The contract includes the provision of ‘Thunderbird’ Rescue and Recovery Locomotives between London and Newcastle. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/3-year-contract-awarded-to-colas-rail.html #class_67 #ColasRail #EastCoastMainLine #london #NetworkRail
3 year contract awarded to Colas Rail
A new contract has been signed between Colas Rail UK and Network Rail.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The contract includes the provision of ‘Thunderbird’ Rescue and Recovery Locomotives between London and Newcastle. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/3-year-contract-awarded-to-colas-rail.html #class_67 #ColasRail #EastCoastMainLine #london #NetworkRail
Would you like to know if the train is due to pass through your local station? https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/steam-locomotive-35028-clan-line-to-visit-hampshire-this-saturday.html #basingstoke #botley #ClaphamJunction #class_67 #croydon #EastCroydon #ford #fratton #hampshire
Steam locomotive 35028 Clan Line to visit Hampshire this Saturday
35028 Clan Line will be visiting Hampshire this weekend as it hauls UK Railtours’ Portsmouth Pullman on the 15th November. Departing London Victoria at 09:32, the train will pass through Tulse Hill (09:48), Wimbledon (10:01), Woking (10:41), Basingstoke (11:18), Botley (11:57) and Havant at 12:38. Here, the train reverses. With…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Charity rail tour from North to South Wales https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/charity-rail-tour-from-north-to-south-wales.html #bangor #BranchLineSociety #charity #chester #class_67 #ColwynBay #crewe #gwynedd #holyhead #LlandudnoJunction #newport #prestatyn
Charity rail tour from North to South Wales
On Saturday, 25th April, the Branch Line Society is running the “Gerald of Wales / Y Gerallt Gymro” special train from Holyhead to Swansea.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Charity rail tour from North to South Wales https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/charity-rail-tour-from-north-to-south-wales.html #bangor #BranchLineSociety #charity #chester #class_67 #ColwynBay #crewe #gwynedd #holyhead #LlandudnoJunction #newport #prestatyn
They have announced that ‘Hymek’ D7018 will join a Class 67, which is joining courtesy of DB Cargo, at the festival. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/d7018-to-appear-at-the-severn-valley-railway.html #class_67 #d7018 #DbCargo #depg #SevernValleyRailway
D7018 to appear at the Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is hosting its Spring Diesel Festival from the 14th to the 17th of May.
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March 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
They have announced that ‘Hymek’ D7018 will join a Class 67, which is joining courtesy of DB Cargo, at the festival. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/d7018-to-appear-at-the-severn-valley-railway.html #class_67 #d7018 #DbCargo #depg #SevernValleyRailway
Luxury train to pass through Oxfordshire this Wednesday https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/luxury-train-to-pass-through-oxfordshire-this-wednesday.html #belmond #bracknell #ClaphamJunction #class_67 #didcot #DidcotParkway #feltham #LocoStop #london #LondonVictoria #oxford
Luxury train to pass through Oxfordshire this Wednesday
The Belmond British Pullman is set to run again this Wedneday (12th February 2025) and will visit Oxfordshire.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Luxury train to pass through Oxfordshire this Wednesday https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/luxury-train-to-pass-through-oxfordshire-this-wednesday.html #belmond #bracknell #ClaphamJunction #class_67 #didcot #DidcotParkway #feltham #LocoStop #london #LondonVictoria #oxford
The Royal Family has announced that they plan to withdraw the Royal Train from 2027, when the contract expires. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/07/end-of-the-line-for-the-royal-train-as-withdrawal-announced.html #class_67 #DbCargoUk
End of the line for the Royal Train as withdrawal announced
The Royal Family has announced that they plan to withdraw the Royal Train from 2027, when the contract expires. Decommisioning of the train will commence during the year, and the decision has been made due to the cost of storage and maintenance versus the level of use it gets. According…
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July 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Royal Family has announced that they plan to withdraw the Royal Train from 2027, when the contract expires. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/07/end-of-the-line-for-the-royal-train-as-withdrawal-announced.html #class_67 #DbCargoUk
Four visiting locomotives announced for Severn Valley Diesel Gala https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/four-visiting-locomotives-announced-for-severn-valley-diesel-gala.html #class_55 #class_57 #class_67 #d7018 #DbCargo #Deltic_55009Alycidon #DelticPreservationSociety #SevernValleyRailway
Four visiting locomotives announced for Severn Valley Diesel Gala
The Severn Valley Railway has announced four visiting locomotives for its Spring Diesel Festival, which will run from Thursday, 14th May until Sunday, 17th May 2026. A Class 67 will visit thanks to DB Cargo, marking the first 67 to appear at an event. Also visiting will be Hymek D7018,…
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March 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Four visiting locomotives announced for Severn Valley Diesel Gala https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/four-visiting-locomotives-announced-for-severn-valley-diesel-gala.html #class_55 #class_57 #class_67 #d7018 #DbCargo #Deltic_55009Alycidon #DelticPreservationSociety #SevernValleyRailway
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Luxury train to pass through Dover this Thursday
The Belmond train is running once again this Thursday (27th February 2025). The Class 67 hauled train will depart London Victoria at 10:59 and will pass through Denmark Hill (11:10), Bellingham (11:23), Swanley (11:42), Rochester (12:09), Faversham (12:38) and Dover Priory (13:20). After 20 minutes in Dover, the train will…
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February 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Would you like to know if the train is due to pass through your local station? https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/luxury-train-to-pass-through-dover-this-thursday.html #ashford #AshfordInternational #bellingham #belmond #brixton #class_67 #denmark #DenmarkHill #dover