Great Western Railway’s innovative FastCharge battery train trial could transform UK’s railway

Innovation led by Great Western Railway could transform the UK’s railway as it powers forward with a FastCharge battery trial designed to help future decarbonisation of branch line services. The FastCharge technology, which has been rigorously developed by specialist engineers...

Cheaper ‘Pay As You Go’ rail fares for South East Wales

Rail customers can now take advantage of cheaper ‘Pay As You Go’ fares thanks to the launch of a new contactless tap in, tap out payment service on key routes across South East Wales. Making it faster, easier and cheaper...

SVR confirms Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster as permanent managing director

The Severn Valley Railway has announced that it has approved the permanent appointment of Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster as managing director of SVR (Holdings) Plc with immediate effect. Gus has been fulfilling the role in an interim capacity since 1 March...

Flying start for Inverness Airport railway station

ScotRail’s newest railway station in the Highlands is celebrating its first anniversary this week, with more than 50,000 passenger journeys being made at the Inverness Airport interchange. The £14 million station, constructed by Network Rail and situated between the Highland...

Jason Wade appointed regional director for Northern in the North East

Northern has appointed Jason Wade as its new regional director for the North East. Jason is currently the train operator's head of retail operations and will have a phased transition into his new role while a replacement is recruited. In the...

GTR celebrates 50% jump in number of females starting apprenticeship courses

Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February), Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has revealed a sharp increase in the number of females starting an apprenticeship. GTR welcomed a total of 176 new starters in 2023, with 60 of these coming...

Northern appoints new chair for independent accessibility user group

Northern has appointed an accessibility campaigner to chair its independent user group which focuses on empowering people to use public transport – no matter their circumstances. New chair Mark Cutter, from Lancaster, has been a member of Northern’s Accessibility User...

EMR launches British Sign Language service to help deaf customers

Deaf customers who travel with East Midlands Railway (EMR) will be able to get help to communicate with railway staff after the operator signed up to a new British Sign Language service. The service, which is being operated by InterpretersLive,...

Pay deal secured for majority of Hitachi maintenance workers

The trade union Unite has secured increased pay for workers at Hitachi trains working on Great Western Railways (GWR), resolving an industrial dispute. However, Hitachi engineers, repairs, and maintenance crews at LNER remain on strike though as Hitachi has...

South London signalling work replanned for later in 2024

Trains in the Tooting, Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye areas will now run as normal from Monday 12 through to Friday 16 February. The switch-on of a new signalling system in South London, which was due to close...

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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...