General Interest
Island Line says goodbye to its much-loved trains
The Island Line, the Isle of Wight’s railway, has been operated since 1989 by refurbished former London Underground trains, built originally in 1938.
However, they have now operated their last service. The final Class 483 train rolled out of Ryde...
General Interest
Southeastern and Network Rail get food supplies to stranded lorry drivers
Southeastern and Network Rail staff worked late into the night on Christmas Eve to get food to lorry drivers who were stranded on the approaches to Dover due to the sudden border closure. An estimated 6,000 lorry drivers were...
Company News
Avanti completes Voyager fleet overhaul
Avanti West Coast has completed its overhaul of the Voyager fleet, following a six-month programme.
The £8.3 million overhaul, which was carried out at Bombardier’s depot in Ilford, east London, includes new Standard Class seats covers and carpets as well...
Industry News
Temporary Tyne and Wear Metro Depot commissioned
Tyne and Wear Metro’s new temporary depot, which has been built to welcome the new £362 million train fleet, has officially become operational.
Located at Howdon in North Tyneside, the new depot will be used to on-track the new Metro...
Careers
Network Rail joins HS2 skills, jobs and training pledge in London
Construction firms involved in the building of HS2, including Network Rail, have set out long-term plans so people in seven London boroughs will benefit from the project.
Network Rail has joined the others already in the scheme, made up of...
General Interest
Greater Anglia invests in keeping its new trains clean
Greater Anglia, which is commissioning three new fleets of trains (Classes 720, 745 and 755) has taken steps to keep them in tip-top condition by installing a new carriage washer machine at its Crown Point depot in Norwich.
The new...
Electrification
GWR’s bi-mode trains to become tri-modes
The 36 Class 802 trains operated on the Great Western main line by GWR may soon be running on battery power, after an exclusive agreement has been signed Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail.
With their sleek design, Hitachi’s trains have...
Careers
The Art of the Possible
A different way of thinking is transforming the fortunes of Northern Trains, where new possibilities are taking shape by bringing together a diverse range of talents.
Ten weeks into his new role as Director of Engineering at Northern Trains, Jack...
General Interest
Embankment repairs near Whitby will keep trains running
Network Rail and contractor AmcoGiffen are repairing a railway embankment near the seaside town of Whitby to protect the railway from landslips.
The embankment, which is on the west bank of the Esk and to the south of the A171...
General Interest
New technology brings benefits to Greater Anglia passengers
Greater Anglia is upgrading the technology at its stations, benefiting customers through better Wi-Fi, train information and security.
To do this, the train operator has rolled out miles of high-speed fibre optic cable to 108 stations and improved mobile Wi-Fi...
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...