A former UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) railway yard has been returned to active service. The site is at Eastriggs, on the border between Scotland…
The UK avoided a freight disaster forty years ago, thanks to a brilliant, but modest signalman. Commemoration has been made for the quick thinking and…
Exactly twelve months after the incident that wrecked infrastructure at Petteril Bridge Junction, Carlisle, in northwest England, the national inspectorate has released its final report.…
In the UK, there is growing speculation that the Borders Railway, which currently runs from Edinburgh to Tweedbank in Scotland, may be extended by sixty-six…
Direct lines are set to reopen between Carlisle and Newcastle and Carlisle and Skipton later this week after. The routes were closed by a major…
Initial hopes that the derailment at Carlisle would be resolved in a matters of days have resolved into weeks. The cement train that came off…
Hopes that the lines to the south east of Carlisle would be reinstated within one week have been dashed. Last week’s derailment of a fully…
Thursday night’s (20 October) freight derailment in Cumbria will have lasting effects on goods and passenger services south from the city of Carlisle for weeks…
A significant derailment involving a bulk cement train has blocked lines south and east of Carlisle, bringing significant disruption to all traffic between that northwest…
Well known for their glow-in-the-dark nuclear flask trains, Direct Rail Services are also the shining light behind some of Britain’s most vital supply services. In…