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Greater Anglia wins best operator gong at Spotlight Rail Awards

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March 29, 2025
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The Spotlight Rail Awards 2025 have Greater Anglia as their Operator of the Year.

LNER Azuma train takes test run to London St Pancras

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March 29, 2025
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In the early hours of this morning (Friday 28 March), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) ran an Azuma train on a test run from Leeds to London St Pancras and back.

Major disruption to Easter services in Hampshire, Dorset, and southwest London

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March 28, 2025
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For 9 days leading up to the Easter bank holiday weekend, train services on the south coast and in south west London, will be severely disrupted.

Prime Minister announces extra funding for Transpennine Route Upgrade

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March 28, 2025
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The Prime Minister has announced an additional £415 million in funding for the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Journey changes between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend

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March 28, 2025
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Passengers planning to travel between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend are being warned of changes to services while engineering upgrades take place. The work, which will help provide better and more reliable journeys for passengers and freight services, means the railway will be closed at certain locations along the Chiltern main line on Saturday […]

Flying Scotsman part of Locomotion’s summer celebration of Railway 200

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March 28, 2025
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Locomotion railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, has announced its programme for the bicentenary year of the modern railway.

Preston to Colne trains set to begin trial this April

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March 28, 2025
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To help older and disabled people when they use trains, Northern is running a trial to give them greater confidence when they use the rail network.

Lord Hendy: Colne to Skipton railway line is a ‘good scheme’ and is ‘worth doing’ but no money is available

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March 28, 2025
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The Skipton – East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) recently held its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), with its campaign to reopen the Colne-to-Skipton line top of the agenda.

Lancashire trial aims to increase travel confidence of older and disabled passengers

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March 28, 2025
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A trial set to take place in Lancashire aims to bring greater confidence to older and disabled people who use the rail network across the North of England. In April, the train operator Northern will test a new scheme that enables people on its services between Preston and Colne to alert the conductor of their […]

New train livery celebrates Bradford as 2025 UK City of Culture

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March 28, 2025
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To celebrate Bradford being designated as the 2025 UK City of Culture, train operator Northern has applied a special livery to one of its trains.