Beginning a week on Sunday (14 December 2025), passengers in South East England will be able to pay their fares using contactless pay-as-you-go at thirty more stations. This follows 21 stations ‘going live’ with the technology in the region last month.
Vintage Trains has announced that next month it will be running two steam-hauled trips through the East Midlands to York, with dining service options aboard authentic vintage carriages.
Will Stone, Labour MP for Swindon North, has been discussing plans to restore direct train services between the town and Birmingham for the first time in two decades.