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LNER to make biggest timetable change in a decade

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September 5, 2025
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LNER has announced its largest timetable change in over a decade, promising more trains, more seats and faster journeys from December.

Holiday engineering works draw to a close

Simon Walton
August 25, 2025
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Britain’s railway network is beginning to emerge from a weekend of intensive engineering activity. Infrastructure teams have been working around the clock. They have been…

Transpennine electrification leaves freight disconnected

Simon Walton
August 21, 2025
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The latest stage of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is complete, with electric trains now running between Church Fenton and York on the East Coast…

London North Eastern Railway Offers Environmental Project Funding

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August 17, 2025
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London North Eastern Railway (LNER) are offering funding towards environmental projects as part of their Customer and Community Investment Fund.

London North Eastern Railway Offers Environmental Project Funding

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August 17, 2025
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London North Eastern Railway (LNER) are offering funding towards environmental projects as part of their Customer and Community Investment Fund.

DB Cargo UK begins ETCS fleet fitment

Simon Walton
August 14, 2025
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DB Cargo UK has begun fitting the European Train Control System (ETCS) to its workhorse Class 66 freight locomotives. The programme started this week at…

Work to Fit ETCS to Class 66s Begins

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August 11, 2025
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DB Cargo Class 66s are being fitted with the new European Train Control System (ETCS) this week.

Summer storm stops Scotland in its tracks

Simon Walton
August 4, 2025
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Scotland will be cut off from the UK rail network on Monday, 4 August 2025. Both the East Coast and West Coast main lines will…

UK East Coast’s busiest day thrown into chaos by another bridge bash

Simon Walton
July 31, 2025
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Britain’s prestige railway line, the East Coast Main Line, was blocked again on Thursday (31 July). A vehicle, understood to be a commercial truck, hit…

Rail Minister Hendy takes trip on ‘no signals’ commuter railway

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July 24, 2025
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Rail Minister Peter Hendy has today led celebrations of the Great Northern ‘Northern City Line’ becoming the country’s first commuter railway to run without signals at the side of the track.