Millions of passengers who travel on the West Coast Main Line each week are set to benefit from a new behind-the-scenes collaboration at a railway control centre in Warwickshire. Under the arrangement, London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has brought in dozens of new staff to work alongside Network Rail (NR) control teams at the dedicated Rail […]
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Siemens delivers major Christmas rail upgrades across Britain’s busiest routes
Over the Christmas and New Year period, Siemens Mobility successfully completed a major programme of rail commissioning work, delivering critical signalling and infrastructure upgrades across key UK rail corridors. The work supports a more modern, reliable network for passengers and freight, aligning with national rail upgrade priorities and strengthening capacity for the future. Matt Kent, […]
Siemens delivers major Christmas rail upgrades across Britain’s busiest routes
Over the Christmas and New Year period, Siemens Mobility successfully completed a major programme of rail commissioning work, delivering critical signalling and infrastructure upgrades across key UK rail corridors. The work supports a more modern, reliable network for passengers and freight, aligning with national rail upgrade priorities and strengthening capacity for the future. Matt Kent, […]
Rail industry rallies for Samaritans Brew Monday
On Monday 19 January organisations across the rail industry came together to celebrate Brew Monday, Samaritans annual campaign. The day saw rail staff and volunteers handing out teabags to the public and popping on the kettle in offices, sparking meaningful conversations across the country. Brew Monday, takes place each year and challenges ‘Blue Monday’ as […]
Rail Freight Group calls on Parliament to amend Railways Bill 2025
Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called on Government and Parliamentarians to amend the Railways Bill 2025 to strengthen the independent appeals function for rail freight. Under the Bill, which starts its Commons Committee stage this week, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will be stripped of its current role in awarding track capacity, and […]
Birmingham teenager crowned HS2’s 2,000th apprentice
HS2 has exceeded its target of creating 2,000 apprenticeships on Britain’s high-speed rail project – helping workers build new careers and delivering a multi-million-pound boost to the economy. Latest data shows that an additional 99 people started an apprenticeship between September and December 2025. This takes the total number of new apprentice starts on the […]
Spain: High-speed train collision sees 39 dead and over 100 injured
At least 39 people have been killed after two high-speed trains were involved in a derailment and collision in southern Spain on Sunday evening. The incident occurred at around 18:45 GMT near Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba, approximately 360 kilometres south of Madrid. Emergency services reported that 122 people were injured, with 48 remaining […]