• Home

  • News - The Railway Terminus

  • Videos

  • Subscribe

  • Contact

  • More

  • More

    • All Posts
    • Bala Lake Railway
    • Battery/Electric Trains
    • Books
    • Cardiff
    • Churnet Valley Railway
    • Computers/WiFi
    • Cornwall
    • Cotswold Rail
    • Crossrail
    • Dartmouth Steam Railway
    • Devon
    • Diesels
    • Dorset
    • East West Rail
    • East Somerset Railway
    • Employment
    • Environment
    • First Group
    • Freight
    • GB Railfreight
    • Great Western Railways
    • Health & Safety
    • HS2
    • Hydrogen Trains
    • Infrastructure
    • Investment/Funding
    • Level Crossings
    • Metro Systems
    • Network Rail
    • New Rolling Stock
    Search
    Major Step Forward for £7.1 million Railway Station Upgrade
    rodneypitt9
    • 3 hours ago
    • 2 min

    Major Step Forward for £7.1 million Railway Station Upgrade

    Plans for a £7.1 million upgrade of Pontypool and New Inn railway station have taken a major step forward after Torfaen council agreed to...
    0 views0 comments
    Llangollen Railway Board vows to Fight for Line’s Survival
    rodneypitt9
    • 4 hours ago
    • 2 min

    Llangollen Railway Board vows to Fight for Line’s Survival

    According to the latest report in the Shropshire Star, the trust behind Llangollen’s steam railway has pledged that it will try to work w...
    0 views0 comments
    rodneypitt9
    • a day ago
    • 2 min

    Government Offers £30 million Support for Rail Training Centre of Excellence

    A £30 million UK Government contribution to a planned rail testing complex between Neath Port Talbot and Powys has been welcomed by the l...
    0 views0 comments
    Longer Platform 4 at Swansea
    rodneypitt9
    • a day ago
    • 3 min

    Longer Platform 4 at Swansea

    Construction of a new, longer platform 4 at Swansea station is underway, following a month of demolition work to remove and recycle the o...
    0 views0 comments
    Protech Training Academy - Further Education Links with Industry for 11 New Apprentices
    rodneypitt9
    • a day ago
    • 4 min

    Protech Training Academy - Further Education Links with Industry for 11 New Apprentices

    One of the largest further education colleges in South Wales has teamed up with leading rail industry names to train the next generation ...
    0 views0 comments
    Public Support Grows for Struggling Llangollen Railway!
    rodneypitt9
    • 2 days ago
    • 2 min

    Public Support Grows for Struggling Llangollen Railway!

    According to a report in the Shropshire Star, the public is rallying to support the debt-laden Llangollen Railway. News that the Llangoll...
    1 view0 comments
    Tanat Valley To Reopen This Year
    rodneypitt9
    • 2 days ago
    • 2 min

    Tanat Valley To Reopen This Year

    Adrian Semmence and Mark Hignett on one of the largest monorail engines in the collection... Although the Tanat Valley Light Railway near...
    0 views0 comments
    A Coat of Paint Saves £40 million!
    rodneypitt9
    • 4 days ago
    • 3 min

    A Coat of Paint Saves £40 million!

    In a world first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge us...
    0 views0 comments
    Llangollen Railway PLC asks Bank to Appoint Receiver
    rodneypitt9
    • 5 days ago
    • 2 min

    Llangollen Railway PLC asks Bank to Appoint Receiver

    Llangollen Railway has today, Monday 1st March 2021, issued a formal announcement about its future. It reads: "It is with great regret th...
    1 view0 comments
    Oswestry Mayor Pledges Letter of Support for Railways Plan
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 25
    • 2 min

    Oswestry Mayor Pledges Letter of Support for Railways Plan

    The trains that would link Gobowen and Oswestry. Oswestry's mayor has assured a railway group trying to connect the town to the national ...
    0 views0 comments
    Pontypool & New Inn Railway Station Upgrade Costs Soar
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 25
    • 2 min

    Pontypool & New Inn Railway Station Upgrade Costs Soar

    Pontypool & New Inn station Plans to upgrade facilities at Pontypool and New Inn railway station are on course to cost more than double t...
    1 view0 comments
    Vale of Rheidol Railway to restore Victorian Locomotive
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 24
    • 2 min

    Vale of Rheidol Railway to restore Victorian Locomotive

    The Manning Wardle "Jubilee 1897" has been sold to the Vale of Rheidol Railway When a heritage railway reopens later this year, it will h...
    1 view0 comments
    Historic Railway Arches in Cardiff set to be turned into Cafes and Shops
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 24
    • 2 min

    Historic Railway Arches in Cardiff set to be turned into Cafes and Shops

    The railway arches behind hoarding around the office block construction site Picture: Alex Seabrook. Historic railway arches in Cardiff, ...
    0 views0 comments
    Holiday Let or New Railway?
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 24
    • 2 min

    Holiday Let or New Railway?

    There are concerns that Derry Ormond railway halt at Bettws Bledrws will be converted into a holiday let and that this could impact upon ...
    0 views0 comments
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 9
    • 3 min

    RIA Devolution Week to Discuss and promote key rail issues ahead of elections

    The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body for the rail supply community, has launched a ‘Devolution Week’ involving...
    1 view0 comments
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 9
    • 3 min

    MPs Examining Welsh Railway Infrastructure

    In 2020, it was announced that a UK Government Enquiry had been set up to look into how levels of funding for Welsh railway projects are ...
    5 views0 comments
    Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership
    rodneypitt9
    • Feb 9
    • 2 min

    Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership

    THE Wales and Borders rail franchise - which runs trains running through north Shropshire - has been taken into public ownership by the W...
    0 views0 comments
    The 200 New Train Driver Jobs for Wales Still on Track
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 27
    • 3 min

    The 200 New Train Driver Jobs for Wales Still on Track

    Around 200 new train drivers are wanted in Wales (Image: Birmingham Mail) The creation of 200 new train driver jobs in Wales is still on ...
    4 views0 comments
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 27
    • 1 min

    Rail Services from Machynlleth to Pwllheli Resume

    RAIL services from Machynlleth to North Wales have resumed following flooding and subsequent damage caused by Storm Christoph. Transport ...
    1 view0 comments
    New train station in Cardiff takes major step forward
    rodneypitt9
    • Jan 21
    • 2 min

    New train station in Cardiff takes major step forward

    Plans for a new Cardiff Parkway train station in the east of the city have taken a major step forward this week. The train station would ...
    2 views0 comments
    {"items":["60435f4b9208d80015f4adca","60435810b857c10015f8a037","60422d61855b1d0015f98dba","60421feddc888d0016b36853","60421ddf41a776002b758973","60410ab13a477500151ad6f2","6040c84cf44276005708672e","603e178e1562350015033100","603d006f5d0741005792084a","6037dd26092df400177ddeda","603796df0078c30017186b6d","603674ca17131b0017995b31","60366fdc4a4a570017eea619","60366e579cd63200170ff62e","6022afa59441390017001d32","6022aad7e55f5e001703af76","60229c3f3835c800173a5460","601166b378cf920017a93401","60114e88b19bc70018ab808d","6009b0d963fd00001779407a"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(230, 230, 230, 0.75)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}
    1
    2