Several routes affected as Gloucester railway signal box is upgraded

Network Rail is advising passengers to check before travelling later this month, as services will be disrupted as it replaces more than 10,000 wires in Gloucester signal box.

London Kings Cross trains subject to change as improvements made in new timetable

Great Northern and Thameslink have announced that major improvements are to be made to their services from Sunday, 14th December.

Alstom celebrates historic milestone for iconic Scottish rail depot

Alstom has announced it will be opening its Glasgow Traincare Centre to the public to celebrate the historic depot’s 150th anniversary. Located around two miles south-east of Glasgow Central railway station, the Alstom facility is currently the main base of the iconic Caledonian Sleeper service, where it is maintained and cleaned by over 100 staff […]

Agreement between South Eastern Railway and heritage line will work towards re-introduction of freight trains

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the South Eastern Railway (SER) and the East Kent Railway (EKR), a heritage line, sharing redundant railway assets from the mainline railway, facilities and volunteer time – and working towards re-establishing freight trains on the EKR for the first time since 1987. At a short ceremony at […]

SWR train named in honour of England’s first king at Kingston station

South Western Railway (SWR) has joined forces with The Rest is History’s Tom Holland to name a train after Athelstan, the first King of England.  In a ceremony at Kingston station on Friday 4 September, the globally acclaimed podcaster and historian unveiled the new King Athelstan name on one SWR’s Class 450 trains, flanked by […]

SWR train named in honour of England’s first king at Kingston station

South Western Railway (SWR) has joined forces with The Rest is History’s Tom Holland to name a train after Athelstan, the first King of England.  In a ceremony at Kingston station on Friday 4 September, the globally acclaimed podcaster and historian unveiled the new King Athelstan name on one SWR’s Class 450 trains, flanked by […]