Network Rail, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have started work to transform Eaglescliffe railway station and make it more accessible for passengers for years to come. A multi-million-pound project will see accessibility at the station vastly improved...

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced Matt Taylor as the new Business Engagement Manager for RIA Northern Ireland. As a rail professional with 25 years of experience in the industry, Matt brings significant experience and strategic leadership. He...

National rail contractor QTS Group, is thrilled to mark the 15th anniversary of its training arm, QTS Training. To commemorate the occasion, QTS Training hosted celebration activities and provided giveaways to candidates at each of its three training centres including...

FirstGroup plc, has submitted the first phase of an application for a new open access rail service between Rochdale and London to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), restoring this direct link for the first time in almost...

Metro customers are getting their first chance to see the new trains out on the system as daytime testing gets underway – marking a new major milestone for the £362m programme. Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, said this...

Siemens Mobility in a joint consortium with Bilfinger UK has been awarded an eleven-year contract extension for the maintenance of Edinburgh Trams infrastructure to 2035. This includes the continuous maintenance of the overhead contact line system, the track, SCADA...

Trainline Partner Solutions, the B2B arm of Trainline, has appointed Alice Coverlizza as vice-president to lead the business. Trainline is Europe’s leading independent rail platform, and through Trainline Partner Solutions (TPS) it provides partners with access to its Platform One...

Rail industry bodies have responded to the National Infrastructure Commission’s annual review, published today (16 May). The review calls for a new long-term plan for rail with a steady delivery pipeline, and includes new analysis of the railway network in...

Efforts to open up more careers in the rail sector to young people could improve the reliability of rail services under a new proposal being put forward today (Thursday 16 May). If agreed, new regulations lowering the minimum age for...

In 2023, the train operator announced it had signed a deal with recycling specialist Avena so that its ‘end of life’ uniforms could be shredded and turned into ‘further life products’. The arrangement has saved over 4,000kg (4,364kg CO2e) of carbon emissions...