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South Western Railway celebrates World Environment Day 2019

South Western Railway (SWR) today (5 June 2019) celebrates the United Nations World Environment Day 2019 by highlighting how it's 'walking-the-talk' on becoming more...

Massive station redevelopment gets underway

Preparatory work for the multimillion pound regeneration of Taunton Station has got underway with the establishment of a site compound, and the closure of...

Revealed: The 39 community projects across the GWR network to share over £800,000 funding

A scheme to use a rail station garden to grow food for the homeless is just one of 39 to have been awarded funding...

Refurbishment works to start at Upminster and Chafford Hundred stations

c2c will be starting an upgrade of Upminster and Chafford Hundred stations planned to commence this month. At Upminster, the four-month project involves modernisation of...

Transport for Wales appoint new Non-Executive Director

Transport for Wales have appointed Alun Bowen as Non-Executive Director and Chair of their Audit and Risk Committee. An experienced finance professional, Alun has 37...

Virgin price-guarantee app to cut £1bn from rail fares

Rail passengers will save around a billion pounds in fares thanks to a price-guarantee app being developed by Virgin Trains. The new technology, which is...

Virgin Trains fully equipped with free Wi-Fi and entertainment

Photo credit: Mark D Bailey / Shutterstock.com Virgin Trains customers will now be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi and greater access to its entertainment hub BEAM on board...

New direct train service from Farnham to Guildford

Jeremy Hunt MP joined SWR’s Managing Director Andy Mellors at Farnham station along with passengers to board the new half-hourly service. They departed the station...

Nine-month high for trains running on time

More than 90 per cent of trains ran on time over the past four weeks, with the successful introduction of the new timetable delivering...

Ground-breaking new app for deaf customers on Scotland’s Railway

ScotRail has teamed up with InterpreterNow to introduce a new British Sign Language (BSL) app to Scotland’s Railway, a first for the UK rail...

Merseyrail stops printing receipts for customers in pledge to reduce paper waste

Merseyrail has announced that it will stop automatically printing receipts for customers in a bid to cut down on waste – saving up to...

Journeys soar on Virgin’s Blackpool route

Virgin Trains has today revealed figures for record journeys taken on its Blackpool route one year after introducing electric Pendolino services, which strengthened connections...
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Amulet security officers provide safeguarding support across rail network

Amulet, a specialist provider of intelligence-led security services, is investing in safeguarding training for its dedicated rail teams. The security firm has developed an accredited...

How hydrogen could get UK rail’s decarbonisation efforts back on track

Ben Foulser, Partner, Infrastructure Advisory Practice and Head of the Future Mobility Team, KPMG in the UK, discusses the role hydrogen could play in...

Railway History Revealed as New Research into LOCOMOTION is Published

The most definitive research into one of the world’s most recognisable steam engines, LOCOMOTION, has been published by early railway experts Dr Michael Bailey...

Save the date for Railway 200 says HRA

The Heritage Railway Association is appealing to heritage railways, tramways and museums up and down the UK to build the 200th anniversary of the Stockton...