A new five-year deal has been signed to run Network Rail’s fleet of autumn and winter treatment trains, keeping tracks clear and passengers and freight on time. The c£850 million contract covers weedkilling, leaf-blasting, anti-ice, and snow ploughing trains, with optional three yearly extensions on the table. The services will begin from August 2025 and […]
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London St. Pancras Highspeed unveils £300 million renewals programme
London St. Pancras Highspeed has announced a major £300 million investment in infrastructure renewals over the next five years, covering its Control Period 4 (CP4), which runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030. As part of the programme, £4 million will be dedicated to research and development to trial innovative technologies to improve […]
Arriva Group submits open access rail application to connect Newcastle and Brighton, via London Gatwick
Arriva Group has today announced it is submitting an open access application to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to introduce a new direct rail service between Newcastle and Brighton, via London Gatwick, providing vital connectivity for underserved communities along the route. Arriva’s application, to be formally notified to Network Rail today, makes use […]
Railway 200: Bookings now open for unique touring exhibition train coming to Sussex this July
Bookings have now opened for visits to a new and unique exhibition train, part of a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway called Railway 200. The train, named Inspiration, launches at Severn Valley Railway in Worcestershire on 27 June and will criss-cross Britain over the following 12 months, visiting 60 locations including […]
Next stop Liverpool Baltic as £100m new station gets the green light!
Trains will soon be arriving in one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods, after plans for the £100m Liverpool Baltic station were given the green light! Liverpool City Council today (Tuesday 22nd April) approved plans for the new station which is expected to stimulate further development in Liverpool’s vibrant and growing Baltic Triangle district. The station […]
Transport Secretary faces MPs on rail reform, decarbonisation and airport expansion
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP will face the Transport Committee for the first time since taking up the post. The cross-party Committee will question the Cabinet Minister on the range of major reforms the Department for Transport is undertaking, as well as on wider strategic issues such as decarbonisation across transport modes and road safety. […]
Lumo and Hull Trains shine a spotlight on the sustainability of rail travel to mark World Earth Day
The pioneering open access rail operators Lumo and Hull Trains are marking the annual World Earth Day (22nd April 25) by shining a spotlight on the environmental benefits of catching the train instead of driving or flying. The annual global occasion is all about highlighting the importance of protecting the environment, with events taking place to mark it across the world. Rail […]
EMR recovers nearly £2 million from fare dodgers
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has recovered more than £1.9 million from fare dodgers travelling between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 – helping to reduce costs for taxpayers and fare-paying customers. During this period, its revenue protection officers and onboard staff issued 11,798 notices, returning a combined total of £1,912,887. The notices were issued […]
New electric tram-trains in testing for South Wales Metro
Brand-new electric tram-trains are now being tested on the recently electrified Valleys railway lines, as TfW take another step forward with delivering the next phase of the South Wales Metro. Part of an £800 million investment into brand-new trains across Wales and the Borders, the Stadler Class 398 CITYLINK tram-trains will revolutionise transport in South […]
Successful installation of Knorr-Bremse’s FreightControl Sentinel ushers in a new age of digital freight
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems has achieved a significant milestone with the successful installation and commissioning of its pioneering FreightControl Sentinel system on a traditional freight wagon operating on the UK’s rail network. This groundbreaking event, which took place at Heidelberg Materials’ Ribblesdale Cement Works in Clitheroe in early April, marks the beginning of a transformative era […]