Overall demand for Season train tickets, predominately used by people who travel to work by train several times a week, has risen by almost 10% over the last year. The number of Annual and Monthly Season Tickets sold rose by 13% over that period, while demand for Weekly and Flexi Season Tickets, which are popular with […]
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Melanie Onn MP visits Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village
Melanie Onn, MP for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, recently visited the Siemens Mobility Rail Village in Goole to hear from constituents who work at the site. She was given a tour of the state-of-the-art facility by employees to hear about their work assembling new trains, including for Transport for London. The Goole Rail Village has […]
ScotRail welcomes record number of new apprentices
ScotRail has welcomed its largest-ever group of new apprentices, with 46 positions created across a wide range of roles. The train operator’s latest intake of new apprentices includes opportunities in engineering, customer service, business support, and graduate apprenticeships, offering both school leavers and existing employees a route into a rewarding rail career. The new group […]
West Coast Main Line reopens after £43 million upgrades across three counties
Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a 21-day closure of the West Coast Main Line through Staffordshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester for multiple upgrades to improve future journeys for passengers and freight. On the morning of Saturday 23 August the 50-mile stretch of railway, where improvements to bridges, tracks, overhead lines and lineside […]
Plans progress for expansion of Greater Manchester’s tram and train network
Transport leaders have confirmed a pipeline of ‘rapid transit’ schemes for the future, with funding signed off by the Bee Network Committee earlier this week and the plans discussed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on Friday 22 August. Launched as part of the Greater Manchester Strategy in July, the Mayor and local council leaders […]
Theresa May unveils plaque honouring ‘British Schindler’
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled a plaque at Maidenhead station, paying a heartfelt tribute to the man known as the ‘British Schindler’. Great Western Railway (GWR), in partnership with local care provider Abbeyfield Maidenhead, welcomed Baroness May to reveal the impassioned homage to Sir Nicholas Winton, the man who rescued 669 children from […]
Youtuber celebrates success of cat subway project
A Chinese Youtuber with money to burn and more spare time than most has constructed a working miniature subway system for his cat. Xing Zhilei, who has a background in engineering, said the subway took four months to complete. He explained the idea came after viewers asked him to take on a new challenge following […]
MP Catherine Atkinson becomes Parliamentary Champion for Rebuilding Futures Alliance
Derby Member of Parliament and Transport Select Committee member Catherine Atkinson has been appointed as Parliamentary Champion for the Rebuilding Futures Alliance (RFA), following an introduction by the Rail Forum’s chief executive, who also serves on the RFA Board. The RFA is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to breaking the cycle of re-offending by creating […]
September works to help boost long-term reliability on London–Norwich line and Harwich branch
Network Rail will be carrying out vital bridge and overhead line works on the Great Eastern main line and the Harwich branch line this September, meaning buses will replace trains on weekends. The closures will allow engineers to replace a total of 66 old wheel timbers on the River Stour and Cattawade Creek bridges which […]