On Tuesday, 17th February, South Western Railway opened a new waiting room at its New Malden station in southwest London.
Category: Rail News
ScotRail to tackle ticketless travel with new minimum fare
ScotRail is set to introduce a new minimum fare in a bid to educate and reduce the number of passengers who choose to travel without first buying a ticket. Fare evasion is estimated to cost Scotland’s Railway more than £11million each year and those who purposely board without a valid ticket will be charged a […]
New head of programmes at TransPennine Express
TransPennine Express (TPE) has appointed a new head of programmes for its part in the Transpennine Route Upgrade – shaping the future of rail travel across the North. Lindsey Tien-Rhimes is overseeing the delivery of key upgrades as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a major programme transforming rail travel across the Pennines, bringing […]
Rare glimpse inside station’s clocktower as restoration ticks along
Network Rail’s ongoing transformation of Scarborough station has allowed this rare view inside the grade II-listed building’s clocktower. The £14 million upgrade includes a new roof, drainage systems, restored stonework and refurbished waiting room and ticket office. A Railway Heritage Trust grant of £203,000 has allowed for the restoration of the clocktower as an additional […]
New station will open on the Northumberland Line this weekend
Passengers will be able to use a new station on the Northumberland Line when it opens this weekend. Northumberland Park will open on Sunday, 22 February, with the first service arriving at 8.10am. It is the fifth new station on the Northumberland Line, which reopened in December 2024 – for the first time in 60 […]