On Saturday 4 July, rail operator Lumo operated the highest capacity domestic intercity train in the UK. The sold-out service carried 772 customers in each direction between Edinburgh, Newcastle, and London; meaning more than 1,540 people were onboard the record-breaking return service. Travel on one of Lumo’s fully electric services helps save 96% of CO₂e […]
Category: General Interest
New rail agreement to deliver better journeys for passengers across West Yorkshire
Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has signed a landmark agreement with the rail industry – marking a significant step towards a more integrated, reliable and passenger-focused railway across the region. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the rail industry – the first of its kind – brings together […]
Metro donates Royal train to local museum
The Tyne and Wear Metro train that Queen Elizabeth travelled on when she officially opened the system in 1981 has been donated to a local museum. The train, carriage 4020, has been given to the North East Land Sea and Air Museum (NELSAM) at Washington, near Sunderland, where it will go on public display. Metro […]
East West Rail unearths Roman finds as archaeological work hits milestone
Work on 1,000 trial trenches has now been completed and Roman coins and pottery have been unearthed as part of ongoing archaeological investigations which are supporting plans to build East West Rail. The work, which is taking place in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, is designed to build a detailed understanding of what lies beneath the ground […]
East West Rail unearths Roman finds as archaeological work hits milestone
Work on 1,000 trial trenches has now been completed and Roman coins and pottery have been unearthed as part of ongoing archaeological investigations which are supporting plans to build East West Rail. The work, which is taking place in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, is designed to build a detailed understanding of what lies beneath the ground […]
East West Rail unearths Roman finds as archaeological work hits milestone
Work on 1,000 trial trenches has now been completed and Roman coins and pottery have been unearthed as part of ongoing archaeological investigations which are supporting plans to build East West Rail. The work, which is taking place in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, is designed to build a detailed understanding of what lies beneath the ground […]
GTR launches mailbox scheme to support homeless veterans
Following Armed Forces Day (27 June), Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) is helping to support homeless veterans and blue light workers get back on their feet by launching a new mailbox scheme at Crawley station. For the first time, GTR, which operates Southern, has partnered with Squaddie Box, a not-for-profit organisation which provides secure, permanent postal […]
National Railway Museum welcomes back historic locomotive
A complex nighttime conservation operation involving specialist teams, equipment and expertise from across the Science Museum Group has seen the historic locomotive Columbine return home to York after 26 years. Following an epic journey of more than 200 miles from its previous home at the Science Museum in London, Columbine has returned to the National […]
Bedford train collision – passenger services to resume on Monday 29 June as recovery work completed
Recovery and repair work at the site of the Bedford train collision has now been fully completed, with passenger services on the Midland Main Line set to resume on Monday 29 June. Passengers travelling today (Friday 26 June) are also reminded that a Met Office red weather warning for extreme heat is in force across […]
The double life of LNER driver Jamie Bond
Not only has Jamie got a licence to drive an LNER Azuma, he also spends time on his Majesty’s service, mixing his railway role with travelling the world as an Army Reservist. Jamie joined LNER in April 2025 as an apprentice train driver, qualifying in April this year. Before the railway, Jamie joined the Army at 18 and then […]