Commuter trains are by their nature, well... how can I put this nicely? Boring as heck. They're designed to get you from one station to another station, normally crammed to gills (well, not so much at the moment), without any niceties. However, it seems that South Western Railway is trying to inject a little excitement in its new fleet of Class 701 trains - naming them … [Read more...]

There's one Eurostar service that is... a little odd - many due to immigration rules and it's the London to Amsterdam route. Whilst passengers can travel from London to Amsterdam, passengers could not travel from Amsterdam to London, without first taking a Thalys and clearing immigration in Brussels. Well, things will change on the 26th of October, with Eurostar being … [Read more...]

The UK is dotted with railway tracks and railways, some long, spanning from one of the country to the other, whilst some are a little shorter. Today, we're going to focus on a shorter railway lines - The Island Line, which operates on the Isle Of Wight. Island Line Class 483 - Image, South Western Railway The Island Line operates from Ryde Pier Head (at the north of … [Read more...]

Swiss International Air Lines is continuing to boost its Air-Rail links - with the announcement of a third service between Zurich and Geneva. Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300 - Image,Economy Class and Beyond The new service will offer ten trains a day with Swiss flight numbers attached to them. It will operate between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and … [Read more...]

Club Eurostar has announced some changes for those who travel aboard Eurostar. And whilst one of them maybe positive, the other will not be. Eurostar trains at London St Pancras - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The positive: Status extensionsLet's start with the positive - where Club Eurostar will offer five-month status extensions. These should be loaded in your Club … [Read more...]

Open Access operator Hull Trains are preparing to restart their train network from the 21st August. Hull Trains Class 802 - Image, Hull Trains Hull Trains serve the Hull area and East Riding, by providing direct train service to London (as opposed to travelling along the line and changing for an LNER service). Services will recommence  from Friday 21 August … [Read more...]

Editors note: I had this to publish last week, but things have been more than a little busy, that I forgot to hit the magic button. It's still relevant, so please enjoy. Alstom and Eversholt Rail are to push forward with their Hydrogen train conversion programme, by investing a further £1 million investment in British hydrogen trains, creating an entirely new class of … [Read more...]

Open Access operator Grand Central is preparing to reintroduce rail services between West Riding and North East to London. The services will restart from the 26th of July, with a "measured" return to service, with the following service pattern Two Return services a day between Bradford Interchange and King's Cross, calling at Bradford Interchange, Low Moor, Halifax, … [Read more...]

Editors note: I've been out and about today, so I'll be catching up with the news about a lot of England reopening from the 4th July much later on today. For now, lets talk trains... Upcoming open access operator East Coat Trains (not to be confused with the previous government-operated company East Coast) takes another step forward, with the first train being assembled by … [Read more...]

Face mask season is in full swing at the moment, with airlines threatening suspension of flying and governments threatening fine if you don't wear on on public transport. However, there is a little room for lightness, with Avanti West Coast adding new decals to two of their trains. Which now wears... a face mask. Two of the Class 390 Pendolino … [Read more...]