Rail News

From tracking enemy submarines to tracking LNER trains, former Royal Navy Petty Officer Helen Firth is finding there are some surprising similarities between working on an anti-submarine frigate and working in the Rail Operations Centre in York.  Helen, who has...

The railway between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog on the Conwy Valley Line is expected to reopen on Saturday 13 April after emergency repairs to flood damage. The line was closed on Tuesday afternoon (9 April) after river flooding washed...

A Thales and VolkerRail consortium is one of six named on Network Rail’s Train Control Systems Framework, aimed to revolutionise signalling across Britain. From Carlisle to Brighton, this 10 year signalling plan will change the face of Britain’s railway, with...

Greater Anglia is offering university students the chance to gain skills and experience for a year through its industrial placement scheme. The company, which runs trains from London Liverpool Street to destinations across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, is...

Siemens Mobility will continue to work in partnership with Network Rail to transform rail travel across Britain after securing first place on the Train Control Systems Framework for both conventional and digital signalling. The company is now set for a...

From Carlisle to Brighton, Network Rail’s £4bn, 10-year signalling plan will change the face of Britain’s railway, with modern equipment bringing greater reliability across the country through a mixture of traditional signalling and digital control. Six companies have been awarded...

Southeastern has launched a series of upgrades to its app and online journey planner to make it easier for customers to plan accessible journeys. As one of the country's biggest and busiest rail operators, providing more than 1,700 services and...

Leading global real estate investor, developer and manager Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”), and best-in-class developer Logistics Capital Partners (“LCP”), today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Maritime Transport at West Midlands Interchange (“WMI”), the UK’s largest logistics...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised significant enhancements at Dore & Totley railway station in Sheffield. A new platform has been installed alongside a new footbridge providing lift and stair access for passengers. The new platform will...

Network Rail has today (Tuesday, 9 April) announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its Board. Dyan Perry OBE (nee Crowther), Steve Scrimshaw and Stuart Harvey will join the Board from July, and will be bringing with them...