By 2030, the Azerbaijani exclave Nakhchivan should have a direct rail connection to Türkiye. Work on the line is now underway. Once completed, it is…
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Contactless ticketing hits 250,000 taps in record time
c2c has announced that pay as you go with contactless ticketing continues to be a massive hit with customers, with over a quarter of a million taps in and out made at new contactless stations on the c2c network since being launched. From Sunday 2 February, customers have been able travel across the entire c2c […]
LNER funding helps to create South Yorkshire wildlife haven
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has transformed a stretch of land sandwiched between the M18 and an industrial estate near Doncaster into a wildlife haven with help from LNER. Parson’s Carr Nature Reserve, a 104-hectare site of former arable land, is now home to a thriving and diverse range of insects and mammals. Thanks to funding from […]
GWR warns of significant disruption to some routes on Sunday
Network Rail is completing planned engineering works along the mainline between Didcot and Swindon which means GWR trains will need to use alternative routes to serve Bristol and South Wales. This means there is a significant reduction to the train service along these major routes and this has led GWR to advise customers to consider […]
£1 million vegetation management programme on Heart of Wales line nears completion
A £1 million programme of work aimed at reducing train delays and cancellations caused by fallen trees and branches on the Heart of Wales line is nearing completion. Work started on the project in early January, and teams are set to finish their work this week, having cut back and removed vegetation including overhanging branches […]