While passenger services have been cut back due to the
Coronavirus epidemic, rail’s freight services have been carrying on regardless.
On the Great Western main line...
In a move to continue support its suppliers and communities
during the Coronavirus outbreak, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is
supplying fresh sandwiches, that would otherwise...
Southeastern has confirmed that the Department for Transport
(DfT) has awarded a Direct Award Contract that will allow the Southeastern
franchise to continue operating until 16...
Train operator First Group has signed a new direct award
agreement with the Department for Transport (DfT) to continue operating Great
Western Railway (GWR) services until...
Infrarail, the UK’s leading showcase of railway
infrastructure technology and expertise, has been postponed following the
escalation of COVID-19 in Europe. The exhibition will now be...
Network Certification Body (NCB), which provides a
system-wide approach to railway assurance and certification on infrastructure,
vehicle and freight projects, has announced the appointment of Neil...
Govia Thameslink Railway has announced that from Monday, 30
March, the Gatwick Express service will be temporarily suspended until further
notice, in response to a significant...
The current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has put many
strains on society. Large numbers of people are working from home or otherwise
quarantining themselves, either as a...
Responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, rail recruitment specialist Morson Group is preparing to supply its 3,000 remote workers with early intervention technology that...
The railway industry never stands still - there is always something happening, which is what makes reporting on it in these pages so fascinating.
Last...
London Overground has now introduced its new Class 710 trains onto routes from Cheshunt, Chingford and Enfield Town into London Liverpool Street, bringing passengers...
Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Minister of State at the Department for Transport with particular responsibility for rail, has officially opened the new strategic rail freight...
Clayton Equipment is to supply two innovative Hybrid+™ Diesel CBD80 locomotives to Sellafield Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. These...
