South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex have formally handed over the keys of the Haslemere Signal Box to the Haslemere Signal Box Trust, marking the transfer of the Grade II listed landmark into community ownership. The Trust will now manage the site, a unique, platform-level signal box at Haslemere station, as a railway […]
Category: Train Operating Companies
ScotRail recognised for safety standards
ScotRail has been recognised as an industry leader for its approach to safeguarding, security, and public protection. The train operator scored 94 per cent in the latest Safer Railway Scheme assessment, carried out by British Transport Police and the Department for Transport. The assessment confirmed ScotRail operates at a consistently high standard with work to […]
Drone trials at Romford to improve incident response across Anglia
As ‘Rail Safety Week’ takes place this week, attention is focused on the impact of trespass, vandalism and cable theft incidents on the railway. In 2025/26, these incidents resulted in more than 143,000 delay minutes and remain among the leading causes of disruption for passengers travelling across Anglia. From late summer 2026, GBR Anglia will […]
Turing train cypher remains unsolved despite public appeal
It’s been hidden on the side of a train for the past four years, so no wonder a secret code paying tribute to World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has proved a tough nut to crack. Great Western Railway last week launched a competition for would-be codebreakers to try to uncover the message before the […]
Turing train cypher remains unsolved despite public appeal
It’s been hidden on the side of a train for the past four years, so no wonder a secret code paying tribute to World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has proved a tough nut to crack. Great Western Railway last week launched a competition for would-be codebreakers to try to uncover the message before the […]
Northern named the highest-ranking rail operator in nationwide apprenticeship rankings
Train operator Northern has topped the list of UK rail operators in the Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers’. Entering at 24th place overall, Northern has matched the highest place ever achieved by a train operating company on its debut entry into the rankings. The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers is one of the […]
LNER becomes first UK train operator to launch Ask for Angela scheme
LNER has become the first UK train operator to introduce the ‘Ask for Angela’ safeguarding scheme across its trains and managed stations. The launch comes in Rail Safety Week, an industry wide initiative which focuses on rail safety for all. Now in its tenth year, ‘Ask for Angela’ is widely recognised in the night-time economy […]
Sunderland to see significant rail upgrades this summer
An extensive programme of improvement work delivering a range of benefits for passengers in the Sunderland area will affect journeys over four weekends. Network Rail will carry out engineering work at Sunderland station and various nearby sites on the weekends of 27-28 June, 4-5 July, 11-12 July and 18-19 July. The work includes: The work […]
Avanti West Coast Class 805 Evero fleet reaches major milestone
Avanti West Coast’s Class 805 Evero fleet has reached a major milestone serving the West Coast Main Line by notching five million miles on the network. Entering into passenger service in June 2024, the Class 805s make up half of the intercity operator’s Evero fleet, which comprises of 13 bi-mode (Class 805) and 10 electric […]
EMR unveils first refurbished Class 360 in £30 million transformation, bringing modern interiors and new features to EMR Connect
East Midlands Railway (EMR), operated by Transport UK, has unveiled the first fully refurbished EMR Connect train. The milestone marks a major step in its £30 million investment to transform journeys between Corby and London St Pancras International. The newly upgraded Class 360 train is the first of the EMR Connect fleet to return to […]