Rail passengers travelling to Liverpool Lime Street and Aintree for the Grand National 2026 are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start as the world-famous horse racing festival returns today. With bumper crowds expected to travel to Aintree between 9-11 April, railway racegoers are encouraged to: It’s hoped this […]
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Weekend of significant upgrades will include milestone in station footbridge project
A modern footbridge designed to last 120 years opened on Thursday 9 April at Harlington station to improve safety and long-term reliability. The old footbridge will be removed during a busy programme of improvement work affecting passenger services between Bedford and Harpenden on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April. Improvement work will also be taking […]
The tech helping LNER and Network Rail run an on-time railway
Getting customers safely and on time to their destinations are key priorities for both LNER and Network Rail. Now, that is an even greater reality, thanks to new technology. The two rail companies have partnered up to install equipment across the LNER Azuma and InterCity 225 fleets which monitors the condition of the East Coast […]
ScotRail celebrates bumper Easter passenger numbers
New figures released by ScotRail show that more than 800,000 passenger journeys were made during the Easter weekend. The train operator recorded 802,367 passenger journeys between Friday 3 and Monday 6 April 2026 – up 4% on Easter 2025 when 772,040 journeys were made. The increasing number of people travelling shows the growing demand for […]
DB Cargo UK signs new seven-year contract with CAT UK
DB Cargo UK has signed a new seven-year contract with CAT UK to move finished vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing facility at Halewood in Merseyside to the Port of Southampton. The company’s colleagues in Cheshire, the West Midlands, and Hampshire currently operate around three services a week between the two destinations. However, with Jaguar […]
New customer hub opens at Euston
Passengers travelling through London Euston are benefitting from a brand‑new customer information hub, which will make it quicker and easier for people to get the help they need. The bright new kiosk adorned in the ‘Euston yellow’ colours has been created using customer insight and the experience of staff who will work in it. It […]
More comfortable journeys for Ely passengers
Passengers travelling through Ely this spring will soon benefit from smoother journeys as essential weekend engineering work to improve reliability takes place on one of the busiest parts of the region’s rail network. From Saturday 25 April, engineers will renew almost 1,000 yards of track, replace six sets of points (the movable sections of track […]
Passengers urged to check before travelling as weekend engineering takes place through Gloucestershire
Passengers travelling through Gloucestershire over this weekend and the following weekend are being urged to check their journeys before travelling as work to improve rail services takes place. The railway will be temporarily closed as Network Rail engineers install new rails and track equipment to deliver smoother and more reliable journeys for passengers, and complete […]
Smoother and more reliable journeys for Somerset passengers as new track is installed in Easter upgrade
Rail services through Somerset are back up and running as usual after engineers spent the Easter bank holiday weekend replacing old track, sleepers and ballast at East Somerset Junction, between Westbury and Taunton. Network Rail engineers began work on Friday and worked through the Easter weekend, finishing a few hours ahead of schedule for services […]
Ty Glas railway station reopens following major upgrades
Transport for Wales (TfW) has reopened Ty Glas railway station following the completion of a major programme of work to modernise the station and enhance safety for passengers and the local community. While the level crossing reopened to the public in October 2025 following essential safety improvements, work has continued at the station to deliver the remaining upgrades. […]