Category: Train Operating Companies

Keswick “virtual railway station” helps break records in public transport visits to Lakes

Integrated rail and bus ticket relaunched to support sustainable journeys to North Lakes all year round.  Keswick “virtual railway station” helps break records in public transport visits to Lakes Record numbers of visitors have travelled to the Lake District by public transport after Avanti West Coast created a “virtual railway station” at Keswick, new figures […]

EMR symbol guides make stations and train journeys easier to navigate

East Midlands Railway (EMR), which is operated by Transport UK, has introduced new station guides designed to make information clearer and more accessible for passengers of all abilities. EMR is the first official Symbol-Friendly operator in the UK and worked with visual communication experts, Widgit Software, to create the guides. The guides use simple language […]

Major East Coast improvement work scheduled for May bank holiday weekends

Passengers are reminded that a package of major improvement work is taking place on the East Coast Main Line in May, supporting a more reliable and resilient railway. The programme of engineering work will affect services during the bank holiday weekends of 2-4 May (May Day) and 23-25 May (Spring Bank), when fewer passengers typically […]

Beeston station transformed thanks to major investment

A celebration event was on Friday 24 April to mark the transformation of Beeston station following more than £7.6 million of investment. Network Rail has completed a £1.36 million project to completely refurbish the waiting shelters and a historical canopy at the 19th century station. East Midlands Railway has also carried out a £250,000 project […]

Beeston station transformed thanks to major investment

A celebration event was on Friday 24 April to mark the transformation of Beeston station following more than £7.6 million of investment. Network Rail has completed a £1.36 million project to completely refurbish the waiting shelters and a historical canopy at the 19th century station. East Midlands Railway has also carried out a £250,000 project […]

Scotland’s Railway grows greener with new community orchards

New community orchards have been established at ScotRail stations across the country as part of a community project. ScotRail has partnered with Thatchers Cider to plant apple trees at three stations, helping to create welcoming spaces for customers and local communities. Trees have been established at Cardross, Dumfries, and Aberdour stations, with a range of […]

LNER restores Flying Scotsman service to historic mid-morning time slot

LNER is set to celebrate the return of the Flying Scotsman service to its historic mid-morning timetable slot. To mark the reinstatement of departure times that more closely reflect the service’s historic schedule, with departures at 10:00 from Edinburgh to London and 10:30 from London to Edinburgh, customers travelling on the morning of Monday 18 […]

Lumo reveals refreshed West Coast train

As the countdown is underway to the launch of Lumo’s pioneering new West Coast open access rail service from this spring, the low-cost operator has revealed the first refurbished train that will serve the route. The trains are being refurbished at Alstom’s Widnes modernisation facility, in partnership with Beacon. Their refurbished interiors feature refreshed existing […]