Wetherspoons has applied to open a new pub with a capacity for 320 people at 11 Strand, next to Charing Cross station. The chain proposes operating hours from 7am to 11.30pm Monday to Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, according to a licensing application submitted to Westminster...
Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway (WSMR) has submitted a new application to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to operate direct services from Wrexham to London Euston starting in December 2026.The plan proposes four direct services each way, calling at Shrewsbury, Telford, Wolverhampton,...
Rail union RMT has warned of a surge in attacks on rail workers, coinciding with a reduction in British Transport Police (BTP) presence across the network.Official figures indicate a 17% increase in assaults on rail staff over the summer months compared with the same period last year. Over the full...
Rail union TSSA has announced plans to ballot hundreds of Amey employees over strike action following a pay offer that amounts to a real-terms wage cut.The ballot, which opens on Wednesday 3 December and closes at 12 noon on Monday 15 December, will involve TSSA members working for Amey across...
Siemens Mobility’s Rail Village in Goole, East Yorkshire, recently hosted Councillor Rob Waltham MBE, Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, and Ros Jones CBE, Mayor of Doncaster, highlighting the company’s £240 million investment in the region. The facility, already producing new Piccadilly...
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 22 months in prison after an unprovoked attack at York railway station left a man requiring urgent brain surgery, following an investigation by British Transport Police (BTP).Connor Walker, of Park Road in Durham, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm at...
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman on a Central Line train, following an investigation by British Transport Police (BTP).Jatinder Singh, also known as Vicky Singh Sangha, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to sexual assault at London Inner...
Detectives are appealing for public help after a man was attacked and robbed at Waterloo Underground station. CCTV images of the suspects have been released in connection with the incident.The assault took place at around 6.20am on Friday 21 November as the victim was walking towards the Bakerloo...
British Transport Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a hate crime on board a train between Exeter and Crediton.The incident took place shortly after the train departed Exeter St David’s station at around 4.15pm on 4 November. Officers say the man...
Police investigating an assault at East Croydon railway station have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incident.The assault occurred just after midnight on Thursday 18 September 2025. Two men had a brief exchange on the station platform before one returned and...
Today marks the anniversary of a tragic event in British railway history. On the evening of 2 December 1955, the Barnes rail crash occurred near Barnes railway station in southwest London. At approximately 23:28, a Southern Region electric passenger train travelling from London Waterloo to Windsor...
Carlisle station is set to undergo a major £13.5 million transformation, funded by the Department for Transport, to create a modern, accessible gateway for passengers while preserving its historic Victorian features. The Carlisle Station Gateway Project, a collaboration between Network Rail and...
Network Rail has successfully completed a series of major engineering projects across the East Coast route, condensing work that would normally have taken seven weekends into just five, sparing passengers two additional weekends of disruption. The programme ran from 11 October to 1 December,...
Network Rail will return to Melton level crossing in Suffolk on Friday 5 December 2025 to carry out essential improvement works aimed at enhancing safety and reliability on the East Suffolk line.Following feedback from local residents and stakeholders regarding the condition of the crossing surface,...
Transport for Wales (TfW) has switched on overhead wires along the Rhymney railway line, marking a key milestone in the electrification of the South Wales Valley lines. The move follows the completion of work on the 25km stretch between Caerphilly and Rhymney, with the final section to Cardiff Bay...
TransPennine Express (TPE) is adding a festive touch to its First Class journeys this winter with a new seasonal menu, available from Monday 1 December to Sunday 4 January. The offering, part of the TransPennine Kitchen – West Coast and Coast to Coast menus, features locally sourced ingredients...
Tickets for South Western Railway’s (SWR) farewell tour of its Class 455 trains sold out in just 15 seconds, with more than 9,000 enthusiasts trying to secure one of the initial 400 seats. The trains, which have been a familiar sight on routes across Berkshire, South West London, and Surrey since...
Comedian, author and podcast host Suzi Ruffell is the latest guest to join Jenni Falconer on the travel podcast Routes, reflecting on the role that train journeys have played throughout her life and career. From childhood holidays to her current nationwide tours, Ruffell says her connection with...
LNER is stepping up preparations across the East Coast Main Line as it gears up for a major expansion of its timetable in December 2025. The operator is working with Network Rail and industry partners to deliver what it describes as the most significant change to services on the route in more than...
Two leading figures from open access operators Hull Trains and Lumo have been recognised at this year’s Rail Staff Awards, an annual event that highlights the achievements of rail professionals across the industry. Deborah Birch, Head of HR at Hull Trains, received the HR and Recruitment Person...