Category: Train Operating Companies

Rail industry and Birmingham college unite to develop future engineers

A partnership between the rail industry in the West Midlands and a Birmingham college has been launched to help develop engineers of the future. Network Rail and West Midlands Railway have joined forces with South & City College Birmingham to enhance the learning for students completing their Level 1 and Level 2 engineering qualifications, bringing […]

GWR and Exeter College celebrate 10 years of apprenticeship partnership

Great Western Railway (GWR) and Exeter College Apprenticeships are celebrating a decade of developing exceptional apprentice talent for Britain’s railways, with the partnership on track to enrol its 1,000th apprentice by the end of the year. Since the partnership began in 2016, 920 people across the South and South West have enrolled on an Exeter […]

Sheffield bridge replacement to affect rail services this weekend

Passengers are being reminded that the reconstruction of a Sheffield bridge deck will affect some journeys in the area this weekend (7-8 November). The life-expired steel structure, which carries the railway over the River Sheaf at Beauchief, needs to be replaced for the continued safe running of the railway. The core work will see the […]

ECML set for signalling and track upgrades south of Peterborough

Further digital signalling upgrade work alongside essential track and lineside improvements will mean no trains on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Peterborough or Letchworth and London on the last weekend of November. Passengers are advised to check before travelling as the engineering work on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November will mean rail […]

Buses to replace trains for nine days during Derwent Valley Line improvement work

East Midlands Railway (EMR) is advising customers travelling between Derby and Matlock to plan ahead as rail replacement buses will operate for nine consecutive days in November while essential improvement work takes place on the Derwent Valley Line. Rail replacement buses will replace trains between Derby and Matlock from Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 November, […]

Buses to replace trains for nine days during Derwent Valley Line improvement work

East Midlands Railway (EMR) is advising customers travelling between Derby and Matlock to plan ahead as rail replacement buses will operate for nine consecutive days in November while essential improvement work takes place on the Derwent Valley Line. Rail replacement buses will replace trains between Derby and Matlock from Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 November, […]

EMR apprenticeship scheme still open: Apply now and help shape tomorrow’s railway

East Midlands Railway (EMR), operated by Transport UK, is encouraging applications for a pioneering apprenticeship pilot before the window shuts this Sunday, November 1. The new GBR Rail Foundation Apprenticeships are a new entry route into the rail industry for young people and aim to develop the next generation of railway talent. Working with industry […]

Platform 1 closure at Limehouse station extended following Barking derailment

Rail operator c2c Railway – now part of GBR Anglia – has announced that the current closure of the London-bound Platform 1 at Limehouse station will be extended until Monday 23 November following the freight train derailment at Barking on Friday 23 October. The current phase of works at Limehouse began on Saturday 17 October […]

Advice for c2c customers after Barking freight train derailment

On Friday 23 October, a GB Railfreight container train travelling from London Gateway partially derailed at Barking, causing significant damage to the railway infrastructure and disruption across the route. Unfortunately, due to the extent of the damage, c2c services will continue to be impacted throughout the coming week, with trains not calling at Dagenham Dock, […]