Further testing ahead of digital signalling being introduced on the East Coast Main Line will affect journeys on the August bank holiday weekend. Engineering work will affect passenger journeys south of Peterborough towards London between 20.00 on Saturday 29 August and 08.00 on Monday 31 August, with rail replacement bus services in operation for some […]
Peak District and Manchester Victoria rail upgrades this August
Multi-million-pound railway upgrades will take place in Greater Manchester and the gateway to the Peak District from this weekend to improve future journeys for passengers and freight. From 8 to 16 August, Network Rail will be carrying out the work in two locations as part of its ongoing summer improvement projects. On the weekends of […]
From the pulpit to the platform: Meet the former vicar building Lumo’s community connections on the West Coast
When Lumo went looking for someone to lead its partnerships across its new West Coast route, it wasn’t searching for someone with years of sponsorship experience or a marketing background. Instead, it hired a former vicar. Someone who had spent the past seven-and-a-half years walking station concourses, supporting railway staff through everything from bereavement and […]