Train Operating Companies
Rail News
Swiss role for c2c
Top performer, c2c, has been named again as the most punctual train company in Britain over the past year.Results show that over the past...
People
Armitt to chair National Express
Sir John Armitt, the man who helped set up Network Rail and oversaw the hugely successful Olympic Delivery Authority will become the next chairman...
People
ScotRail takes on more apprentices
ScotRail has taken on a second tranche of recruits for its Modern Apprenticeship in Customer Service.The apprentices will study for an SVQ Level 2...
Franchise News
Laidlaw blames inadequate planning
Virgin Trains will continue to run West Coast rail services for the next 9 to 13 months, following a decision by transport secretary, Patrick...
Events
Olympic kit reunion for Team GB swimmer
Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson has been reunited with his Olympic kit which he left on a train thanks to keen nosed detective work...
Franchise News
Green Light for new Oxford – Marylebone Route
A new rail route between Oxford and London Marylebone via Bicester has finally been given the go ahead.The Secretary of State for Transport under...
Rail News
Northern sees number of female applicants soar
Northern Rail is stepping up its driver recruitment and training programme by attracting more women to the job.Over the past year the number of...
Rail News
Energy award for East Coast
East Coast has won an award for reducing energy use at its stations, depots and offices.The company has been awarded the Gold Carbon Saver...
Rail News
Rail Vehicle Enhancements 2012
All train operators strive to improve their passenger experience. Comfortable and happy passengers are likely to travel again, and it is a major way...
Franchise News
War in the West
Most rail chiefs will tell you the most important people in a railway company are the staff. A company like Virgin Trains or First...
Infrastructure
Formal proposal for RDG
The Rail Delivery Group will be given added powers and placed on a more formal footing as the government ramps up plans for closing...
Rail News
Local energy for Earlestown
Railway staff and volunteers have been sprucing up historic Earlestown station in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside.The clean-up is part of a community project aimed at improving...
People
East Coast went M.A.D
East Coast has adopted the Railway Children as its corporate charity of choice.The news comes shortly after East Coast took part in the international...
People
ScotRail staff in Sleeper service pyjama party
Staff at ScotRail in Fife helped boost public awareness of sleeper services to and from London recently.Dressed in pyjamas, sleeping gowns and night caps...
Rail News
App’y ScotRail
ScotRail is launching its first-ever mobile website, following a spectacular increase in passengers using smartphones and iPads to visit its site.The new website offers...
Rail News
East Coast madness
Thousands of passengers helped raise £10,000 in just one day to make a difference to children living on the streets.More than 40 directors and...
Rail News
Community Rail Partnership builds success
Ireland’s first community rail partnership has recorded a notable success.Last month Iarnród Éireann started running a new through Intercity service from Limerick to Dublin...
Rail Business
Discussing Devolution
Nigel Wordsworth reportsDevolution is defined as the transfer of powers from a central organisation to local units.It was also the name given to a...
