Rail Business

GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the largest rail freight operators in the UK, has officially begun a new service from Portbury to Acton, in partnership with AI. Responding at short notice, there was the requirement for the GBRf team to...

Network Rail has reopened Narborough station footbridge, after completing major work to revamp, revitalise and future proof the historic structure. Since September, Network Rail has been working on the £850,000 project, which has seen the main footbridge span removed and...

Avanti West Coast supports work of charities, food banks and organisations local to its route to help people in need with donations of surplus food. Charities, food banks and organisations help Avanti West Coast distribute food to those in needFood...

Network Rail worker Rory Higgins, who is based in York, has been recognised as a Railway Hero, following his work to keep freight services moving throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic hit and the spotlight was on freight services,...

Passengers are being advised about urgent repairs to Birkenhead North station’s lifts after they were damaged by water. Heavy rain caused water to leak into the lift mechanisms during storms this winter. It means the ground floor entrances and some of...

The railway between Stonehaven and Montrose will reopen for passenger and freight customers on Monday, February 22, following the successful completion of repair works on a damaged bridge between the towns. The rail bridge – which dates from the 1840s...

HS2 today began the search for a specialist contractor to build the high speed rail project’s central control centre and maintenance depot, which will create around 500 long-term jobs in Birmingham’s Washwood Heath. The contract – worth an estimated £275m...

More than 6km of railway track is being replaced across the West Midlands as the rail industry works together to build back better after the coronavirus pandemic. Network Rail is investing more than £3m to renew track along key routes...

Passengers in West Sussex are benefiting from a major investment to Crawley Station, part of the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme. The upgrade works will improve accessibility at Crawley station and significantly reduce the time it takes passengers...

HS2 Ltd’s latest reporting figures show it has smashed the 500 new apprentice starts milestone, with East Birmingham resident, Darren Chikono, becoming the 500th apprentice to play a part in delivering Britain’s new railway. 21-year-old Darren moved to Birmingham from Croydon...