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Northern stations win big at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards

Northern-managed stations have picked up top gongs at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards. Alderley Edge won the top award, being named 'Cheshire Best Kept Station’ in 2023. It follows praise for the station by the Royal Horticultural Society in October 2023 when...

Stadler secures fleet acceptance for Greater Anglia trains

Thanks to effective partnership working with Greater Anglia and Rock Rail, Stadler has reached fleet acceptance for the 58 FLIRTs manufactured and supplied for the East Anglia network. The contract for 38 bi-mode and 20 electric trains was Stadler’s...

Network Rail engineers prepare for £90m investment over Easter bank holiday to improve journeys for passengers across the country

More than 95% of Britain’s 10,000 miles of railway will be open for business this Easter - with some exceptions - as Network Rail engineers gear up for a £90m programme of work over the long weekend aimed at...

Northern appoints new head of retail to make buying a ticket ‘as easy as it’s possible to be’

Northern has appointed Nick Clarke as its new head of retail. Clarke, from York in North Yorkshire, takes up his new role in April and will be responsible for all elements of the ticket buying experience. He will also head-up the...

Customers reminded to plan ahead for part closures of the Northern line starting next month to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station

Transport for London (TfL) is reminding customers that the first in a series of part closures of the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware, to facilitate the major upgrade of Colindale Tube station, is next month.   The first planned...

Passengers reminded to check before travelling as further upgrade work takes place to Midland Main Line in March

Network Rail and train operators are reminding passengers to plan ahead and check before travelling as further improvement work to the Midland Main Line (MML) takes place across two weekends in March. The project will see improvements to the current...

Northern regional director reflects on 30-year career and urges other women to join the railways on International Women’s Day

A woman who worked her way up, from on-board catering stewardess to regional director of one of the biggest train operators in the UK over the course of an impressive 30-year career, said being a woman has never been...

Rail operator increases female driver numbers through dedicated partnership

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is welcoming five new female drivers into the fold, who have come through the company’s partnership with coaching, consulting and networking organisation, Career Returners - a social enterprise that...

Siemens Mobility to invest £100m in state-of-the-art factory in Chippenham, UK

Siemens is embarking on a groundbreaking £100 million investment to establish a cutting-edge rail infrastructure manufacturing, digital engineering and research & development (R&D) center in Chippenham, underscoring its unwavering commitment to innovation, sustainability, excellence, and its campaign ‘to build...

Railway between Rainham and Sittingbourne reopened as Network Rail completes landslip repairs

Work to repair a landslip at Newington in Kent has been completed by Network Rail Emergency work to repair a landslip at Newington has been completed by Network Rail, allowing the railway to reopen between Rainham and Sittingbourne, which had...

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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children

Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...