Millions of passengers could benefit from quicker and more convenient travel across Europe as the UK and Germany establish a joint taskforce to explore a new direct rail link between the two countries. The landmark partnership, agreed as part of a new Bilateral Treaty to be signed by the Prime Minister and Chancellor Merz on […]
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Essential improvement work to close railway between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, and Bexhill this Autumn
Passengers travelling between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings and between Bexhill and Hastings are advised to plan ahead as a major programme of improvement work takes place between Saturday 25 October and Sunday 2 November 2025. Buses will replace Southeastern trains between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and Southern trains between Bexhill and Hastings for all nine […]
Passengers urged to plan for seven-day Cross City line closure
Passengers using the Cross City North line between Birmingham and Lichfield are being reminded no trains will run for seven days later this month. There will be no services between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley from Monday 28 July until Sunday 3 August inclusive, with the line reopening as normal on Monday 4 […]
Trains between Swindon and Bristol Parkway running as normal following flood resilience work
Passengers can travel as normal between Swindon and Bristol Parkway this morning after Network Rail completed work to reduce the impact of flooding on the railway in Chipping Sodbury. Seven days of non-stop work took place in and around Chipping Sodbury tunnel in Gloucestershire to mitigate the impacts of flooding in the area and make […]
TPE customers to be kept moving during major TRU work thanks to upgraded Huddersfield diversionary route
TransPennine Express (TPE) has increased the number of services on a key diversionary route between Manchester and Leeds to three trains per hour, keeping passengers moving while the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) continues to transform the railway. The uplift in services on the Calder Valley route, between Manchester Victoria and Mirfield via Hebden Bridge, will […]
Satisfaction with assisted rail travel remains unchanged as ORR sets out new operator rating system
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) latest survey shows once again there remain too many instances of passengers not receiving the help they had booked. As part of the regulator’s priorities for the coming year, it will benchmark and rate each operator on its delivery of passenger assistance to better target interventions. More than […]
Satisfaction with assisted rail travel remains unchanged as ORR sets out new operator rating system
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) latest survey shows once again there remain too many instances of passengers not receiving the help they had booked. As part of the regulator’s priorities for the coming year, it will benchmark and rate each operator on its delivery of passenger assistance to better target interventions. More than […]
Beachgoers and holidaymakers to be affected by major engineering work this Sunday
Sunseekers, holidaymakers, and motorsport fans are being advised to plan their weekend journeys in advance as urgent engineering work means all lines between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport are closed. Work will take place on the Brighton Main Line on Sunday 13 July, closing all four tracks north of Gatwick Airport. This means that no […]
High-speed mobile coverage on Tube improved as roll-out across network continues
Customers can now stay connected via high-speed 4G and 5G on new sections of the Tube network as Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) complete further installation works to expand mobile coverage on the network. Mobile coverage has been expanded along the Northern line with the tunnelled section between Balham and South Wimbledon […]
Eurostar to boost London-Amsterdam Route with fifth daily train
Eurostar has announced that from 15th December 2025, Eurostar will operate five direct trains per day in each direction, offering passengers even greater flexibility and convenience when travelling between the UK and the Netherlands. This significant milestone was made possible thanks to the opening of the brand-new cross-channel terminal in Amsterdam in February 2025, allowing […]