RailUK Writer

Travellers wishing to use Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern or Thameslink services over the next five days should expect severe disruption and amended timetables. This advice applies to the next two strike days (23 and 25 June) as well...

Two local volunteers have ‘adopted’ Wymondham rail station and hope to return it to its former glory. Brendan Gray, 29, who lives in Wymondham and is the new owner of the Station Bistro, remembers the bistro and station in its...

As railways start to look at using hydrogen to power the trains of the future on lines which it would not be economical to electrify, news of any public transport initiative that makes hydrogen fuel ‘the norm’ is to...

Two of Taziker Industrial’s senior managers have been promoted to the board of directors. Robert Paterson and Darren Jackson join the board with immediate effect, with formal confirmation taking place at the start of the new financial year on...

George Davies has been appointed as RSSB’s new director of sustainable development to lead a new, dedicated programme designed to reinvigorate the railway’s collective efforts to tackle key sustainability challenges including carbon, air quality, and social sustainability. He joins from...

Network Rail has announced its plans for the first tranche of its Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme. The work forms part of TRU’s wider goal to deliver sought-after improvements along the full 76-mile Transpennine route - stretching from York to...

Leading train leasing companies Angel Trains has announced the appointment of its new chairman, Mark Russell CBE, who will be joining the Board from 1 February 2021. Mark is also chair of DE&S, the Ministry of Defence’s procurement and support...

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has announced ambitious plans for a clean and connected transport system that will connect all West Yorkshire’s communities to jobs, education and opportunity. The new proposals identify where people will live and work in the...

Two leading experts have been appointed to the Rail Supply Group’s industry-wide Council. Lizi Stewart, managing director of transportation at Atkins, becomes the joint RSG Champion for Digital Railway, alongside Rob Morris, managing director rail infrastructure at Siemens. Lizi replaces...

The railway lines north of Radyr in Wales have reopened after a successful three-week blockade to push forward with building the South Wales Metro. With low passenger numbers due to COVID-19 restrictions in place across Wales, Transport for Wales (TfW)...