Category: UK

‘Thank you for helping save my life’: Passenger who suffered cardiac arrest reunited with quick-thinking rail staff

A passenger who suffered a cardiac arrest on board a train has met with rail staff who helped saved his life. Passenger Ian Drewry, 69, was at Reading station yesterday to meet with Great Western Railway colleagues Veronika Rogers, Jack McIntyre, and Michael Lamb. They were involved with the emergency response when Ian suffered a […]

ORR authorises Northumberland Park Station on the Northumberland Line

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised Northumberland Park Station in North Tyneside, the fifth of six stations to open as part of the Northumberland Line project. Northumberland Park is set to open on Sunday 22 February. Bedlington Station, the final station on the line, is expected to be authorised and open in March 2026. The Northumberland Line project has reintroduced passenger rail services between […]

ORR authorises Northumberland Park Station on the Northumberland Line

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has authorised Northumberland Park Station in North Tyneside, the fifth of six stations to open as part of the Northumberland Line project. Northumberland Park is set to open on Sunday 22 February. Bedlington Station, the final station on the line, is expected to be authorised and open in March 2026. The Northumberland Line project has reintroduced passenger rail services between […]

LNER Saddles Up To Celebrate Chinese New Year 2026 – The Year of the Horse

LNER is proud to be continuing its partnership with London’s Chinese New Year celebrations for a second year in 2026 as the Year of the Horse is welcomed in. The train operator’s very own lions have been entertaining customers and colleagues at London King’s Cross station in advance of this weekend’s parade and stage performances. […]

Track improvement work affecting services this Sunday

Track renewal work taking place this weekend will mean buses replace trains between Leicester and Peterborough on Sunday 22 February. Network Rail will be working between Melton Mowbray and Syston East Junction to upgrade 300 yards of track to make journeys smoother and more reliable, reducing the need for future maintenance. The £582,000 investment will […]

Plan Ahead: EMR warns of extremely busy services during major weekend engineering works

East Midlands Railway (EMR) is advising customers to plan ahead and allow extra time when travelling this weekend as major engineering work will mean some services will be extremely busy. Network Rail will be carrying out significant upgrades on the East Coast Main Line and on the southern approach to Manchester Piccadilly. While this investment […]

Train services to be reinstated between Exeter and Copplestone, but line to Barnstaple remains suspended due to ongoing adverse weather conditions

Train services to Barnstaple will continue to be suspended until at least Tuesday 24 February because of high water levels as a result of last month’s named storms and ongoing adverse weather conditions. Train services are, however, being reinstated to Copplestone from tomorrow (Thursday) subject to weather conditions.   To reopen the remainder of the line to Barnstaple, specialist divers need to inspect submerged structures to ensure the safety of the […]

Train services resume between New Malden and Twickenham after four-day line closure for upgrades

Train services are running between New Malden and Twickenham in south west London again after Network Rail engineers carried out four days of improvements to the railway. In Kingston, engineers replaced 25 pairs of wheel timbers, the long blocks that support the tracks, on Kingston River Bridge. The team also carried out general maintenance in […]