Lucchini Unipart Rail (LUR) has officially opened two major new facilities in Manchester and Doncaster as part of a £7.5 million investment programme to expand capacity, modernise operations, and strengthen its role in the UK rail supply chain. The milestone openings of the Wheelset Repair Facility at Trafford Park, Manchester, and the Bogie Service Facility […]
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Lucchini Unipart Rail expands UK footprint with official opening of new Manchester and Doncaster facilities
Lucchini Unipart Rail (LUR) has officially opened two major new facilities in Manchester and Doncaster as part of a £7.5 million investment programme to expand capacity, modernise operations, and strengthen its role in the UK rail supply chain. The milestone openings of the Wheelset Repair Facility at Trafford Park, Manchester, and the Bogie Service Facility […]
CrossCountry customers advised of significant disruption in second planned day of industrial action
CrossCountry customers are being warned of significant travel disruption in a second planned day of industrial action by the RMT union on Saturday 1 November. The strike will see RMT union members in customer facing roles declining to work. The strike represents the second day of industrial action currently planned by RMT members at CrossCountry, […]
Network Rail to apply finishing touches on Farncombe to Petersfield signalling upgrade
Starting tomorrow, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Havant as Network Rail engineers complete the final stage of the Portsmouth Direct signalling upgrade between Farncombe and Petersfield. Starting tomorrow, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Havant as Network Rail engineers complete the final stage of the Portsmouth Direct signalling upgrade between Farncombe and […]
Passengers advised to check before travelling as bridge work in Frome reaches key phase
Passengers are reminded to check their journeys ahead of Network Rail’s work that affects trains to Frome, Somerset, next weekend. Portway railway bridge, which is located just north of Frome station and carries the railway over the A362, is undergoing extensive refurbishment and the work means no trains will call at Frome on Saturday 1 […]
Translink hosts Global Level Crossing Network in Northern Ireland
Translink Infrastructure and Projects Division hosted the 34th Global Level Crossing Network Meeting in Northern Ireland on the 16th & 17th October. A meeting to discuss advances in level crossing safety and technology involved delegates from a variety of countries including the UK and Ireland, Croatia, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and France, with others […]
Northern sees record demand with over 8 million journeys in a month
Northern has recorded its busiest month of customer travel since before the pandemic, with more than 8.1 million journeys made across its network between 14 September and 11 October 2025. The figure marks an 8.3% increase compared to the same period last year, and is the highest number of journeys in a four-week window since […]