Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, will welcome almost 40,000 railfans from around the globe this weekend, as its Derby Litchurch Lane Works in the UK hosts the world’s largest-ever gathering of historic and modern trains – The Greatest Gathering. Alstom’s three-day sold-out charity extravaganza forms part of the wider festivities for Railway 200, […]
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Could Your Local Station Be Crowned Britain’s Most Life-Changing?
The search is on to find Britain’s most life-changing railway station, as nominations open for the World Cup of Stations 2025, hosted by Rail Delivery Group. From now until 22 August, passengers across the country are invited to nominate stations that have played a life-changing role in their communities or personal lives. This year’s competition […]
Free exhibitions for Railway 200, now open at London Liverpool Street
Network Rail is inviting passengers and station users of all ages to explore new exhibitions on railway photography and history at London Liverpool Street, Britain’s busiest station. The exhibition space has been created as part of the nationwide celebration of 200 years of train travel, and can be found on the upper level, next to […]
East West Rail ‘pop-up archaeology museums’ bring past to life
Two free events are taking place in Bedford and Milton Keynes in August for people to explore the archaeological discoveries unearthed near the region that will be connected by East West Rail. The ‘pop-up museums’ are being held in advance of archaeological investigations planned ahead of work to deliver the 95 miles of track which […]
All Aboard the ‘Train of the Future’
As part of the Railway 200 celebrations, a cross-industry partnership celebrating 200 years of the modern railway, LNER has gazed into the future to predict what train travel could look like in the year 2075. Partnering with Applied Futurist Tom Cheesewright, and asking train passengers of today what they would most like to see in […]
Labs by Transport for Wales and Media Cymru names Inclutech as winner of accelerator programme
Labs by Transport for Wales has named accessible incident-reporting platform Inclutech the overall winner of its sixth accelerator programme, securing the start-up a contract to further develop its technology for the Welsh transport network The announcement was the finale of a Demo Day held at Techniquest on Tuesday 15 July, which showcased nine pioneering start-ups. […]
Labs by Transport for Wales and Media Cymru names Inclutech as winner of accelerator programme
Labs by Transport for Wales has named accessible incident-reporting platform Inclutech the overall winner of its sixth accelerator programme, securing the start-up a contract to further develop its technology for the Welsh transport network The announcement was the finale of a Demo Day held at Techniquest on Tuesday 15 July, which showcased nine pioneering start-ups. […]
Regulator: Passenger train performance on the High Speed 1 network improves, but action needed on management of lifts and escalators
The high speed route from London to the Channel Tunnel, operated by London St. Pancras High Speed, saw significantly improved train performance in the latest reporting year alongside increases in traffic volumes, the Office of Rail and Road said today (30 July) in its annual report on London St. Pancras High Speed. However, the regulator […]
Regulator: Passenger train performance on the High Speed 1 network improves, but action needed on management of lifts and escalators
The high speed route from London to the Channel Tunnel, operated by London St. Pancras High Speed, saw significantly improved train performance in the latest reporting year alongside increases in traffic volumes, the Office of Rail and Road said today (30 July) in its annual report on London St. Pancras High Speed. However, the regulator […]
First-time buyers to benefit from 40,000 new homes on brownfield railway land
Thousands of potential homeowners and families are set to benefit from new high-quality homes built on surplus railway land, as the Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander unlocks brownfield sites across the country for development. In a major boost for working people wanting to rent or own their first property, the Government is today (30 July) unveiling […]