Category: UK

Vital upgrades will close mainline through Suffolk and Norfolk during April

Network Rail will be carrying out vital upgrades on the line between Ipswich and Norwich on some April weekends, as well as improving three level crossings for both passengers and road users. The works, which can only be done when trains aren’t running, are aimed at minimising the risk of faults that cause delays. They […]

Signalling overhaul nears completion, affecting services on the Leeds–Knaresborough route

An important milestone in a signalling upgrade project will affect passenger services between Leeds and Knaresborough on Sunday 22 March. Network Rail is carrying out improvement work between Horsforth station and Armley Junction from 19 January to 30 March. This involves replacing life-expired signal control cases, track circuit equipment and signals to improve the reliability […]

Chiltern Railways Announces Easter Journey Changes Amid Ongoing HS2 Works in Buckinghamshire

Passengers travelling between Aylesbury and London via Great Missenden are being advised to plan ahead as HS2 work means changes to train services during the Easter bank holiday weekend. Following work by HS2 to build the new 345-metre Small Dean Viaduct at Wendover last year, engineers will be installing 4,000 tonnes of stone where future […]

Siemens Renews Samaritans Partnership with £38,000 Boost for UK Mental Health Support

Siemens Mobility has announced the extension of its partnership with Samaritans, the charity dedicated to providing confidential emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide, after significant engagement and fundraising efforts across the business. This builds on their initial partnership launched in January 2025, when Samaritans was selected as Siemens Mobility’s national […]

Siemens Renews Samaritans Partnership with £38,000 Boost for UK Mental Health Support

Siemens Mobility has announced the extension of its partnership with Samaritans, the charity dedicated to providing confidential emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide, after significant engagement and fundraising efforts across the business. This builds on their initial partnership launched in January 2025, when Samaritans was selected as Siemens Mobility’s national […]

ScotRail Moves to Upgrade High-Speed Fleet in Major Overhaul

ScotRail has announced plans to replace its high speed trains (HSTs) following a successful procurement process.  A contract has been awarded to Beacon for the provision of twenty-two Class 222 trains, and to Alstom for the associated technical support, spares, and maintenance services.   The trains will undergo an extensive £80million overhaul and refurbishment prior to […]

New on‑train signage set to speed up boarding for TPE customers

TransPennine Express (TPE) customers will soon spot bold new signage on the outside of their trains – part of a fresh move to make boarding clearer and faster.   Several of the operator’s 802 trains have already been upgraded and the roll out will include all fleets.  The new look brings sharper, brighter markers for First Class, bike storage and wheelchair‑accessible doors, designed to be […]

TfL to unveil new artwork at Bethnal Green and Notting Hill Gate Underground stations

Transport for London (TfL) will unveil later this month a new art installation by London-based artist Phoebe Boswell at Bethnal Green and Notting Hill Gate Underground stations, as part of its Art on the Underground programme. The piece invites audiences to consider how we relate to water and the natural world. The new commission – ‘we move through scales […]