Rail News

More than 800 projects* will take place across Britain’s railway this coming early and late May bank holidays, designed to keep the vast majority of the network open for travel as usual. Unlike the Easter bank holiday, only one day...

From Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May customers are being reminded to check before travelling as buses replace trains across part of Network Rail’s Wessex route. Over the bank holiday weekend Network Rail’s engineers will be removing life-expired track and...

Three Greater Anglia stations (Battlesbridge, Brundall, and Darsham stations) have received a ‘Wildlife Friendly’ accreditation recognising the work of community volunteers to improve biodiversity and support nature. Greater Anglia has partnered with the region’s Wildlife Trusts to formally recognise the...

ScotRail is adding more seats to services between Motherwell and Balloch this Sunday as thousands of people are expected to take part in Glasgow’s biggest ever charity Kiltwalk. A record 14,000 walkers will get their tartan on and take part...

The Labour party has set out its plan for rail, ahead of this year’s general election, with pledges to provide a long-term strategy which outlines the role of rail in economic growth and levelling-up, and to deliver taxpayer value...

HS2 has released new images of the first completed sections of the landmark viaduct that will bring high speed trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street station The completed sections mark the next step on the programme to build a series...

The first of DB Cargo UK’s regeared Class 66 locomotives went into active service earlier this week at Peak Forest in Derbyshire. The newly-renumbered 66651 (previously 66221) hauled a cargo of premium grade limestone from Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry near Buxton,...

East West Railway Company’s (EWR) Accessibility Advisory Panel (AAP) has drawn up a list of priority issues for train companies to address to ensure the varying needs of disabled people are fully met. With latest figures showing that nearly one...

Paul Knowles and Craig Loveman have recently joined QTS Training Ltd, the training arm of QTS Group. Paul has joined as a new trainer and assessor, while Craig has joined as an assessor and trainee trainer. Paul has joined...

HS2 has released timelapse and drone footage showing contractors moving a 1,100 tonne composite viaduct into place over two M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire. The 158-metre-long structure was moved into place in 13 hours using a specialist push-pull jacking...