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Major disruption to Hertfordshire trains to last all day

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January 19, 2026
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Passengers are being advised to check before travelling, with a number of operators experiencing major disruption on the East Coast Main Line today. Engineering work…

RAIB investigating excessive speed at Hertfordshire junction

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January 15, 2026
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The RAIB has undertaken a preliminary examination into an incident of overspeeding at Hitchin in Hertfordshire last December.

DFTO announces major plans for train operators

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January 8, 2026
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The Department for Tranport Operator (DFTO) has announced major changes for publicly owned train operators during the coming year

Great Northern takes 200 schoolchildren to see Cinderella

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December 15, 2025
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Great Northern, the train operator run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), took around two hundred schoolchildren from Hertfordshire to see the Christmas panto Cinderella.

Multiple trains controlled simultaneously in landmark for digital signalling

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November 25, 2025
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A major step forward in the introduction of digital signalling on the East Coast Main Line took place last weekend, 22nd and 23rd November.

Multiple trains controlled simultaneously in landmark for digital signalling

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November 25, 2025
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A major step forward in the introduction of digital signalling on the East Coast Main Line took place last weekend, 22nd and 23rd November.

Gresley 150th anniversary celebrations to receive National Lottery Heritage Fund grant

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November 20, 2025
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The Gresley Society Trust has announced that The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded it a “significant” grant to help fund its year of celebrations to mark next year’s 150th anniversary of Sir Nigel Gresley’s birth.

Tap-in, tap-out convenience for 21 more stations in southeast England

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November 19, 2025
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‘Pay as you go with contactless’ has been extended to an additional 21 stations in the London area and southeast England.

Railfuture queries whether TfL should operate services to Moorgate

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November 14, 2025
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Railfuture is questioning whether train services to Moorgate would be best served by Transport for London or Great British Railways.

Railfuture queries whether TfL should operate services to Moorgate

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November 14, 2025
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Railfuture is questioning whether train services to Moorgate would be best served by Transport for London or Great British Railways.