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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

First conductors for new Northumberland Line begin training

The first three conductors recruited to work on the new Northumberland Line have started their training with Northern – as the closing date for 12 further vacancies approaches. David Nattress, Kevin Watson, and Cameron Young are the first of 15...

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Network Rail engineers gear up for £135m investment in Britain’s railway this May

More than 800 projects* will take place across Britain’s railway this coming early and late May bank holidays, designed...