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Comms and public affairs duo to take open access rail to greater heights

FirstGroup’s Open Access rail operators Lumo and Hull Trains have appointed Lucy Harper and Richard Salkeld into new senior communications roles. Lucy Harper joins the alliance of Lumo and Hull Trains as head of public affairs from ticket retailer Trainline....

Northern using AI to trial British Sign Language announcements on trains

Northern customers travelling between Manchester and Leeds as well as Leeds to York will be able to see some of the train operator’s announcements in British Sign Language (BSL) thanks to a trial involving AI. The train operator has been...

Greater Anglia continues excellent performance record

Figures released by Greater Anglia (GA) today highlight ongoing excellent punctuality standards being delivered for customers across East Anglia. Performance for the last 4-week period (ending 3 February) saw punctuality across the Greater Anglia network averaging 94.1% - using...

Northern encourages new ‘payrolled employees’ to commute by rail

More then 80,000 new ‘payrolled employees’ across the North of England are eligible for the equivalent of three months free travel to work with Northern. The train operator has made the claim in response to the latest ‘Labour Market Overview’...

Class 730 fleet enters service between Wolverhampton and Walsall

A brand new West Midlands Railway (WMR) electric train fleet has carried its first passengers this week, marking the start of a new era of rail travel in the region. The first Class 730 to carry passengers in the region...

New measures introduced to improve safety on the Greater Anglia network

Greater Anglia is pleased to announce the introduction of Transport Safety Officers (TSOs) aimed at enhancing safety on the rail network in Essex, as part of a joint project. Six Transport Safety Officers will carry out patrols between Southend Victoria...

Vital upgrades between Portsmouth and Fareham over February half term

Network Rail is reminding customers to plan ahead and allow plenty of time as buses replace South Western Railway (SWR), Great Western Railway (GWR), and Southern trains between Southampton Central and Havant, Eastleigh and Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central...

Landslip causes travel disruption between Birmingham and London

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London are being urged to check their journeys due to disruption following a landslip near Rugby. Through Monday (12 February), one of the two tracks which connect Coventry and...

Hourly rail services between Chester and Liverpool on brand-new trains

Transport for Wales (TfW) will reintroduce hourly rail services between Chester and Liverpool via Runcorn, Helsby and Frodsham from Monday 12 February. The step-up in services will increase from 15 to 30 a day in total (15 in each direction)...

Londoners advised to check before they travel ahead of London Overground strike

Customers are being advised to check before they travel on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 February as planned strike action by the RMT union is expected to impact London Overground services and some stations. Customers are advised to visit tfl.gov.uk/strikes for...

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Andrew Haines looks back on five years of CP6

As Control Period 6 (CP6) comes to a close on 31 March, Network Rail is taking a look back...