People in Barrhead will be able to travel by train from the new £18.3 million Balgray station for the first time this weekend when it officially opens on Sunday 27 September. Built to serve one of East Renfrewshire’s growing communities, the station will encourage more people to choose rail, with convenient links to Glasgow and […]
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Mainline rail assaults rise in latest annual safety statistics
Reported assaults against rail workers and passengers rose substantially in April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to annual rail safety statistics published today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). There were 11,289 reported workforce assaults on the mainline railway, up 12% compared with the previous year. This total […]
Mainline rail assaults rise in latest annual safety statistics
Reported assaults against rail workers and passengers rose substantially in April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to annual rail safety statistics published today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). There were 11,289 reported workforce assaults on the mainline railway, up 12% compared with the previous year. This total […]
Mainline rail assaults rise in latest annual safety statistics
Reported assaults against rail workers and passengers rose substantially in April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to annual rail safety statistics published today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). There were 11,289 reported workforce assaults on the mainline railway, up 12% compared with the previous year. This total […]
Hitachi Rail puts the spotlight on the BEMU Intercity at InnoTrans
At InnoTrans 2026, Hitachi Rail is putting the spotlight on the new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) intercity, the first fully battery-electric train intended for passenger service in Italy. Manufactured at its Pistoia and Naples sites, the new train can operate both on electrified lines and on lines without an external power supply representing one […]
Hitachi Rail puts the spotlight on the BEMU Intercity at InnoTrans
At InnoTrans 2026, Hitachi Rail is putting the spotlight on the new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) intercity, the first fully battery-electric train intended for passenger service in Italy. Manufactured at its Pistoia and Naples sites, the new train can operate both on electrified lines and on lines without an external power supply representing one […]
Hitachi Rail puts the spotlight on the BEMU Intercity at InnoTrans
At InnoTrans 2026, Hitachi Rail is putting the spotlight on the new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) intercity, the first fully battery-electric train intended for passenger service in Italy. Manufactured at its Pistoia and Naples sites, the new train can operate both on electrified lines and on lines without an external power supply representing one […]
Hitachi Rail puts the spotlight on the BEMU Intercity at InnoTrans
At InnoTrans 2026, Hitachi Rail is putting the spotlight on the new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) intercity, the first fully battery-electric train intended for passenger service in Italy. Manufactured at its Pistoia and Naples sites, the new train can operate both on electrified lines and on lines without an external power supply representing one […]
Hitachi Rail puts the spotlight on the BEMU Intercity at InnoTrans
At InnoTrans 2026, Hitachi Rail is putting the spotlight on the new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) intercity, the first fully battery-electric train intended for passenger service in Italy. Manufactured at its Pistoia and Naples sites, the new train can operate both on electrified lines and on lines without an external power supply representing one […]
Rail services resume after Didcot gas leak repaired
Rail services will operate again between Reading and Swindon today (Thursday 24 September) as engineers from gas distribution company SGN have successfully repaired a gas leak near railway land in the Didcot area. Network Rail and GWR expect to run a normal level of service from Thursday 24 September, following a day of severe disruption […]