c2c Railway has confirmed its support for this year’s Shoebury and Thorpe Bay Christmas Market, returning as sponsor for the festive event taking place on Saturday 6 December. The market will run from 10:00 to 16:00 at Shoebury and Thorpe Bay Baptist Church.The annual celebration will raise funds...
Stadler has secured a contract to deliver eight CITYLINK tram-trains for the Danish city of Aarhus, a move designed to strengthen the city’s light rail network and improve winter reliability. The vehicles feature onboard batteries, allowing them to operate seamlessly even if overhead wires are...
British Transport Police (BTP) has announced a new partnership with The Survivors Trust, becoming the first policing body to offer a consistent national support service for victims of serious sexual violence across Great Britain.The agreement will see Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs)...
The restoration of Richmond railway station has been recognised with a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award, marking a major success for South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail. The honour was announced at the 46th National Railway Heritage Awards ceremony, held at Merchant Taylors’...
LNER is gearing up for one of the busiest periods of the year with a festive flourish, as customers travelling in the run-up to Christmas are treated to seasonal menus, onboard entertainment and a special Christmas edition of the LNER Kids Club podcast.From today (3 December 2025), First Class...
Edinburgh Waverley has been given a festive boost with the opening of LNER’s new Family Lounge, launched in partnership with Edinburgh’s Christmas. Scotland’s busiest station was transformed for the occasion, with seasonal entertainment and giveaways marking the arrival of the operator’s...
A touring exhibition train that has been drawing crowds across the country will arrive at London Paddington next week, bringing with it a celebration of 200 years of railway history. Known as Inspiration, the train forms part of the national Railway 200 programme and has already welcomed more than...
Greater Anglia has confirmed that the planned rollout of pay-as-you-go contactless travel to 20 additional stations will be pushed back to summer 2026. The expansion, announced only last month, was due to enhance convenience for passengers across the network, including those travelling via Stansted...
Greater Anglia has announced the completion of the installation of a new accessible footbridge at Stowmarket station, marking a milestone in efforts to improve step-free travel for passengers. The structure, known as an ‘AVA’ bridge, is the first of its kind and was put into place over two days...
East Midlands Railway has helped bring some festive cheer to a group of unpaid carers by offering them a free Christmas day out in Nottingham. The rail operator joined forces with charity Carers First to organise the seasonal trip, which saw 30 carers from across Lincolnshire travel to the city’s...
The East Midlands and South Yorkshire moved into a new era of rail travel this morning as the first of East Midlands Railway’s (EMR) long-awaited Aurora trains carried paying passengers for the very first time. The milestone saw the 7am departure leave Sheffield for London St Pancras, signalling...
A consultation on permanently closing the Chestnut Grove footpath level crossing in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, had only just opened days before a 14-year-old boy was fatally struck by a train.Josh Travis died on Wednesday after being hit at the crossing. Network Rail had applied to...
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...