As safety is paramount in the Rail Industry, recruitment specialist MPI choose to reward good safety practices with its own Safety Awards.
The most recent winner is Kevin Roberts,...
A £1.5 million investment by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has given a big boost to plans to build a new station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle area.
Metro...
Network Rail has become the first railway company in the world to set ambitious Science-Based Targets to limit global warming.
This means that the company will be the first...
A facelift of Balham station is currently underway and will end in Spring 2021. The £2.6 million revamp will focus on improving several features of the station, including:
Platform...
The Royal British Legion has launched its annual ‘Poppy Day’ appeal at London Waterloo station.
A suitably socially distanced event saw armed forces personnel attend alongside volunteers to raise...
With LED lights now being so much more efficient than the old incandescent and florescent options, Network Rail’s Wessex Route is rewiring and relighting its stations to save as much as 25%...
Atkins has announced that Dave Bennett will be joining as operations, improvements & innovation director for its UK and Europe business on 4 January 2021.
His previous role was...
InnoTrans, the world’s leading trade fair for transport technology, has been postponed until September 2022.
Normally held every two years in September, InnoTrans was due to be held at...
As more people turn to cycling as both ‘green’ transport and a way to keep fit, Greater Anglia is improving cycle parking at four stations – including building a secure cycle compound...
One of Portsmouth’s most prominent Victorian railway structures is to get some vital engineering attention in January 2021.
Built in 1876, the Landport Viaduct supports two platforms at Portsmouth...
The success of South Yorkshire’s Tram Train service has resulted in it being used as a blueprint to benefit future UK transport schemes, as a two-year pilot to test the pioneering technology...
Eridge station in East Sussex has a new footbridge after Network Rail completed a £1.8 million project.
Eridge station serves the rural district in East Sussex with Southern trains...
As many delays to trains are caused by cable theft – signalling and power cables often contain copper - scrap yards across the West Midlands and Warwickshire have been visited by Network...
Network Rail will be upgrading track near Bootle station on five consecutive Sundays from 15 November to 13 December. Buses will replace trains between Sellafield and Millom while the railway is closed.
The Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire is pressing ahead with plans to make this year extra special for children and their families.
A panto-style experience will include the usual...
TransPennine Express (TPE) passengers whose journeys are delayed can now choose to donate their Delay Repay compensation to charity.
Anyone who experiences a delay of 15 minutes or more...
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has announced that it is looking into the derailment of a passenger train at Bognor Regis on 22 October.
At about 05:11, the 05:05...
The project to modernise and expand Bank Underground station in London has reached a major milestone as tunnelling work is now complete.
The tunnelling, which forms part of the...
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall has visited London Paddington to thank station workers for their extraordinary commitment in keeping passengers safe throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
She met with station...
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) have signed a recognition agreement for Operational Control staff based at Three Bridges, Victoria and York.
The recognition...
Twenty years ago, on 17 October 2000, a train derailed just south of Hatfield station while travelling at around 115mph. Four people died, 70 were injured.
The accident was...
Planning permission has been granted for two new railway stations on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line, marking a major milestone in the project to restore passenger services to this part of the...
The world’s first preserved railway is one of 50 heritage and steam railways across the UK that is receiving support from a leading independent lubricants company.
The seven-mile Talyllyn...
