General Interest
Rail passengers encouraged to ‘reach out each day in a positive way’ with new artwork
A striking piece of artwork intends to inspire rail passengers as they travel into London Liverpool Street station.The colourful artwork was created by a...
Industry News
More reliable journeys after major £1.4m Merseyside railway upgrade
Passengers and motorists are benefiting from work to refurbish a major railway bridge in St Helens.The £1.4m Network Rail investment as part of the...
Environment
Investment focused on sustainable travel for a green recovery
Priorities set out for future transport projects.Accelerating economic recovery and laying the groundwork for an inclusive, greener transport network will be at the heart...
Industry News
Rail industry collaborates to operate temporary timetable while essential repairs are carried out on West Coast Main Line
Extra stops added to Avanti West Coast services along the Trent Valley, as railway operators join forces to introduce a new temporary timetable while...
Company News
Go-Ahead named most admired transport company for community and environmental responsibility
Go-Ahead tops table of 11 UK transport companies in independent ranking on community and environmentThe company received the highest scores overall of all bus...
Company News
New year train performance off to a good start, as annual punctuality reaches new record
Greater Anglia saw punctuality leap by almost 15% last year, with over 40,000 more services running on time than in 2019, figures reveal.Annual average...
Company News
West Midlands Railway announce makeover for popular branch line
One of the best-loved train services in the West Midlands – the Stourbridge Town branch line – is getting a makeover.The popular line, which...
Environment
World-first hydrogen double-deckers enter service
As railways start to look at using hydrogen to power the trains of the future on lines which it would not be economical to...
General Interest
Tyne and Wear Metro to close busiest lines for two weeks
Tyne and Wear Metro’s busiest lines through the centres of Newcastle and Gateshead will be closed for two consecutive weeks next month due to...
Company News
Heathrow Express Class 387 fleet in service
The new Heathrow Express fleet of 12 refurbished Class 387 trains has now entered service, replacing the iconic Class 332 fleet which dates from...
General Interest
Successful conclusion to Greek autonomous transport trial
A trial of autonomous public transport has been successfully concluded after two months of running on the streets of the municipality of Lamia, Greece.Led...
General Interest
Hull Trains to suspend services for a third time
Following news of the latest lockdown, Hull Trains is temporarily suspending all services from 00:01 Saturday 9 January 2021.This is the third time the...
General Interest
Island Line says goodbye to its much-loved trains
The Island Line, the Isle of Wight’s railway, has been operated since 1989 by refurbished former London Underground trains, built originally in 1938.However, they...
General Interest
Southeastern and Network Rail get food supplies to stranded lorry drivers
Southeastern and Network Rail staff worked late into the night on Christmas Eve to get food to lorry drivers who were stranded on the...
Company News
Avanti completes Voyager fleet overhaul
Avanti West Coast has completed its overhaul of the Voyager fleet, following a six-month programme.The £8.3 million overhaul, which was carried out at Bombardier’s...
General Interest
Thameslink to be added to London’s Tube Map
London’s famous Tube Map, well known to passengers and tourists, is to show an additional line over the coming weeks.The map already shows lines...
General Interest
Government to delay rail fares increase until March.
The Department for Transport has announced that the annual fare increase will be delayed until 1 March 2021, when regulated fares will then increase...
General Interest
Longer trains double space for passengers on Great Northern Fen Line trains
Great Northern has introduced eight-car trains on the Fen Line, between Cambridge and King’s Lynn.To accommodate the longer trains, Network Rail, in a programme...
