In February, Chiltern Railway is to host a special train journey to bid farewell to its Mark III coaches, which date back to the era of British Rail. The trip will also raise money for the charity Railway Children.
The National Railway Heritage Awards have declared the restoration of Richmond station in South West London the winner of their Railway Heritage Trust Conservation Award.
A week on Sunday (14 December), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will introduce a new timetable that it describes as “the biggest uplift in rail services in more than a decade on the East Coast Main Line”.
Beginning a week on Sunday (14 December 2025), passengers in South East England will be able to pay their fares using contactless pay-as-you-go at thirty more stations. This follows 21 stations ‘going live’ with the technology in the region last month.
Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that one third of the lifts on its transport network now automatically report when they are out of service, and send real-time updates to TfL’s Journey Planner. and TfL Go app.
The Office of Rail and Road has announced that they have given Avanti West Coast permission to run its early morning Manchester to London service with passengers.