Passengers using Glasgow Central will regain access to part of the station this weekend, as Network Rail confirms the reopening of the upper Hope Street exit following disruption caused by a major fire earlier this month.From Sunday 22 March, the exit will once again be available, offering an...
Scotland’s publicly owned operator ScotRail has unveiled plans for an £80 million fleet overhaul that will see its ageing InterCity High-Speed Trains phased out in favour of replacement stock. The move has been framed as a necessary step to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs, but it...
Passengers travelling between Aylesbury and London via Great Missenden are being urged to prepare for disruption over the Easter bank holiday, as major HS2 engineering work forces a temporary closure of the line.The work follows the construction of the 345-metre Small Dean Viaduct at Wendover,...
Alstom has secured a major long-term deal with ScotRail that will see the company support and modernise the Class 222 fleet as it prepares for service in Scotland.The agreement, valued at around £250 million, will run for an initial 10 years until March 2036, with an option to extend through to...
Passengers travelling through Liverpool Lime Street station will soon benefit from a new dedicated space aimed at making journeys easier and more accessible, with Network Rail set to open an Assisted Travel Lounge later this month.The £400,000 investment has transformed part of the main concourse...
A major new rail maintenance depot has opened in Greater Manchester, marking a significant investment aimed at improving reliability for both passenger and freight services.The £10 million facility at Guide Bridge will serve as a base for more than 120 Network Rail staff, who operate around the...
Detectives have issued an appeal after a teenager was robbed and assaulted on a train travelling between Birmingham and Walsall.The incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Wednesday 18 February, when the victim, also a teenager, was sitting on board the service. He was approached by another...
Detectives have released an image of a man they want to trace following an incident of outraging public decency on board a Thameslink train bound for Luton.The incident took place at around 7.30pm on Friday 27 February, when a woman boarded a service at St Pancras International heading towards...
A man whose actions brought large parts of the railway network in Sheffield to a standstill has been jailed following an investigation by British Transport Police.Gary Cawthorne, 40, of Norfolk Park Road, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday 6...
Detectives have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses following the death of a woman after an incident on the tracks at Euston Underground station earlier this month.Emergency services were called to the southbound Victoria Line platform at around 8.55am on Tuesday 10 March after reports of a person...
Rail services on the Midland Main Line have been severely disrupted after a person was struck by a train between West Hampstead Thameslink and St Albans City.Emergency services were called to the scene and are currently carrying out their work on the railway. As a result, the line between the two...
LNER has released nearly four million tickets for the upcoming summer travel season, giving passengers the chance to secure their journeys well in advance.The tickets went on sale on Thursday 12 March 2026 and cover travel dates up to Friday 4 September 2026, with the exception of the August bank...
Lumo’s upcoming open access service on the West Coast Main Line is set to introduce lower-cost travel options between Scotland, the North West of England and London.The operator has confirmed that tickets are now available for journeys starting from 10 July through to the end of the summer season....
One week after a devastating fire tore through a historic building beside Glasgow Central, Scotland’s busiest railway station remains largely closed despite appearing to have escaped serious damage. The blaze broke out at around 3:46pm on Sunday 8 March in a vape shop on Union Street before...
Transport for Wales and Network Rail have confirmed that the Railway 200 ‘Inspiration’ exhibition train will return to Wales this spring, with a stop planned in Swansea.The special exhibition train is scheduled to arrive at Swansea station from Sunday 26 April to Tuesday 28 April, following a...
Rail Operations Group has confirmed a new two-year agreement with Direct Rail Services to provide storage and maintenance for its Class 93 locomotive fleet at Crewe.Under the deal, the locomotives will be based at the Gresty Bridge depot, where engineering teams from DRS will deliver servicing,...
DB Cargo UK has named one of its Class 66 locomotives in tribute to Antony Slater, founder of the Plasmor Group, recognising a long-standing partnership between the rail freight operator and the concrete products manufacturer.Locomotive 66186 was officially unveiled with the new name during a...
Colas Rail UK has secured a five-year agreement with Network Rail to operate and maintain the organisation’s fleet of Mobile Maintenance Trains, strengthening its role in supporting railway infrastructure across Britain.The contract covers eight Mobile Maintenance Trains, built by Robel, which are...
Alstom has been selected to supply its onboard automatic train control technology for Paris Metro Line 8 as part of a wider modernisation programme across the network.The contract, awarded by RATP on behalf of Île-de-France Mobilités, will see Alstom provide its I-CBTC onboard automatic control...
Alstom has secured a long-term role in maintaining regional trains in western Sweden after the operator SJ was awarded a new contract to run Västtågen services.The agreement, awarded by Västtrafik, the authority responsible for public transport across Western Sweden, confirms SJ as the operator...