HomeRail News

Edinburgh trams turn a profit two years ahead of schedule

Rising passenger numbers and additional services have helped Edinburgh trams return an operating profit two years ahead of schedule. The network opened to the public...

Railway mountain challenge reaches fundraising summit

Railway mountaineers again took on the Three Peaks by Rail challenge in aid of Railway Children - the charity which supports vulnerable young people...

Lord Adonis: Politics shouldn’t get in the way of progress

Lord Andrew Adonis praised what he described as a ‘railway that fundamentally works’, addressing the Institute of Railway Operators’ (IRO) annual member’s lunch last...

Competitors rise to RailSport challenge

Back for 2017 in its new home of Loughborough University, the RailSport Games gave the industry's brightest sports stars the opportunity to bring back...

RSSB aims to make the UK a world-leading centre for railway excellence

A partnership between the RSSB, the rail supply industry and eight universities has secured £92 million to help make the UK a world-leading centre of...

Inside the Northern line extension

When the second phase of Battersea Power Station was completed in the 1950s - giving the building its iconic four chimneys - the site...

West Midlands scheme aims to give SMEs an advantage in HS2 procurement process

SMEs in the West Midlands will benefit from a new EU-funded pilot scheme that aims to help them capitalise on HS2 contracts. Phase 1 of...

Transport for London launches new Tube map to help people with claustrophobia

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new map that highlights underground sections of the network to help those with claustrophobia and anxiety. Set in the style of Harry...

Train companies introduce cheaper tickets that customers can buy 10 minutes before travel

Train companies across the country are adopting a new initiative to let customers buy cheaper advance tickets up to ten minutes before travel. First introduced by...

Capita appointed to provide audit services for RSSB’s Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme

The Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Capita to to provide audit of its Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS). RISQS helps suppliers sell to...

Crossrail engineers work around the clock to install overhead catenary system

Crossrail has released a series of photos revealing the work taken to install the line's overhead catenary system. A team of engineers are working all...

Theresa May opens new £4.5m railway sidings at Maidenhead

Prime minister Theresa May has opened a new railway sidings in her Maidenhead constituency. The £4.5 million sidings have been installed as part of Network Rail’s...

Alstom opens new £21m train modernisation centre in Widnes

The opening of a new £21 million train modernisation centre in Widnes, Chesire, is the start of a new Alstom legacy. That was the message...

Proposed upgrades could see Camden Town station treble in size

Transport for London (TfL) is asking for the public's feedback over plans to treble the size of Camden Town tube station. Under plans to radically...

Social enterprise for British veterans awarded Network Rail contract

A Kent social enterprise which employs British veterans has secured a multi-million pound Network Rail contract. Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, the manufacturing division of Royal...

This Scottish railway station is used by just three passengers a week

Commuters across Britain will be used to that early morning scene on the station platform as cyclists, last-minute ticket purchasers and morning gossipers all...

Amey becomes first rail infrastructure company to get rail franchising PQQ passport from DfT

Amey has become the first rail infrastructure company to be awarded a rail franchising pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) passport from the Department for Transport (DfT). On June 23,...

Tackling extremism in the workplace

Rail operators and security agencies discussed the measures they are taking to identify individuals who have expressed extremist views within their organisations during UIC...