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TransPennine Express to open £7m train depot in Scarborough

Operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has announced a new £7 million train depot will open next summer in Scarborough. The facility will create 15 jobs and provide...

4G mobile coverage on the London Underground from 2019

Transport for London (TfL) is to launch a tender for a service provider to deliver 4G mobile coverage on the Tube from 2019 next...

New 26-30 railcard pilot to begin next week

Greater Anglia will launch a pilot for the new railcard for 26-30 year-olds next week. Chancellor Philip Hammond recently confirmed the introduction of the new...

New 2.7km tram track tested on Midland Metro

Engineers have successfully tested new track on a 2.7km stretch of the Midland Metro line to Wolverhampton St George's. Overhead lines on the Bilston Road...

Nexus to build Tyne & Wear Metro skills centre at site of former station

More than 1,000 metro workers will benefit from a new £8 million maintenance and skills centre that is being built by Nexus. The Tyne and...

Tim Farron leads calls for government to rethink scrapped electrification schemes

Former Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron is part of a group of senior politicians that have delivered a petition to the Department for Transport...

Government to look at reopening more regional rail routes

Transport secretary Chris Grayling also indicated that the government would be looking to reopen more of the regional rail routes that were mothballed in...

DfT announces plans to split two franchises

The Great Western and Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchises could be split under new government plans. Rail minister Paul Maynard said the scheme would...

National Train Driver Academy to launch in April

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Train Driver Academy is set to launch in April, 2018. The academy will pool together existing industry...

Tender launched for South Eastern franchise

The competition to find the next train operating company (TOC) to run the South Eastern franchise has been launched by the Department for Transport...

Keltbray opens new facility in Rugby

Keltbray Aspire has opened a new 20,000 sq ft facility in Rugby, Warwickshire. The site is a major upgrade from the company's previous facility, which was...

Colas Rail extends Rugby depot

Freight company Colas Rail has extended its depot in Rugby to accommodate a new rail grinder. The machine has been made by track machinery manufacturer LORAM...

ScotRail bans use of mosquito anti-loitering devices

ScotRail has banned the use of mosquito anti-loitering devices at stations after finding there was a lack of evidence to show their positive impact. A small...

The Scottish railway station used by just three passengers a week has been saved

Following calls for its closure, Transport Scotland has announced that Breich railway station's future has been secured. A consultation was launched to decide the fate...

Timeline confirmed for new Tyne and Wear Metro rolling stock

Nexus has confirmed the timeline for the new £337 million Tyne and Wear Metro rolling stock. The announcement from the public body, which owns and manages...

Emergency services test their response to a major incident on the Tube

Emergency services have conducted an exercise on the London Underground to prepare for a potential major incident. Personnel from the local fire brigade, ambulance service,...

Siemens Rail Automation appoints new managing director

Siemens has appointed a new managing director to oversee its rail automation business. Operations director Rob Morris, who joined the company in January 2015, will begin...

Autumn Budget 2017: what does it mean for the rail industry?

Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond has presented the Autumn Budget 2017, setting out his strategy for the UK's future economy. Infrastructure - and railways...