Jonathan Webb

Wrexham and Shropshire Railway, which scored a record breaking 99% for passenger satisfaction in a Passenger Focus survey, says that its future is dependent on continuing to attract car users to use its services. The open access operator will,...

Rail passengers using East Midlands Trains services to London are starting to benefit from access to the internet whilst they travel, with the roll out of the train operator’s brand new on board WiFi service.  The new WiFi service, which...

A ten-month project to repair and restore the 145 year-old Eleanor Cross on the forecourt of Charing Cross station has been completed, safeguarding the historic landmark for future generations. The condition of the Eleanor Cross, the original of which historically...

East Midlands Trains’ station staff are celebrating after the winners of the company’s newly launched ‘Best Station Awards’ were announced.  The awards look to recognise the best of the company’s 89 stations under the categories of Best Small Station, Best...

Today, as they do every August 6th, the girls who drove trams in Hiroshima during the war hold a reunion at the Hiroshima Electric Railway Company. They remember the day, 65 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on...

A new maintenance facility is to be built at Stourbridge Junction to house and maintain the 2 London Midland class 139 Parry People Movers that operate the Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town branch. The new depot will be constructed at...

One of the last two slam door units that were in use on the national network has been saved for preservation. Unit 1497 Freshwater has been purchased from South West Trains by the Freshwater Preservation Group and will be based...

A new £1.6m wash plant has opened at London Midland's Tyseley depot. The new facility replaces a much older washer that was coming to the end of its working life, and compliments the depot's underframe washer that was commissioned...

On 2nd August the Rail Media Group was invited to travel, along with London Mayor Boris Johnson, on the first air conditioned tube train to enter passenger service. The Metropolitan line unit ran 3 return trips between Wembley Park and...