A £2 million investment in new track in Lincolnshire will mean changes to journeys over the next two weekends. Passengers are advised that an amended timetable will be in operation between Nottingham and Skegness on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November and Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December. The engineering work means that rail replacement […]
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TPE driver honoured for life-saving intervention at Redcar station
A TransPennine Express (TPE) driver has been praised for his quick thinking and bravery after assisting a person in need at Redcar station in 2024. Simon Kirk, a driver based at York, has been awarded a British Transport Police (BTP) Divisional Commander’s Commendation at a ceremony in Birmingham for recognition of his actions. While arriving […]
Deaf passengers help Thameslink and Great Northern overcome barriers to travel
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Great Northern and Thameslink trains, took deaf passengers from Cambridge on a return trip to Stevenage to gain feedback on what needs to be done to make independent travel easier. Accessibility Improvement Manager Vincent Duffy joined five members of the Cambridge Deaf Association and their interpreters, its CEO Andrew […]
Avanti West Coast invites public to capture spirit of rail route with new photography competition
Avanti West Coast is inviting keen photographers to capture the spirit of communities across its route as part of a unique competition to celebrate the local people and places. The Together We Roll Photography Competition is encouraging professional, emerging, and amateur photographers to share an image that perfectly captures the spirit of a community to […]
Second platform open at Newquay with branch line ready for Mid Cornwall Metro
Newquay has a second platform in operation for the first time in 38 years as trains return to the branch line after Network Rail’s engineering work. The station on the north Cornwall coast has only had a single platform in use since October 1987, when the signal box closed. But now, the introduction of new, […]
Greater Anglia completes table installation on its Stansted Express trains
Greater Anglia has completed the project to fit its Stansted Express trains with tables, ahead of schedule, delivering a significant customer-focused upgrade for travellers on the popular airport link. The initiative, which was due to be fully implemented by the end of this year, is now in place and will also benefit passengers on GA’s […]
Metro worker retires after 40 years repairing ticket machines
A long-serving Metro worker is set to retire after 40 years repairing ticket machines on the system. Alex Carr has headed up the maintenance of the 225 ticket machines across The Tyne and Wear Metro’s 60 stations for the last four decades. Alex, 60, of Dipton in County Durham, manages the Nexus Automatic Fare Collection […]
Digital signalling testing affects passenger services this weekend
A large section of the railway south of Peterborough will be closed this weekend (22 and 23 November) to allow for further testing of digital signalling, passengers are reminded. The work between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin in Hertfordshire will involve trains transitioning in and out of the digitally-controlled section. Further work will develop the […]
GTR creates safeguarding manager role to support colleagues and passengers
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink trains, has created a new role of safeguarding manager to support passengers and colleagues. GTR previously employed a suicide prevention manager, the first person to be appointed to this position across the UK rail network. This role has now been broadened in […]
Northern sets sights on 30 million more journeys by 2030
Northern has unveiled its ‘30 by 30’ plan – an ambitious, data-driven strategy to grow annual customer journeys by 30 million by the end of the decade. The plan outlines how the operator will achieve sustainable, long-term growth through a combination of organic demand, better performance and targeted strategic interventions that will make rail travel […]