In a tale worthy of the Bard himself, the railway between Birmingham and the birthplace of William Shakespeare has been transformed into a unique tribute to the world-famous playwright. ‘All the world’s a stage’ according to Shakespeare’s As You Like It – and now so is the route between Birmingham Moor Street and Stratford-upon Avon […]
Category: UK
FirstGroup celebrates South Western Railway’s as it transfers to public control
FirstGroup is celebrating the achievements of South Western Railway (SWR) and the hundreds of millions of pounds of improvements the operator has seen since 2017. FirstGroup and MTR have been operating SWR since that year, connecting communities and providing commuter, regional and long-distance services to customers in South West London, the southern counties of England […]
HS2 donates 4,000 tonnes of ballast to Bluebell Railway to mark Railway 200 celebrations
HS2 is donating thousands of pieces of ballast to the Bluebell Railway in West Sussex as the rail industry unites to mark 200 years of rail travel. Some 4,000 tonnes of ballast – enough to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool – was used by HS2 in specially constructed sidings while tunnelling work was carried out […]
Trenitalia c2c equips all stations with life-saving defibrillators
Trenitalia c2c has fitted each of its 26 stations with life-saving, community-accessible defibrillators. The defibrillators have been installed at stations as part of a route-wide upgrade project, with the units accessible to both local communities and colleagues in case of emergency. Anybody can access and use the life-saving equipment at c2c stations, with the units […]
Uber and Gemini Trains announce cross-channel partnership
Uber has announced plans to bring its brand to cross-channel rail services through a new co-branding partnership with Gemini Trains. Gemini Trains is proposing new Channel Tunnel rail services, with plans to purchase 10 newly designedtrains, that will offer competitive fares on comfortable high-quality and frequent train servicesbetween the UK and continental Europe. Under the […]
HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide
The construction of two parallel viaducts that will carry HS2 trains over the M6 near Birmingham Airport has taken a major step forward, with the first section of structural steelwork now complete. To reduce disruption for motorists, the twin 320-metre-long M6 South viaducts are being assembled to one side and will be slid over the […]
Speedy Hire partners with British Heart Foundation to provide CPR training
Tools and equipment hire services company Speedy Hire is taking action to save lives by empowering its colleagues with vital CPR training, in partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The initiative has seen over 2000 Speedy Hire colleagues upskill in CPR through the company’s training portal—equipping them with the knowledge to step in and […]
Investment see services triple between Bradford and London
Passengers in Bradford are benefiting from improved, increased rail journeys thanks to a multi-million-pound Government boost. Yesterday (19 May 2025) saw the opening of a brand-new platform at Forster Square Station, which is already facilitating five additional services a day between Bradford and London. The new platform and improved station infrastructure will ease congestion and […]
West Yorkshire rail upgrades will impact travel
From Monday 26 May until Friday 20 June, services will be impacted between Huddersfield and Leeds to facilitate Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) work at different sites across this section of the route. Weekday services between Ravensthorpe and Leeds will be impacted between Ravensthorpe and Leeds during this period. Weekend services remain unaffected. Weekend services between […]