RAILWAY NEWS
2009-04-18: Oulton Railway taking shape.
Oulton Railway has been running test trains on the new remodelled track
between Grand Avenue Central and Hanston Square.
Unfortunately we have lost Unnamed & Baby Junction in the process of the
remodelling however we will be providing local bus services to the affected
areas. The main line stays intact and can be seen on the new photos available on
the media page.
Sometime in May, there will be a special railtour hailing the re-opening of
the main line to passengers, check out the railtours
page.
2009-04-15: Oulton Railway replacement service
Due to the major engineering works taking place, with no passenger trains
running on our network for the moment, we have a replacement service running as
follows:
On weekdays (Monday-Friday) in the morning peak (7-9am) and evening peak
(5-7pm) we are providing a bus service between all stations running every 30
minutes. On Saturdays and during weekday offpeak, there will be a bus service
between all stations running every 60 minutes. On Sundays, there will be a horse
and cart service between all stations, running approximately every two hours
(allowing for rest stops along the way...).
We would like to thank our loyal passengers for being patient with us while
we rebuild our railway. We hope it won't be too long before we are running
regular passenger services.
Keep an eye out for special ticket offers for the special rail tour
to re-launch the railway in May.
New photos available on the media page.
2009-03-13: The Oulton Railway is changing
A new mainline track will be laid to improve reliability and future
viability. Baby Junction & Oulton Junction is closed. Gold Town will be renamed
as Littleham. More details coming soon.
2009-02-19: Fuchsia Rail
obtains electric locomotives
Fuchsia Rail, in addition to the Class
86, a Class 90 and a Class 87 has been delivered. The Class 86 and 87 have been
tested and smooth running so far in the trials. The Class 90 requires a little
attention from the Traction Motive Depot before being used full-time. An
HST has also been obtained, though one power car requires attention so in its
place a locomotive will be used to haul the trains.
2009-02-16: Oulton Rail
branches out to Norfolk
Oulton Rail has joined forces with
Norfolk-based Fuchsia Rail to bring electrically-modified
locomotives to the Oulton Railway. At present, FR has loaned their Class 08 for
shunting purposes. OR will be making use of newly acquired Class 86 'City of
London' very soon. FR is in the process of obtaining a Class 90 and a Class 87. Keep
your eyes open for more news soon.
2009-02-07: Oulton Rail closes
the railway for major engineering work
Due to power failures in recent days, that have been made
worse by the weather, Oulton Rail has taken the decision to renew the power
cables along the entire route of the railway. This means there are no services
until further notice.
2009-02-01: Oulton Trains
makes use of Class 170s
Oulton Trains acquires a new
three-car Class 170 in 'one'
livery and leases another two-car in Midland Mainline livery. These are in addition to
the already-owned Class 170 in Anglia Railways livery.
2009-01-28: Oulton Trains
Webcam on Windows Live Messenger
Its simple to view, just add
oultontrains@live.co.uk to your
Windows Live Messenger today and you will be able to see the Oulton
Railway in action. A highlights service will be added to our
website soon.
2009-01-27: Services cancelled
today
Oulton Trains
apologises for the inconvenience of cancelling all services
today, due to staff shortages. Passengers may use their
tickets bought for today on tomorrow's services.
2009-01-27: February Rover tickets
available for purchase & new running date system
Oulton Trains announced today new service
running dates, with Morning (AM) 0300-1500 & Afternoon (PM) 1500-0300 running.
You can purchase your rover tickets
online.
Lobster card holders still get 33% off all normal service ticket prices.
2009-01-25: New branch line
announced
Oulton Group has drawn up plans to add a
third branch to the Oulton Railway. The new terminus of this
branch will be called: Basketball Town
and will be connected to Gold Town.
Whilst the railway is being constructed, there will be morning and evening peak
bus replacement service, linking the two stations together.
2008-12-23: Oulton Group takes over and brings along a new 'Network
Express Turbo'
The now-privatised Oulton Railway is owned by the
Oulton Group, maintained by Oulton Rail,
passenger services run by Oulton Trains, postal services by the
Oulton Mail and freight services by Oulton Freight.
Replacement bus services are operated by Oulton Buses.
