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Network Rail will close the East Coast Main Line (ECML) for all locations between London King’s Cross and York and Leeds due to the extreme weather expected on Tuesday 19 July. Passengers are being warned not to travel. The closure...

Rail passengers in England and Wales are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary in the record-breaking hot temperatures forecast from Monday 18 July. The Met Office has issued a red weather warning for extreme heat in the east of...

Brighton Main Line passengers can look forward to more reliable journeys after Network Rail invested £11 million to carry out critical repairs to earthworks at Haywards Heath and Balcombe. Speed restrictions have now been lifted on the line following the...

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Women in Rail (WR) are launching the first Annual Report for their joint EDI Charter for Rail. The 2022 Annual Report sets out examples of good practice and celebrates the very best work carried out...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its latest annual report on health and safety on Britain’s Railways. The report, which covers the period between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, highlights Britain’s standing of having one...

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is pleased to announce that Dr Linda Wain has been appointed to the role of Engineering Director. Dr Wain, who has been Head of Engineering and Assurance at LNER for five years, will oversee all...

SLC Rail has announced the appointment of Neil Micklethwaite as its new non-executive director. Neil, who is chief operating officer for CMAC Group, will join SLC Rail’s board this month.   Neil has held several senior positions in the transport sector, both...

HS2 Ltd has celebrated innovations to improve health and safety at works sites across Britain’s largest construction project. HS2’s health and safety campaign, Safe at Heart 2022 Inspiration Awards, chose three winners after receiving over 100 submissions from across the...

Northern, the second largest train operator in the UK, has become the main provider of rail industry apprenticeships in the country with more than 250 apprentice train drivers and conductors currently on its payroll. The operator has been officially recognised...

A state-of-the-art simulator will offer Metro drivers a fully immersive training experience as they countdown to the new trains arriving. The fully sized replica of the new Metro train cab has been installed at the Nexus Learning Centre in South...