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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Discussing Devolution

Nigel Wordsworth reports Devolution is defined as the transfer of powers from a central organisation to local units. It was also the name given to a...

Brian Christie joins First Hull Trains

First Hull Trains has appointed Brian Christie as new operations manager. Brian Christie, from Scotland, has extensive experience in the rail industry, in both the...

Broad sweep for Yarmouth

Spring is coming early to Great Yarmouth station thanks to the hard work of staff and local people’s generosity. Greater Anglia’s Ann Kirkham and Jane...

Wifi in the west

Wifi access is being increased at 23 stations on First Great Western’s network. WiFi provider, The Cloud, will be implementing the scheme. Says First Great Western...

Desiros increase capacity in the North

A fleet of 20 new four-car Class 350 Desiro trains will soon be boosting capacity for London Midland and First TransPennine Express. Angel Trains will...

Cold comfort award

East Coast has won a public relations award for its campaign to keep passengers informed via the media during the big freeze of 2010,...

Easter bus pledge

The number of replacement buses in use this Easter during engineering works is expected to drop by a third. Although rail engineers will be working...

Green plan at East Ham

East Ham depot is recycling 96% of its waste every month making c2c among the greenest train companies in the business. The recycling process at...

Extra train for school children

ScotRail is providing an early morning train to ensure that Plockton High pupils can get to school - free of charge - while the...

Kirkgate kudos

A £1.5 million project will complete the transformation of long-neglected Wakefield Kirkgate. Already the grade II listed station, which dates from 1854, has been tidied...

Light run for Lee

Lee Potter is in training for the 2012 London Marathon. The Trust Clerk at First Capital Connect has lost an amazing 12 stone 3 pounds...

Southampton gets grip on rail

Hampshire County Council and its partners are looking at reintroducing passenger services between Southampton and the Waterside area, opening up a line currently used...