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 […]
Category: Train Operating Companies
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 […]
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 […]
Lumo to introduce next-generation Starlink Wi-Fi across East Coast fleet
Open access rail operator Lumo is set to introduce next-generation Starlink Wi-Fi technology across its 100% electric East Coast Main Line trains this Autumn, marking a significant step forward in onboard connectivity for customers travelling between London King’s Cross, Stevenage, Newcastle, Morpeth, Edinburgh Falkirk, and Glasgow. Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency satellite internet designed to deliver […]
London Northwestern Railway celebrates one year of new electric fleet
Millions of passengers have travelled on one of Britain’s newest train fleets in their first year in service, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has confirmed. The Class 730/2 electric train fleet entered service on 9 June 2025 and has been credited with revolutionising the travel experience to/from London Euston. The fleet, built in the UK […]
LNER Azuma Carries Out Additional Midland Main Line Testing
As part of ongoing work to keep customers moving during significant engineering work when parts of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) are closed, LNER is currently exploring options to potentially divert services onto other routes. Using a 9-car bi-mode LNER Azuma train, the unit (no. 800104) started its journey at Leeds, left the ECML […]