Charity
Railway Mission and Avanti West Coast help rural communities prepare for winter
Churches and other community hubs in rural Lancashire and Cheshire are prepared for the worst of the winter weather thanks to Railway Mission and Avanti West Coast.
Railway Mission, a Christian faith-based charity that provides the chaplaincy service to the...
Government
Government joins forces with Liverpool to transform city’s rail network
Passengers in Liverpool could soon benefit from a simpler, more affordable, and integrated transport network thanks to an agreement signed by Transport Secretary Mark Harper and Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram today (Thursday 16 November).
The Memorandum of Understanding commits to...
Mental Health
TPE unveils train wrap to get men talking
TransPennine Express (TPE) has unveiled a newly wrapped train ahead of International Men’s Day reminding customers that it’s okay to talk.
TPE has worked with Andy’s Man Club, the men’s suicide prevention charity, to wrap the Class 185 train that...
Government
Funding boost for new Bradford as part of Network North Plan
The Department for Transport (DfT) is building on its promise of building a brand-new railway station in Bradford by providing £400,000 for the local authority to kickstart master planning on the project.
The work will consider how the new station...
Rail News
LNR welcomes Class 730 into passenger service
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has today (Monday 13 November) introduced the first of its Class 730 electric train fleet into passenger service on the West Coast Main Line.
The first service was this morning’s 6.04am departure from Bletchley to London...
Rail News
Train services to resume on Marston Vale Line
Train services on the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley will resume on Monday 20 November, operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has confirmed today (Fri 10 November).
The line has been served by rail replacement buses since December 2022...
Covid
Hull Trains shows strongest post-covid recovery
More people are now travelling with Hull Trains than they did before the pandemic with the operator reporting the strongest recovery in UK journey levels.
Not only has the operator recovered its passenger numbers to pre-pandemic levels, but it has...
Contract News
Businesses across UK share £11.5 billion of HS2 contract awards
New figures show that thousands of UK businesses have won contracts to support the high-speed line's construction. Latest quarterly data shows that over £11.5 billion worth of tier two contracts have been awarded by HS2’s construction partners to businesses...
British Transport Police
Northern warns prolific fare dodgers of historic prosecutions
Northern has issued a warning to persistent fare evaders on its services that, once identified, they should expect to be prosecuted for historic cases of fare evasion as well as the journey for which they were caught.
Where there is...
Government
Draft Rail Reform Bill receives mixed industry response
The Government has today included a Draft Rail Reform Bill in the King’s Speech which sets out some of the key pillars of industry reform including the creation of Great British Railways. A Parliamentary committee will oversee pre-legislative scrutiny...
Latest News
Petards Rail boosts team with new appointment
Intelligent train technology provider Petards Rail has appointed Calvin Fahey to the role of procurement manager.
Calvin is Level 3...