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One year countdown to public control for South Yorkshire tram system

South Yorkshire will have a publicly owned, publicly operated tram network from March 2024, when Stagecoach's operating contract for Supertram ends. The change in ownership...

South Yorkshire Mayor recommends tram fare cap is extended

South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard has recommended that the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority continues to fund the £2 fare cap on trams until...

Hot desk office opens at Harrogate station

A remote office has opened at one of Northern’s busy North Yorkshire stations.   Start-up firm, WorkfromHub, has designed the facility at Harrogate station to create a...

Official opening date announced for Luton DART

The Luton DART connecting London Luton Airport with national rail services in under four minutes will officially open for business on Monday 27 March. The...

Transport for London set to deliver operating surplus

Transport for London (TfL)’s latest budget shows that it will achieve an operating surplus in 2023/24, with revenues covering the costs of the existing transport network....

Green light for Great Northern’s Class 717 to operate with in-cab digital signalling

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has received authorisation from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to place its Class 717 fleet into passenger service...

A Sunday celebration of 1960s BR Green in-store for the Cotswolds

A celebration of the British Railways green livery from the 1960s is to take place at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railways (GWSR) on Sunday...

Transport for Wales: Some Class 175s need further repairs to the engines

Transport for Wales has temporarily withdrawn a number of its Class 175 trains to allow additional maintenance checks to be carried out following some...

Northern trial that ensure fare-dodger defence falls flat with ticket inspectors

Northern has begun a trial with a company called BattPoint to provide power packs at stations for those travelling without their phone charger or...

It’s ‘access all areas’ at the SVR’s Open House Weekend

Visitors to the Severn Valley Railway on 1st and 2nd April will be in for a real treat, when the heritage line grants ‘access all areas’...

New Tyne and Wear Metro train unveiled

The Tyne and Wear Metro’s first train has been officially unveiled at a celebration event marking the start of an exciting phase of the...

Avanti West Coast contract extended for a further six months

FirstGroup plc has announced that it has agreed with the Department for Transport (DfT) to extend the current arrangements for the West Coast Partnership...
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New Transport Minister welcomes ScotRail first Anniversary

Newly appointed Transport Minister Kevin Stewart has welcomed the opportunity to mark ScotRail’s first year under public ownership. Since the Scottish Government brought ScotRail into...

Talyllyn Railway announces new general managers

Talyllyn Railway (TR) has started off the new season with two new general managers. Following Stuart Williams' departure to a new post, two of...

Mace announces plans to save 10 million tonnes of carbon

Mace has announced new plans to save 10 million tonnes of carbon associated with buildings and infrastructure it delivers across the world.  This new target...

Findings of Devizes station feasibility study released today

The results of a feasibility study for the Department for Transport (DfT) into a new railway station for Devizes have been released by Network...