The Liverpool City Region is set to take back control of its trains under plans unveiled today by Mayor Steve Rotheram. A report going before the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority next week recommends that rail services currently operated under the Merseyrail concession are taken back into public control when the existing contract comes to […]
Bluetooth assistive listening technology ‘a game changer’ for commuters at Brighton station
In a first for UK Rail, Southern, Thameslink, and Gatwick Express have permanently installed innovative technology at Brighton station to help people with hearing loss as well as other commuters get to their train more easily. The innovation is one of the ways passengers are being prioritised under public ownership, as part of the journey […]
Sara Pascoe launches kids reading programme across the network
Sara Pascoe has helped LNER launch a new campaign encouraging families to turn their train journeys into reading time this summer. The comedian and host of the Weirdos Book Club podcast, a book review podcast now in its fifth season, kicked off the campaign today by treating schoolchildren to pop-up reading sessions on trains travelling […]
WCML passengers urged to plan ahead for railway disruption over the coming days
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line via Northampton, including to and from London Euston are being urged to plan their journeys in advance as engineering work, industrial action and hot weather are expected to affect travel over the coming days. On Sunday 12 July, no trains will run on the West coast Main […]
WCML passengers urged to plan ahead for railway disruption over the coming days
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line via Northampton, including to and from London Euston are being urged to plan their journeys in advance as engineering work, industrial action and hot weather are expected to affect travel over the coming days. On Sunday 12 July, no trains will run on the West coast Main […]