West Midlands Railway and Susan Vickers Foundation launch free rail travel for care-experienced people

Dozens of care-experienced people across the West Midlands are set to enjoy free train travel thanks to a new partnership between West Midlands Railway (WMR) and the Susan Vickers Foundation. The initiative will award complimentary rail passes to 40 members of the Foundation, a Wolverhampton-based charity which supports care-experienced people and care-leavers. Each pass provides […]

Rail contractor hosts careers event for young people in West of Scotland

National rail contractor, QTS Group, hosted its annual ‘The Future of Rail’ event at its headquarters in South Lanarkshire last week. The event, which took place on 20 and 21 May, welcomed several of QTS Group’s partners, including Network Rail, to promote the rail industry’s ability to offer flourishing careers for young people. Now in its […]

Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy’s low surface brightness makes it appear as a faint, starry swarm behind brighter foreground stars that are easily recognized by their diffraction spikes. Numerous red, […]

Greater Anglia launches improved live map to help customers during disruption

Greater Anglia has launched an improved live route map to give customers clearer information about train services, possible alternative routes and station facilities, particularly during disruption. The map has been redesigned following feedback from customers and colleagues gathered over the course of a year. It shows live train information, station details, accessibility information and possible alternative […]