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Faster services on key Southeastern routes as part of May 2019 timetable improvements

Passengers on key Southeastern routes between London, Maidstone, Canterbury and the Kent Coast are set to benefit from journey time reductions of up to...

Magical moment as Caledonian Sleeper’s future meets present

Caledonian Sleeper’s future met its present on Saturday morning (9th March) as testing continues on the new fleet of trains. Six of the new carriages...

Major breakthrough completed at complex Bank Station Upgrade

The modernisation of Bank Tube Station has reached a significant new milestone, with the first breakthrough between a new entrance on Cannon Street and...

West Midlands Railway invites local business leaders to discuss May timetable improvements

West Midlands Railway is inviting local economic and business leaders to find out about new opportunities arising from a range of timetable improvements being...

Train drivers taking leap into new technology

Greater Anglia is using new state-of-the-art train simulators to teach its 768 drivers how to drive the brand-new trains which are due to replace...

c2c records best punctuality performance for almost four years

Last month, c2c recorded its best punctuality results since autumn 2015, newly-published figures show. 97.7% of c2c trains arrived on time in February, which was...

Azuma launch date announced

LNER is delighted to announce its brand-new Azuma trains will be ready for passenger journeys from London King's Cross to Leeds from Wednesday 15 May...

‘Hitachi trains for Happy trains’ – ScotRail replace Class 365s

More brand-new trains will run on Central Scotland’s newly electrified railway, as ScotRail confirms the withdrawal of its Class 365 fleet. The Class 365s, dubbed...

2,000 more Thameslink seats for Cambridge and Brighton commuters

Photo credit: Ian_Stewart / Shutterstock.com Thameslink commuters on the route between Cambridge and Brighton will benefit from 2,000 extra seats to and from the capital at peak...

Northern fleet refurbishment hits 50%

Northern has now refurbished more than 50 per cent of its trains. The news comes as Northern launched its 123rd refurbished train into service. The...

Virgin Trains introduces JAM card for customers with communications barriers

Virgin Trains has become the first travel company outside of Northern Ireland to introduce a ground-breaking initiative for people with communication barriers. Standing for “Just...

​Safety at Foxton is fun for young travel ambassadors

Six Hertfordshire schoolchildren enjoyed a fun, hands-on railway safety lesson on a trip to Foxton signal box and level crossing. The six children, who are...
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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...