Train operator, Greater Anglia, has launched an online virtual tour of Beaulieu Park rail station to help people plan their journeys and travel with confidence. The tour has been designed to support journey planning, give passengers a clearer picture of the station before they travel, and reduce anxiety about how they will get around. It […]
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Passengers advised of major upgrade work starting this weekend
Passengers are being reminded that a programme of major improvement work is taking place on the East Coast Main Line from this weekend (Saturday 7 March). A range of railway upgrades are planned for various sites between York and Newcastle for four weekends: 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 March. There will also be digital signalling […]
Hollywood style Walk of Fame honours female heroes of the Railway Industry
Trailblazers Elizabeth Holman, Gladys Garlick, and Betty Chalmers are among the women honoured in LNER’s Hollywood walk of fame-style installations unveiled at stations. The new campaign launches ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March 2026) to highlight the incredible contribution of women within the rail industry – both past and present. This comes as new […]
Publicly owned train operators mark World Hearing Day
Train operators in public ownership have marked World Hearing Day (Tuesday 3 March) by highlighting initiatives that have improved the travel experience for deaf, hard‑of‑hearing and British Sign Language (BSL)‑using passengers. The measures include a mix of live interpreter services, AI-powered BSL translation, and speech‑to‑text systems. Central to the train operators’ approach is the availability […]
ORR secures improvement package from Northern Trains after accessibility failings
Passengers who rely on assistance when travelling with Northern Trains should see improvements to the service over time, after the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) secured commitments from the operator to ensure staff receive disability awareness training and to provide a £550,000 additional package of measures. Northern Trains is currently working on resolving the […]
Sheffield bridge replacement taking place this weekend
Passengers are reminded that journey times this weekend will be affected by the reconstruction of a bridge deck in Sheffield this weekend (7-8 March). Services between Sheffield and Chesterfield will be affected while the core work takes place to replace the steel structure carrying the railway over the River Sheaf at Beauchief to ensure the […]
ScotRail launches finance procurement phase for new trains
ScotRail has commenced the procurement process for financing options for a new suburban train fleet. This is part of the process to fund the building and delivery of the fleet, which will comprise a minimum of 69 trains, with an option of additional orders of up to 37 trains. ScotRail will then enter into a rolling stock lease when the new trains enter service in the early 2030s. A separate procurement process was launched in November last year to find […]
Avanti West Coast trialling new tech to boost service reliability
Avanti West Coast has begun trialling a pioneering new tool to boost train service reliability during unplanned disruption in a world first for transport. Working with Centre for Modelling and Simulation (CFMS) – an independent digital engineering research organisation – the intercity operator has adopted a timetable optimisation program to support its response to unplanned […]
London Euston to see enhanced facilities, accessibility, and customer experience
Passengers using London Euston will benefit from a package of customer focused upgrades this spring as Network Rail continues its programme of improvements across one of the country’s busiest stations. On Monday 2 March, work will begin to upgrade the Assisted Travel Lounge, creating a more comfortable and accessible space with increased seating capacity and improved […]