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Grand Central 180108 now holds the British speed record using the European Train Control System, having reached 125mph during main-line tests in August.

London Northwestern Railway has extended its £1 ticket offer on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford until November.

Five Type 5 freight locomotives from GB Railfreight and Cappagh starred on a Branch Line Society charter from Derby to Hove and back on August 3.

Britain’s trade union movement has called on the Labour government to expand publicly-owned freight operations and end the “profiteering” of rolling stock ownership companies.

A series of charter trains ran over two days on August 17/18, raising more than £30,000 for charity to commemorate 50 years of Drax Power Station.

Businesses invited to donate prizes to the Railway Ball Auction, in support of the Railway Children charity.

Locomotive Services Limited, through its InterCity brand, ran the first muti-traction tour using all preserved former BR heritage locomotives on August 10.

Preserved 08888 has gone on hire at Wolverton Works, replacing 09009.

A historic milestone has been reached in the ongoing construction of HS2. On September 5, contractors working on the Colne Valley viaduct in South Hertfordshire successfully lowered the final deck segment into place, solidifying its position as the longest rail bridge in the United Kingdom.

New apps from Govia Thameslink Railway now allow commuters to buy and store season tickets on their smartphones for Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services.