The long-running dispute between a state government and train unions has ended.
Category: Rail News
On Track for a Purpose: A Mother-Daughter Journey Through Britain’s Railways
At the start of the year, Margate Platform staff member Kudakwashe Osoba made a quiet butdetermined resolution: 2025 would be the year she’d travel more and do it for fun. The spark for thisidea came in the form of a calendar, gifted by Lee Woolcott-Ellis, Southeastern’s Wellbeing Lead. Thecalendar, produced by the Railway Mission, featured a different […]
Key appointment for North East Mayor’s Metro to Washington project
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness’ ambitions to open new rail routes in the region are taking a step forward with technical consultants appointed to provide specialist design work for the Metro to Washington project. Arup, a global consultancy which specialises in design, engineering and environmental services, will conduct a feasibility study along with survey and […]
FirstGroup plc – rolling stock agreement for Stirling open access rail service
FirstGroup plc (or the ‘Group’) is pleased to provide an update on its new London to Stirling open access rail service. As previously announced, in 2024 the Group acquired Grand Union Wcml which included track access rights granted by the Office of Rail and Road (‘ORR’) to run open access rail services from London Euston […]
