Passengers are being reminded of essential engineering work taking place on the North Wales railway between Chester and Llandudno Junction from the early hours of Saturday 6 June and reopening in the early hours of Monday 8 June. During this time, the railway will be closed to allow teams uninterrupted access to carry out important […]
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The National Railway Museum’s National Collection Diesel D6535 Returns to Service Following Major Restoration
The Great Central Railway and 5305 Locomotive Trust are celebrating the completion of a major restoration project on the National Railway Museum’s National Collection locomotive D6535, preserving one of Britain’s most significant early diesel locomotives for future generations. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the restored locomotive in action during the railway’s Autumn Diesel […]
CrossCountry passengers reminded about weekend engineering work in Birmingham
Passengers are being reminded about changes to trains between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway over the next two weekends while major HS2 work takes place in the Saltley and Washwood areas of Birmingham. Network Rail is supporting HS2 engineers to demolish Saltley Viaduct and Aston Church Road bridge, which span the railway between Birmingham and Derby. […]
Station changes at Chalkwell as accessibility investment continues
As part of the investment to make Chalkwell station step-free, customers will start to see changes to walking routes to access the platforms from the ticket hall in preparation for the removal of the existing station footbridge. The Network Rail and c2c teams, now integrated under the GBR Anglia banner, are working together as one […]
Northern conductor sharing passion for the railway with thousands of TikTok followers to ‘bring different people in’
Demario Green, 22, has gained around 8,000 TikTok followers by presenting videos about different types of trains, tickets, stations and railway history. “We want to bring different people in and get them to take an interest – younger people and people from different backgrounds and cultures,” he said. “I used to think I wouldn’t fit in on the railway, but now […]
Lumo named Best Small Employer at national Proud Scotland Awards
The rail operator Lumo has been recognised as the ‘Best Small Employer’ at the annual Proud Scotland Awards, Scotland’s national LGBTQ+ celebration of the individuals and businesses that champion diversity and equality. The positive news comes at the start of Pride Month, with Lumo this week announcing that it will be supporting more Prides this year than […]
Next stop, public ownership: Eversheds Sutherland advises DfT on GTR transition
Eversheds Sutherland has once again advised the Department for Transport (DfT) and DfT Operator Limited (DfTO) on the successful transfer of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) into public ownership. GTR, which runs Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services, officially entered public ownership on 31 May, 2026 at 02:00 BST. It is the largest rail […]
Metro’s original train fleet nears the end of its time in service
The Tyne and Wear Metro’s old trains are entering their final weeks in service, as the region gets ready to say an historic farewell to a fleet which transformed the face of local public transport. Metro operator Nexus is announcing today, Tuesday 2 June, the original trains are close to being phased out, after being part of everyday […]
Upgrades between Leicester and Kettering to impact journeys over two weekends
Railway improvement work taking place between Leicester and Kettering will affect journeys over the next two weekends (6-7 and 13-14 June). Network Rail is carrying out renewal of drainage systems at Great Bowden and renewing a switch and crossing – the section of track allowing trains to switch between lines – at Leicester South Junction. […]
Youth workers deployed on Southern and Thameslink trains to address youth antisocial behaviour
The UK’s largest train operator is investing in new community projects to address youth antisocial behaviour across the South Coast. Youth workers have been deployed on trains to Brighton to identify vulnerable young people, and mentors will support them into careers as part of Southern and Thameslink’s latest £300,000 Your Station, Your Community funding round. […]