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Thriving railway hedges deliver biodiversity boost for Britain’s railway

A series of traditional “railway hedges” are thriving at a North London station - along one of Britain’s busiest main lines – following intervention by Network Rail and The Tree Council. Planted in 2018, a series of trial hedgerows has...

Celebrating 20 years of Darwin – the railway’s single source of truth

Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive Officer, Rail Delivery Group Darwin is 20 years old and at Rail Delivery Group (RDG) we are celebrating this impressive milestone. But what is Darwin? And why should you care? Darwin is one of the most critical...

Customers reminded to plan ahead for part closures of the Northern line starting next month to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station

Transport for London (TfL) is reminding customers that the first in a series of part closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware, to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station, is next month.   The first planned...

Award-winning landscape photography on show at Leeds city station

Leeds City station visitors and photography lovers can view an exhibition of stunning British landscape photography as part of a nationwide tour. Winning and commended images from the 2023 Landscape Photographer of the Year Award can be seen free-of-charge at...

Future vision for London Waterloo station unveiled

Lambeth Council and Network Rail have joined forces with many partners to develop an ambitious long-term plan for the future development of London Waterloo station and the surrounding Waterloo and South Bank area. The London Waterloo Station vision sets out...

Thameslink creates buzz about biodiversity

There’s been a hive of activity at six Thameslink railway stations where wildlife experts have installed 20 new ‘homes for nature’, said to be the bee’s knees for a wide variety of animals. As part of Thameslink’s biodiversity commitments, the...

Planning application submitted for multimillion pound station development in Haxby

New images have been released showing what Haxby’s new multimillion pound station could look like after the submission of a planning application, bringing the reconnection of the town and neighbouring areas to the UK rail network a step closer. Just...

Work to deliver Midlands Rail Hub set to begin with £123 million

Work on the Midlands Rail Hub is set to begin after ministers provided an initial £123 million funding injection. The transformational upgrade project is part of the Government’s plan to improve transport across the region and beyond, boosting the capacity...

GTR employee aims to visit all GB railway stations in just six weeks

A control room train services manager for Govia Thameslink Railway hopes to visit all 2,580 of Great Britain's railway stations in just six weeks. Dave Jones, 34 of Three Bridges, West Sussex, expects to average 62 stations a day in...

Major engineering work completed at UK’s only sliding bridge

Network Rail engineers have completed a mammoth nine-day programme of engineering work at the UK’s only sliding canal bridge in Keadby, near Scunthorpe. Teams have worked around the clock since midnight on Saturday 17 February until the early hours of...

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Alstom plans to run new direct train services between North Wales, Shropshire, the Midlands and London

Alstom plans to operate a new passenger rail service across England and Wales. Working in partnership with consultancy SLC...