Rail News

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...

Passengers travelling on the West Coast main line and North West rail routes are being advised to check before they travel ahead of important railway upgrades over the early May bank holiday. Network Rail is carrying out major projects between...

Train operator c2c Trenitalia says its work to crackdown on fare evasion and ticketing fraud has led to one customer recently paying back £10,000. The customer, recently travelling through one of c2c's London stations, was asked to present their rail...

As thousands of runners took to the streets for the Manchester Marathon earlier this month, Metrolink was able to record a new personal best for passengers served on a single day. On 14 April passengers made 175,000 journeys, the highest...

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced the appointment of John Whitehurst as its chief operating officer (COO). He will begin the role on Monday 20 May. The role will see John lead the planning and delivery of services across GTR’s...

Inspirational Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail director Ruth Busby was at Buckingham Palace on Friday to receive her OBE from the Princess Royal. Ruth was recognised in the New Year Honours ‘for services to diversity in the rail...

Brand new trains have been launched on the Ebbw Vale line offering customers a more comfortable and reliable experience. Built in Newport, the Class 197 trains have started to enter service on mainline routes around Wales and the Borders. They will...

Northern says 97% of its passengers are ‘with us’ when it comes to tackling the issue of fare dodgers on its network as it released the annual figures from its Debt Recovery and Prosecutions Unit. The train operator says ticketless...

PB Design, a leading provider of industrial standby power solutions, has announced key changes to its senior leadership team. Effective 1 April, Scott Edsall, the company's former strategy & technical director, has taken on the role of Managing Director. With...

CPC Project Services LLP (CPC) is pleased to announce that it has transferred ownership to its employees, through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), to become CPC Project Services Ltd. Over the past 12-18 months the shareholders of CPC have considered...