Finnish rail operator VR significantly improved profitability in 2025, with comparable EBIT rising by more than 53% year-on-year, supported by strong long-distance demand and a recovery in rail logistics. Revenue remained broadly stable on a comparable…
Train services resume between New Malden and Twickenham after four-day line closure for upgrades
Train services are running between New Malden and Twickenham in south west London again after Network Rail engineers carried out four days of improvements to the railway. In Kingston, engineers replaced 25 pairs of wheel timbers, the long blocks that support the tracks, on Kingston River Bridge. The team also carried out general maintenance in […]
Normal service at Aberdeen Station following £3.8m track improvements
Normal service will resume at Aberdeen Station this weekend following the completion of essential track upgrades. The station was closed for the last three weekends while Network Rail delivered £3.8m worth of improvements, aimed at keeping services running reliably for customers. The work was carried out across platforms 3, 4, 6 and 7, where almost a mile and […]
Ten new apprenticeships are available at Nexus
Young people are getting a golden opportunity to become the next generation of engineers at Nexus, carrying out essential work on the Tyne and Wear Metro system. Ten new apprenticeships are currently available with Nexus, with the advertised roles focused on Metro, including teams which maintain tracks, signalling, overhead lines and ticket machines. There are […]
Happy Seollal! South Western Railway celebrates Europe’s largest Korean community at New Malden station
South Western Railway (SWR) has unveiled a celebration of Europe’s largest Korean population in a new waiting room at New Malden station, to mark the Lunar New Year. Up to 20,000 people of Korean heritage live in New Malden in South West London and its vicinity, with locals affectionately dubbing the area ‘Koreatown’. The Lunar New Year, known as Seollal in […]