Matt Atkins

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has launched a national poetry competition in partnership with Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho. Open for six weeks, the competition aims to encourage children’s creativity and reduce screen time by tasking young people to write a short...

Network Rail engineers worked through the night to install the steel structures on Saturday 23 March at the South Lanarkshire station which serves passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line – one of the busiest lines in Europe. It’s...

From Saturday 16 March to Sunday 24 March, the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade team worked around the clock to deliver vital upgrades, as the programme edges closer to full completion. Over the nine-day period, track installation and drainage works were...

The next steps of development for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) between Manchester and Liverpool have been announced, following extensive engagement with local leaders and local MPs by Ministers. The announcement comes after the Government's Network North plan confirmed £12 billion to boost connections...

Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has secured a further five Voyager trains from rolling stock company Beacon Rail in a significant boost for capacity. The five trains come in addition to the seven extra Voyager trains secured in October. The 12...

Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes, visited the site of the Levenmouth Rail Link last week (Friday 22 March) to get the latest update on the project. Work to complete the rail link is ongoing with the Fife towns...

Railway engineers have been inspecting the damage and carrying out ground investigations after a Northern train derailed in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria on Friday 22 March. Four passengers and four members of staff were safely evacuated from the train. Network Rail is advising...

Northern’s training academies in Leeds and Manchester are key to addressing the national skills shortage facing the rail industry according to a new report by OFSTED. The regulator made the statement following an inspection of both facilities in which the...

Trains are now running again between Plymouth and Totnes after Network Rail completed signal and track upgrades in the area. Following the successful installation of new signals in Cornwall earlier this month, the final stage of the programme saw new...

More than 400 miles from LNER’s current home in York, an LNER train has been unearthed by archaeologists in Antwerp in Belgium. The modern-day operator of trains on the East Coast Mainline has been in touch with the team who...