Train Operating Companies

Grand Central has joined Hull Trains in suspending services during the second lockdown, although it is delaying the action until after the end of service on Friday 6 November. Managing director Richard McClean said: “After careful weighing-up of our options...

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has introduced the first train of its new Class 170 ‘Tubostar’ regional fleet.  The new trains will initially run on the Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Worksop, offering EMR Regional customers a more modern and...

Due to the latest Covid lockdown in England, Hull Trains will be temporarily suspending all train services from 00:01 Thursday 5 November 2020. This will be the second time the operator’s direct rail services between Hull and London have been...

East West Railway Company has appointed two new non-executive Directors of the Company, with effect from 1 November 2020. Professor Lynette J Ryals, OBE, MK:U chief executive, is leading the development of a proposed STEM-focused university in Milton Keynes and...

Following approval of plans for a major timetable change, Avanti West Coast is set to transform rail services at Motherwell The cross-border operator plans to serve Motherwell with an additional 96 services per week – the most significant increase in...

Transport for London and the Department for Transport have reached an agreement over a second extraordinary funding and financing package worth up to £1.7 billion. This will provide financial support until March 2021 and is focused on protecting services and...

Network Rail has become the first railway company in the world to set ambitious Science-Based Targets to limit global warming. This means that the company will be the first railway to commit to cutting emissions which limit warming to 1.5...

As more people turn to cycling as both ‘green’ transport and a way to keep fit, Greater Anglia is improving cycle parking at four stations – including building a secure cycle compound at Cambridge North, following customer feedback. The existing...

Eridge station in East Sussex has a new footbridge after Network Rail completed a £1.8 million project. Eridge station serves the rural district in East Sussex with Southern trains services via the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line. The existing...

As many delays to trains are caused by cable theft – signalling and power cables often contain copper - scrap yards across the West Midlands and Warwickshire have been visited by Network Rail and the British Transport Police to...