Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, are celebrating 10 years of the Night Tube powering London’s vital £139 billion night-time economy and keeping the capital moving around the clock. Since the Mayor launched the inaugural service on 19 August 2016, the Night Tube and Night Overground* have carried more than […]
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High Speed Rail Group strengthens board with new appointments
The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has announced the appointment of Mandy Duncan, managing director, rail and aviation at Kier Infrastructure, and Jonathan Sharrock, senior account director at Arcadis, to its board of directors. The appointments come at a pivotal moment for the rail sector, with the Government looking to rail infrastructure investment to drive […]
Fewer than half of frontline workers say reporting abuse leads to meaningful action
Fewer than half (48%) of frontline workers believe that reporting customer abuse or aggression leads to meaningful action, according to new research from body-worn camera company HALOS. While 42% say they reported the last serious incident they experienced at work, the findings suggest that speaking up too often leads to little support, limited communication, and […]
Fewer than half of frontline workers say reporting abuse leads to meaningful action
Fewer than half (48%) of frontline workers believe that reporting customer abuse or aggression leads to meaningful action, according to new research from body-worn camera company HALOS. While 42% say they reported the last serious incident they experienced at work, the findings suggest that speaking up too often leads to little support, limited communication, and […]
Castle Cary station transformed by £835,000 heritage restoration
Castle Cary station has been returned to its former glory by an £835,000 restoration celebrating the history of the Great Western Railway and its early 20th-century heritage. The station building was officially opened on Monday 17 August by Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO) Chair, Sir Andrew Haines. Funded by £560,000 from the Department for […]
ScotRail Class 385 fleet clocks up more than 62 million miles
ScotRail’s Class 385 fleet has clocked up more than 62 million miles since entering passenger service in 2018 – more than 130 return journeys to the Moon. The 70-strong electric fleet had travelled a combined 62,827,366 miles by the end of July 2026, underlining the important role the trains play in connecting communities across Scotland’s […]
London Charing Cross and Waterloo East reopen after £20 million engineering work
Southeastern services have resumed at Charing Cross and Waterloo East after a 22-day closure for essential engineering work at the central London terminus. During the closure, engineers replaced almost two kilometres of 36-year-old track and the switches and crossings, the moveable rails that allow trains to switch paths, south of Hungerford Bridge. They also renewed […]
ORR green lights Virgin Trains international services
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has announced that on 13 August it decided to pre-approve a new framework track access agreement between HS1 Limited (trading as London St. Pancras Highspeed) and VTE OPCO Limited (Virgin Trains). The agreement will allow Virgin Trains to operate up to 20 new daily return services between London […]
Lewes to Haywards Heath line to remain closed for at least another 10 days
The railway between Lewes and Haywards Heath will remain closed for at least another 10 days while teams recover the derailed train and begin repairs to the railway. Customers travelling next week, and in the weeks ahead, are advised to check before they travel and, where possible, use alternative train services via Brighton. Rail replacement […]
First visible signs of electrification appear on Borders railway
The electrification of the Borders railway is starting to take shape, as engineers begin installing the steel masts that will support the overhead wires needed for new battery-electric trains. It’s part of a £26.2 million Scottish Government investment to electrify 13km of the route between Edinburgh and Tweedbank ahead of the arrival of battery-electric trains […]