The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised significant upgrades to Newquay station in Cornwall. The station’s second platform has been reintroduced, and the project is part of a wider scheme to allow coast-to-coast services to operate, including the introduction of a new train passing loop at Goss Moor, and the upgrading or removal […]
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Rail industry announces December 2025 timetable
The rail industry has announced the biggest timetable change on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in more than a decade, which will provide more trains, thousands of extra seats per day, and quicker journeys, as part of a wider set of timetable changes across the network this December. Launching on Sunday 14 December 2025, […]
Great Western Railway battery train world record confirmed as 200.5 miles
Great Western Railway (GWR) has received official confirmation that its battery-electric train achieved a world record distance of 200.5 miles on a single charge. Officials from the Rail Performance Society (RPS), an organisation dedicated to recording and studying the performance of railways and railway traction in the UK, today presented a Certificate of Achievement to […]
C2c customer thanks station team who provided lifesaving first aid
On Monday 1 September, team members from c2c Railway were delighted to welcome back a customer who suffered a medical emergency at Stanford-le-Hope station. David Taylor wanted to thank c2c and Amulet colleagues in-person for helping to save his life when he suffered a medical emergency at the station back in July. On the morning […]
ScotRail driver embarks on 120-mile charity challenge
A ScotRail train driver is swapping high-speed travel for pedal-power by taking on a 120-mile cycling challenge to raise money for Age Scotland. Fresh from completing the Scottish Half Marathon, where he raised £300, Yoker-based train driver, Sean Kennedy, will be taking on the challenge on a static bike at Glasgow Queen Street station on […]
Investment in new rail to boost track reliability in East Midlands
A project to install 565 metres of new rail will affect Midland Main Line journeys on Saturday 20 September. Services between Nottingham and Leicester will be affected, along with some Midland Main Line journeys to/from London St Pancras. Network Rail teams will be putting down 109 pre-curved rails at Syston North Curve, along with 3,500 […]
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North
Passengers across the East Midlands can now benefit from simpler and more flexible tickets, with the launch of new digital trials. From today, rail passengers travelling between Leicester, Derby, and Nottingham will be able to take part in these trials, with more taking place in conjunction with Northern Trains in Yorkshire from the end of […]
CrossCountry unveils landmark street art in Leeds
CrossCountry has teamed up with Global Street Art, Europe’s leading producer of hand-painted murals, to create a giant mural that visually encapsulates the story of what has – and continues to – make Leeds a vibrant cultural hub. Via the 14-metre-high mural, artist Elle Koziupa brings together the important elements that connect the past, present […]
ScotRail welcomes record number of new apprentices
ScotRail has welcomed its largest-ever group of new apprentices, with 46 positions created across a wide range of roles. The train operator’s latest intake of new apprentices includes opportunities in engineering, customer service, business support, and graduate apprenticeships, offering both school leavers and existing employees a route into a rewarding rail career. The new group […]
Theresa May unveils plaque honouring ‘British Schindler’
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled a plaque at Maidenhead station, paying a heartfelt tribute to the man known as the ‘British Schindler’. Great Western Railway (GWR), in partnership with local care provider Abbeyfield Maidenhead, welcomed Baroness May to reveal the impassioned homage to Sir Nicholas Winton, the man who rescued 669 children from […]