Rail Press

The Greatest Gathering Commemorated At London Paddington Event Earlier today, a press event was held at London Paddington to commemorate the first anniversary of 'The Greatest Gathering', which took place at Derby Litchurch Lane on August 1st - 3rd 2025. 800012 recieved a commemorative vinyl featuring the numbers of every loco & unit at the event, as well as the logo. 390016 (390200) and 57604 also attended.  Photo by Phillip Haigh.

395008 Returns To SouthEastern After Major Collision Today, RailAdventure hauled 395008 back to Kent on 7Q95 08:22 Eastleigh Arlington (ZG) - Ashford Down Sidings , the unit, hauled by 2 Class 20s suffered a major collision in November 2024, destroying the front coach and forcing extensive repairs which were carried out in Eastleigh Arlington since December 2025. The unit should return to service soon.

Paignton Station Footbridge On Fire There have been confirmed reports that the footbridge at Paignton station has caught fire, from our current understanding no one is hurt or critically injured, however GWR have confirmed that inbound and outbound services will be cancelled or disrupted until at least 2PM today. The fire was put out at around 6AM this morning however a cause and other information are still being researched. We will provide further information when we have it. UPDATE 1 - 21/07/2026 (19:10)   We have seen reports that the station is unlikely to reopen today and should reopen sometime tommorow, despite damage to other sections of the station. UPDATE 2 - 22/07/2026 (13:15) This was confirmed by local police to be an arson attack, 3 teens have currently been let out on conditional bail until further questioning. Photo by Luke Cooper.

Ex-DRS Class 57s Sold It has officially been confirmed that 4 DRS Class 57/3s have been sold to various operators, after being listed for sale earlier this year. I've listed the locomotives below with who they've been sold to and in brackets the planned use.  57304 - West Coast Railways (Charter Use) 57307 - ROMIC Group (Hiring Services) 57308 - Locomotive Services (Charter Use) 57308 - ROMIC Group (Hiring Services) Photo by TheFlyingTornado.

First Class 175 Repainted Into GWR Livery Earlier today, rail enthusiast Mark Beal found 175103 wearing the GWR livery, marking the first of the class to wear it. The unit was found at Wolverton Works and is expected to be delivered to GWR in the coming weeks. Photos by Mark Beal.

'Hagley Hall' Reverses Into Shed On The SVR Reports are flooding in of a collision which took place last night on the Severn Valley Railway, this involved GWR Hall Class 4930 'Hagley Hall', which only returned to rails 3 years ago. The damage caused to the locomotive was extensive, a full list is added: • Tender Frames Bent • Tender Tank Damaged • Collapsed Brick Arch Inside The Fire Box • Multiple Broken Boiler Stays • Damage to a buffer stop, a workbench and crane. A further report detailing repair costs, a locomotive return ETA, and other details is yet to be determined. We sincerely hope that everyone involved is well. Photos by an unknown source.

First Anglia Units In GBR Revealed Earlier today, a press event was held at London Liverpool Street showcasing newly re-vinyled GBR units from Greater Anglia & C2C respectively. The units shown at the event were GA Class 720 - 720144 & 720501 C2C Class 357 - 357008 & 357020 It is confirmed that more 357 & 720 units will continue to recieve the Great British Railways livery as time progresses. We will keep you updated on further updates in regards to GBR and other rail news.  Photos from Network Rail's Press Centre.

Class 350/2s Confirmed For Northern Rail Northern Railway has confirmed that the full Class 350/2 fleet will be joining its electric operations, sitting alongside the existing Class 323s. All units will receive a £25 million refurbishment, including interior upgrades and reliability improvements, before entering regular service. The refurbished fleet is planned to enter service in late 2027. With some test runs having already taken place on the Glossop Line in Summer 2025. Source: Northern Rail Photo by an unknown user.