Category: Train Operating Companies

Record-breaking battery train introduced into passenger service

Great Western Railway (GWR) will introduce the UK’s first battery-only powered train into passenger service on Saturday 31 January. The Class 230 train has been used for a successful trial of fast-charge technology on the Greenford branch line over the past 22 months. Up until now it has undergone rigorous trials, but on Saturday it […]

New Chiltern Railways trains now serving West Midlands

Chiltern Railways has introduced the first of its newest trains into service for customers travelling to and from the West Midlands. This major investment and key milestone is set to deliver 10,000 additional seats for customers each weekday from December 2026. The trains, now running between London and the West Midlands via Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, will transform journeys for […]

East West Rail meets ministers to discuss accelerating infrastructure delivery

East West Railway Company (EWR Co) joined key infrastructure providers this week to discuss with Government how the new Planning and Infrastructure Act will help deliver critical infrastructure more quickly and improve public engagement during the planning process. The new Act became law just before Christmas and aims to streamline the planning system, accelerating the […]

Over 4,700 body-worn camera kits in use on publicly owned train operators

Train operators in public ownership say the roll-out of body-worn camera (BWC) kits has become vital to increasing safety, deterring anti-social behaviour and supporting legal investigations into incidents on the rail network. Operators such as c2c, Greater Anglia, LNER, Northern, Southeastern, South Western Railway, and TransPennine Express have deployed thousands of BWC kits across the […]

Avanti West Coast celebrates 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station

Avanti West Coast has marked the 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station, celebrating half a century since it first opened. Built to serve Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the station opened its doors on 26 January 1976. Over the last five decades, it has become a commuter hub for residents living in Solihull, […]

Avanti West Coast celebrates 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station

Avanti West Coast has marked the 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station, celebrating half a century since it first opened. Built to serve Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the station opened its doors on 26 January 1976. Over the last five decades, it has become a commuter hub for residents living in Solihull, […]

Avanti West Coast celebrates 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station

Avanti West Coast has marked the 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station, celebrating half a century since it first opened. Built to serve Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the station opened its doors on 26 January 1976. Over the last five decades, it has become a commuter hub for residents living in Solihull, […]

Avanti West Coast celebrates 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station

Avanti West Coast has marked the 50th anniversary of Birmingham International station, celebrating half a century since it first opened. Built to serve Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the station opened its doors on 26 January 1976. Over the last five decades, it has become a commuter hub for residents living in Solihull, […]