RIA sets out rail supply sectors ‘asks’ of Government ahead of the October Budget

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its priorities for the Budget on 28 October 2026, calling on the Government to take action in order to treat rail as an engine of jobs and economic growth, to plan now for clearly rising passenger and freight demand, to do more to provide a stable long-term investment […]

Direct LNR service from Birmingham to Manchester Airport will run from 2027

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced it will introduce a new direct train service linking Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent with Manchester Airport from May next year. This hourly rail service will run between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Airport and call at stations in the Black Country, Staffordshire, and Cheshire, giving millions of holidaymakers a direct […]

London Euston trains to be cancelled as bridge is removed

There will be no trains south of Watford Junction until 4 pm on 20th Septembe, whilst Network Rail engineers remove a footbridge near Watford.