaround to replace a damaged signal 11 weeks from the contract award. On the...
rodneypitt9Jul 9, 20213 minNetwork Rail Purchases Okehampton Line and StationAnother ‘key’ milestone in reopening the Dartmoor Line has been reached with the completion of the purchase of the railway and Okehampton...
rodneypitt9Jun 23, 20213 minOkehampton Remembered!1972: It was the year the Watergate Scandal broke, Emmerdale Farm first appeared on our TV screens, Mary Peters won pentathlon gold at...
rodneypitt9Jun 22, 20212 minGraffiti hotspots tidied up in major cleaning blitz on the railwayCommunities across the south west are to benefit from a tidier, cleaner-looking railway following a spring clean of graffiti-affected...
rodneypitt9Jun 22, 20213 minLow-Carbon Concrete Turns Dawlish Sea Wall a Greener Shade of GreyA rail resilience project reduces carbon impact by two-thirds with use of low carbon concrete leading to a 1,130-tonne carbon dioxide...
rodneypitt9Jun 22, 20212 minRoyal Train carrying the Queen seen travelling through Devon and SomersetThe Queen was spotted travelling through Somerset on board the Royal Train towards Cornwall where the G7 Summit is under way. A video...
rodneypitt9Jun 1, 20212 minWork progressing at pace on new Marsh Barton rail stationWork on the new Marsh Barton rail station, which began in April, is progressing at pace. Preparatory works to the site, near to the...
rodneypitt9May 11, 20213 minMinister calls on Hitachi and train operators to end disruption and looks at CompensationRail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has called on train manufacturer Hitachi to set out a safety inspection plan and long-term repair...
rodneypitt9May 8, 20212 minRock Fall Shelter Plans ApprovedTeignbridge District Council has approved Network Rail’s proposal to extend an existing rockfall shelter over the railway line between...
rodneypitt9May 8, 20212 minHitachi HST's Doing a Cracking Job for GWR and LNER ServicesSignificant rail disruption is expected after two major operators announced they have cancelled high-speed trains over fears of cracks in...
rodneypitt9Apr 9, 20212 minSDR on the Move!This photo at Buckfastleigh was taken on the first full training run for footplate staff and guards with an empty passenger train which...
rodneypitt9Apr 9, 20212 minAccess Improved at St James ParkPassengers will benefit from having better access when boarding and leaving trains following the completion of upgrades to the platforms...
rodneypitt9Apr 8, 20214 minSouth Devon Railway Fights back(Andy Lock) After more than a year of being closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the South Devon Railway has announced a programme of...
rodneypitt9Mar 25, 20212 minBullhead’s Best for BuckfastleighBritish Steel’s ongoing support for UK heritage railways has continued with a sizeable delivery of brand new, 95 pound/ metre, or 47.07...
rodneypitt9Mar 19, 20213 minGovernment's £40 million to reopen First Line under Restore Your Railway SchemeThe Okehampton to Exeter line is the first railway line to be reopened and "will quite literally lay the tracks to more jobs, tourism and...
rodneypitt9Mar 15, 20213 minRestoring Your Railway Fund - Round 3 Bids ReceivedThe Department for Transport is two thirds through its £500 million Restoring Your Railway Fund. The Fund is now closed for any further...
rodneypitt9Mar 4, 20212 minOkehampton Line could return from May after Budget boost!Ex-Southern Railway ‘N’ Class 2-6-0 No 31845 passes the car dock at Okehampton station with a train from Exeter on August 29, 1964. The...
rodneypitt9Feb 25, 20213 minPlans Submitted for Rockfall Shelter Extension in DevonAn artist's impression of the proposed shelter Network Rail has submitted plans to Teignbridge District Council to extend an existing...