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Numbers soar at Parkway

East Midlands Parkway is celebrating its third birthday. Record numbers of passengers have used the station in the last year. Since 2009, the station’s first...

New team at Greater Anglia

Ruud Haket (above), who led Abellio’s successful bid for the Greater Anglia franchise, heads a new team as managing director. The team includes: • Andrew...

Rail rescue for school kids

School children who have been let down by their local council and had their bus service withdrawn are turning to rail to get them...

Translink ticks m-ticketing

Rail passengers in Northern Ireland can now use Translink’s new mobile phone ticketing system, mLink. Passengers can buy, receive and display an electronic ticket on...

Olympian role for Andrew

Andrew Williams has been appointed c2c’s new Olympics Project Manager. He will be liaising with Network Rail, Transport for London, ODA, LOCOG and the British...

Alexandra Burke helps ‘break the silence’

British pop star, Alexandra Burke, Railway Children’s UK Ambassador, has visited her old secondary school in Islington to help launch new services to support...

Virgin Trains pays Government £110m

Virgin Trains has paid the Government £110 million this year - in stark contrast to last year’s figure when the train operator received a...

CrossCountry Trains donate to local children’s hospital

Staff at the head office of Birmingham-based CrossCountry Trains have donated nearly £1,300 to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The donation goes towards the Hospital’s Heart Appeal...

Six new conductors start at NXEA

National Express East Anglia Conductor Manager John Bellchamber has presented six new conductors with certificates marking the completion of their training at a graduation...