Category: Rail News

Scenic stretch of East Coast Main Line receives mobile connectivity boost

LNER customers travelling along a picturesque 45-mile stretch of the East Coast Main Line in Northumberland can now enjoy not only stunning views, but also significantly improved mobile phone and Wi-Fi connectivity. Thanks to a collaborative project funded by LNER and delivered in partnership with rail telecoms experts, Railsite Telecom, mobile network operators O2 and […]

HS2 Ltd turns to innovative tech specialists to get project back on track.

Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd’s chief executive, is leading a comprehensive review of Britain’s biggest infrastructure programme – ensuring the railway can be built efficiently and to the lowest reasonable cost. Now a call is being made to small technology specialists to bring their own expertise to HS2’s reset – coming up with innovative ideas to […]

Severe disruption for Gloucester train services for nine days

Train services through Gloucester will be severely disrupted from 27th September until 5th October, because of upgrading the Gloucester signal box.

Severe disruption for Gloucester train services for nine days

Train services through Gloucester will be severely disrupted from 27th September until 5th October, because of upgrading the Gloucester signal box.

Network Rail emergency training centre opens in Birmingham

A unique training centre has opened in Birmingham to help prepare transport providers and the emergency services for major incidents on the railway. The Birmingham Rail Resilience Hub has been created by Network Rail’s Central route to train and develop teams alongside train operators, the police, fire and ambulance services. The true-to-life training ground – […]