Permanent Way
Major rail upgrades planned for Yorkshire Wolds Line in February
Network Rail will be carrying out major upgrades to the railway between Beverley and Hunmanby in February.
From Saturday 3 February to Sunday 11 February, engineers will be working in various areas between the two stations as they install new...
Rail News
Project to improve mobile connectivity on East Coast Main Line reaches key milestone
Network Rail, LNER, and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are collaborating to improve mobile connectivity on the East Coast Main Line.
The joint project, which is delivering new mobile phone infrastructure into tunnels outside London King’s Cross station, has reached an...
Industry News
TPE warns customers of upcoming disruption during ASLEF industrial action
TransPennine Express (TPE) is urging customers to plan ahead, with further industrial action and strike days set to cause major disruption to rail services from next week.
Drivers from the ASLEF union are set to take strike action between 30...
Accessibility
GWR awarded for accessible train travel
The National Autistic Society has recognised Great Western Railway (GWR) for providing an autism-friendly environment.
The award recognises GWR for a host of autism-awareness initiatives being trialled at stations in the west of its network.
Since June last year GWR has...
Electrification
GTR sets out roadmap to eradicate carbon footprint
Environment experts at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), have launched a roadmap of how it is doubling down on emissions to become carbon ‘net zero’ for all its energy needs by 2050.
GTR’s carbon footprint is already very small: electric trains...
Stations
Southeastern confirms train services during ASLEF strike action
Members of the ASLEF union are taking strike action across the country between 29 January and 6 February
Southeastern will not run any train services on Tuesday 30 January but will provide a full service on all other days during this...
General Interest
TPE issues ‘do not travel’ advice ahead of Storm Jocelyn on services to/from Scotland
TransPennine Express (TPE) is strongly urging customers travelling to/from Edinburgh/Glasgow not to travel after 3pm on Tuesday 23 January.
High winds and heavy rainfall are set to cause major disruption to services in and out of Scotland.
Due to the yellow...
Government
Penalty fares down 20% in year since government increased fine, says Northern
Northern has seen a 20% drop in the number of penalty fares issued in the first year since the government increased the fine to those travelling without a ticket to £100.
The train operator issued 41,234 penalty fares between 23...
Environment
South Western Railway leads the way in improving air quality at stations with air-purifying technology at Salisbury
South Western Railway (SWR) has become the first Train Operating Company (TOC) to trial a Pluvo air-purifying totem at one of its stations.
To help combat the effects of air pollution, the Pluvo Column, which is sited on platform four...
General Interest
Lumo, the all-electric open access rail operator plans additional journeys between London and Newcastle
Lumo, the all-electric open access rail operator, is exploring plans to operate an additional return journey every day between Newcastle and London.
The proposals are for a new early morning service from Newcastle to London, with an additional evening...
Latest News
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...