Category: UK

World Environment Day 2026: Rail industry accelerating shift towards a cleaner, greener Great British Railways

On World Environment Day (Friday 5 June), Network Rail and train operators are setting out how they are helping to make the UK a world leader in clean, green rail travel by reducing emissions, improving air quality, and protecting biodiversity across the network. Investment in renewable energy, air quality initiatives and modern trains, combined with […]

LNER Azuma Carries Out Additional Midland Main Line Testing

As part of ongoing work to keep customers moving during significant engineering work when parts of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) are closed, LNER is currently exploring options to potentially divert services onto other routes. Using a 9-car bi-mode LNER Azuma train, the unit (no. 800104) started its journey at Leeds, left the ECML […]

Reminder of essential engineering work on North Wales railway between 6-8 June

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]