Oulton Group has purchased a new Class 166 Diesel Multiple
Unit from First Great Western to help improve services.
2008-03-24:
Oulton Trains purchases a new diesel locomotive
Oulton Group has acquired a Class 56 Diesel Locomotive from
Load-Haul.
 2008-03-03:
Oulton Group purchases new multiple unit
Oulton Group has acquired a Class 156 Diesel Multiple Unit from
Northern Rail.
2008-03-02: Oulton Trains launch successful
OT is now running on operating days the full timetable.
See pictures here.
2008-02-28: Spring 2008 Timetable now available online
You can now find the latest timetables for Spring in the Timetables section
of the website. They are valid until June. They include a full 7 day week
timetable, first time for Oulton Trains. The busiest days on the network will
be Sundays & Mondays, starting on March 2nd.
2008-02-25: New Day Rover Ticket available to purchase online
You can now purchase the Day Rover Ticket online for Normal Service Days,
Lobster users can also get their discount online. Day Rover Tickets can not be
used on Special Service Days.
2008-02-17: New TMD created in Watford & new stock for 2008 announced
This should help running, as the stock is now properly cleaned and oiled. The
first couple of rolling stock to be done: German Tram & Class 47 in 'one' livery
47718. have been properly overhauled. New stock for 2008 has so far equalled to
a 7 car Pendolino, 3 car 168, 2 car 155, class 50.
2008-01-15: January Railway Update
Oulton Rail announces new infrastructure .... Oulton Rail teams have
spent over 500 hours of manual time, building the Oulton Line to a
higher standard than High Speed One. Currently January 2008 most of the track
work is now in place, however there is still the building of stations, station
car parks, signalling and much more that is needed to run our wonderful
services. Our First running day will be March 2nd starting at 0800. See you
there!
2007-12-14:
Lobster discount card is now fully operational
You can purchase your tickets (with a Lobster discount card) for
normal services at staffed stations or onboard trains. Lobsters can also be used
online to purchase Railtour tickets.
2007-12-12:
Oulton Rail announces new infrastructure & Christmas Day Railtour
Oulton Rail has been working hard to bring back Oulton
Trains services to the tracks. Today, they have announced four new stations:
Dalesfleet, Baby Junction,
Hanston Square and an unnamed station along with plans for a new branch line from
Flower Village. There will be a signalling system installed eventually to control the busy lines with a signal box to keep the trains on time and in the right direction.
A branch line to the Coast from
Hanston Square will be built by the end of
February 2008, read the full press release here.
Oulton Rail is pleased to announce its first Railtour, the Progress Tour, find out more on the
Railtours page.
2007-11-18:
Oulton Rail track testing Today, Oulton Rail allowed
Oulton Trains to test some Multiple Units, Locomotives and Rolling Stock on the newly-laid track. Tests were successful, after
clearing leaves from the line which were causing some wheel-slip and power problems.
Here are some photos from the testing.
2007-09-27: Railway Gala Day
cancelled until Spring Unfortunately this event is cancelled.
2007-07-20: R.I.P. Treeland East Station Due to an increase in freight traffic in the Treeland East area, unfortunately this means for passengers that the station has been closed and re-developed as a Traction Maintenance Depot. The other stations on the railway are being upgraded along with extensive track renewal to allow for comfortable, reliable and safe journeys.
2007-05-16:
Oulton Rail upgrades tracks Oulton Rail has been working on non-running days to upgrade the track along the route. With a run-round loop to enable efficient use of the locomotive fleet.
2007-04-27: Car Park & Local Bus Service Improvements
Oulton Rail have improved the Car Park Surface outside Upper Treeland station, and would like to inform passengers of a new local low floor bus service to nearby Villages, which is operated by
Oulton Bus. Passengers can purchase 'through fare' tickets from the bus driver or at stations. The service will commence from Saturday 28th and runs on every railway operating date.
2007-04-27: Upper Treeland depot takes shape
Oulton Rail has been working on the Upper Treeland depot to store large container wagons for the newly created nearby Port that will increase Freight traffic and revenue for the railway.
2007-04-02:
Oulton Group buys new loco and multiple unit
Oulton Group has recently brought new trains to improve train
services for both Passengers and Freight:
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