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New trains enter service on Birmingham’s Cross City Line

Passengers on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time today (Monday 15 April). Train operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) said the introduction of the Class 730 fleet represents the start of a new era for rail travel on the...

Rail Project News

General Interest

New exhibition shows decades-long road to the birth of the Channel Tunnel

April 18, 2024

Members of the Channel Tunnel Study Group carried out detailed geological and economic studies into the feasibility of the...

Infrastructure

Network Rail targets end of June for line reopening as repairs resume on Baildon landslip site

April 11, 2024

Network Rail engineers have restarted work at the site of a landslip in Baildon. Services through the town have been...

Rail Safety News

HSEQApril 22, 2024

Nexus unveils new training tool for Metro level crossing safety awareness

A new and interactive training tool is being used to promote level crossing safety on the Tyne and Wear...

Rail People News

People

GWR and Network Rail Director Ruth Busby receives OBE

April 23, 2024

Company News

PB Design announces new managing director and senior leadership team

April 23, 2024

HSEQ

Nexus unveils new training tool for Metro level crossing safety awareness

April 22, 2024

Industry News

Petards Rail boosts team with new appointment

April 19, 2024

Accessibility

ORR calls on rail operators to improve complaints processes and accessibility

April 18, 2024

Industry News

The Rail Academy becomes ORR-registered

April 16, 2024

Latest Rail News

PeopleApril 23, 2024

GWR and Network Rail Director Ruth Busby receives OBE

Inspirational Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail director Ruth Busby was at Buckingham Palace on Friday to receive her OBE from the Princess...

Rail News

New trains on the Ebbw Vale line

April 23, 2024

Brand new trains have been launched on the Ebbw Vale line offering customers a more...

British Transport Police

Northern releases annual fare dodging statistics

April 23, 2024

Northern says 97% of its passengers are ‘with us’ when it comes to tackling the...

Company News

PB Design announces new managing director and senior leadership team

April 23, 2024

PB Design, a leading provider of industrial standby power solutions, has announced key changes to...

Company News

CPC transfers ownership to EOT

April 22, 2024

CPC Project Services LLP (CPC) is pleased to announce that it has transferred ownership to...

HSEQ

Railway reopened one month after Grange-over-Sands derailment

April 22, 2024

One month on, services are running again on the Furness line between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness. Network...

Heritage

Great Central Railway reveals new design for next phase of ‘reunification’ project

April 22, 2024

The Great Central Railway is preparing to submit a planning application for it’s ambitious Reunification...

Company News

Grand Central Rail set for move to modern York office hub

April 22, 2024

A high-quality complex of modern office suites situated in the historic city of York is...

HSEQ

Nexus unveils new training tool for Metro level crossing safety awareness

April 22, 2024

A new and interactive training tool is being used to promote level crossing safety on...

GB Railfreight launches new service connecting Southampton to Hams Hall

GB Railfreight (GBRf), has started a new intermodal service connecting Southampton to Hams Hall...

Petards Rail boosts team with new appointment

Intelligent train technology provider Petards Rail has appointed Calvin Fahey to the role of...

Progress made in recovery after Grange-over-Sands derailment.

Network Rail engineers have successfully repaired the embankment as part of a complex operation...

New findings show that trains are up to 80% cheaper than planes for domestic travel

Travelling by rail can be up to 80% cheaper on similar routes than flying,...

GB Railfreight extends haulage contract with Network Rail

GB Railfreight (GBRf) one of the country’s largest rail freight operators has extended its...

HS2 begins foundation works for key A43 bridge

HS2 has begun foundation works for a key bridge that will take a major...

ORR calls on rail operators to improve complaints processes and accessibility

A report published today (18 April) by the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR)...

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