Category: Train Operating Companies

ScotRail records busiest day of 2025

ScotRail has recorded its busiest day of 2025 to date, with around 340,000 journeys being made across Scotland’s Railway on Saturday 8 November. The record number of journeys (337,441) exceeded previous peaks achieved in August during the Oasis concerts and the Edinburgh Festivals, which saw around 326,000 journeys made. It also marks the train operator’s […]

ScotRail records busiest day of 2025

ScotRail has recorded its busiest day of 2025 to date, with around 340,000 journeys being made across Scotland’s Railway on Saturday 8 November. The record number of journeys (337,441) exceeded previous peaks achieved in August during the Oasis concerts and the Edinburgh Festivals, which saw around 326,000 journeys made. It also marks the train operator’s […]

SWR to welcome back full West of England timetable with discounted fares

South Western Railway (SWR) is making thousands of additional discounted off-peak tickets available for travel when the full West of England timetable is restored. SWR and Network Rail announced on Tuesday 4 November that the full timetable for services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids is set to be reintroduced on Saturday 29 November. […]

Pay-as-you-go car club helps TransPennine Express passengers let the train take the strain

Low-emission hybrid vehicles at Scarborough, Selby and Malton are ready for action and bookable from anywhere with the Enterprise Car Club app. Business and leisure passengers travelling to Scarborough, Selby, and Malton TransPennine Express (TPE) stations in North Yorkshire can now hire a low-cost, pay-as-you go car from the train station for the last leg […]

Translink announces defibrillator roll-out across NI Railways fleet

Translink has announced that Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) will be installed across the NI Railways train fleet by the end of December 2025. Local trains will feature the life-saving equipment which will play a vital service in helping people who suffer a cardiac arrest, which can happen to anyone. This latest development follows the installation […]

GTR and Railway Children join forces to protect vulnerable young people in London

Representatives from Railway Children met with Angie Doll, chief executive officer of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) at East Croydon station, to discuss the vital work being carried out to support vulnerable children and young people across London’s rail network and beyond. This important initiative is being supported by GTR’s ‘Your Station, Your Community Improvement Fund’, […]

Refurbished waiting room opens at Saxmundham station following Greater Anglia grant

A vandalised waiting room at Saxmundham station has been transformed into a welcoming community space, thanks to a £6,500 grant from Greater Anglia’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. The refurbishment follows damage caused by vandalism and has turned the space into a bright, vibrant area celebrating local art and community spirit. The project brought together […]

First EMR Aurora train will enter service this December

Transport UK and East Midlands Railway (EMR) have confirmed hat the first Aurora train from EMR’s new £400 million fleet will enter service across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. The state-of-the-art Hitachi Rail built fleet will transform the experience of customers as they travel on the Midland Main Line – providing more seats, modern, […]

Manchester Piccadilly set for once-in-a-generation upgrade

Passengers using the North West’s busiest railway station are being given advance notice of once-in-a-generation track and signalling upgrades taking place in February next year. Network Rail will invest £7.9 million to improve tracks, points and signalling systems on the southern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station which date back to the 1980s. Teams will replace […]