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ORR secures improvement package from Northern Trains after accessibility failings

Passengers who rely on assistance when travelling with Northern Trains should see improvements to the service over time, after the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) secured commitments from the operator to ensure staff receive disability awareness training and to provide a £550,000 additional package of measures. Northern Trains is...

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HS2 launches 1,620 tonne bridge over Grand Union Canal

A 1.5-mile section of the Grand Union Canal, owned by the charity Canal & River Trust, has reopened to...
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New images show progress on HS2’s Curzon Street station

Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the...

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No ScotRail services on Glasgow Central High Level until at least Wednesday

ScotRail services will not operate to or from Glasgow Central High Level until at least Wednesday (18 March), as...

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New £10 million depot unveiled to maintain Manchester’s railway for passengers

A £10 million new rail maintenance depot has been unveiled to keep passenger and freight trains moving smoothly through Greater Manchester. The high-tech facility at...
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One million journeys expected on scenic railway in 150th year

Passengers are expected to make more than 1 million journeys along one of the most...
Accessibility

London Northwestern Railway reaffirms support for neurodiverse passengers

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is raising awareness of support options for neurodiverse passengers as part...
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No ScotRail services on Glasgow Central High Level until at least Wednesday

ScotRail services will not operate to or from Glasgow Central High Level until at least...
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Incident response plans tested in major exercise at the Severn Valley Railway

Teams from across the emergency services and the railway played out a full-scale simulated emergency...
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Progress made improving help points at stations, but more work required, says ORR

Upgraded help point units, more frequent inspections, and improvements to connectivity at unstaffed and remote stations, are among the changes being delivered following...
Infrastructure

Network Rail begins next phase of upgrades on Portsmouth Direct Line

Network Rail is continuing its major investment in the Portsmouth Direct Line and will carry...
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The Signalling Company’s ETCS wins Railtech Innovation Award

The Signalling Company has announced that it has won the RailTech Europe Innovation Award. During...
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Mum and daughters marking Mother’s Day at TPE

TransPennine Express (TPE) is celebrating a family trio of colleagues this Mother’s Day, as a...

PBH Rail bolsters track systems expertise with new appointment

Following two years of growth, PBH Rail is continuing its expansion with the appointment...

CIRO announces new academic partnership to deliver Railway Operations programme

The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO) has announced a new academic partnership with...

Work underway on £100 million TrainCare Centre in Shipley

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has this week welcomed Leader of Bradford Council, Susan...

Scottish Government announces free rail travel for companions of the visually impaired

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans have welcomed the Scottish Government's announcement that free...

TfL harnesses VR to encourage customers to be active bystanders

On International Bystander Awareness Day (Thursday 13 March), Transport for London (TfL) will harness...

Rail freight welcomes new service to help identify emerging risks

The rail freight industry has welcomed a pioneering service to help safeguard against future...

Last segment rolls off the production line at HS2’s ‘viaduct factory’

The last of more than 2,700 enormous deck segments for HS2’s Delta junction, a...

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DB Cargo UK and Plasmor mark 40-year relationship with loco-naming

DB Cargo UK has named one of its Class 66 locomotives (66186) in honour of Antony Slater, the late founder of the Plasmor Group, one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers of concrete products. Plasmor started using rail to transport products in 1986, when new sidings were built to connect the factory to the adjacent East Coast Main Line at Great Heck, where the naming ceremony took place. DB Cargo UK...

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