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Following the annual election for serving members of the Board of Trustees, Rob Jones, Managing Director Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire, has been appointed Chair of the Transport Benevolent Fund CIO. Jones has been a serving trustee for the...

Most rail infrastructure is in excess of 150 years old and does not offer comparable levels of resilience to modern engineered solutions. Ever increasing extreme weather events has also put heightened strain on Britain’s historic railway. This webinar on...

GB Railfreight (GBRf) is delighted to announce that it has signed a five-year deal with GRS Rail Services, a joint venture between Tarmac and aggregates trading company GRS , in an extension to its existing contract. The new GRS Rail...

Over 3 tonnes of fly-tipped rubbish have been cleared from a level crossing in East Sussex to maintain a safe and reliable railway for passengers and a better-looking lineside for our neighbours. Thornwell Road level crossing near the village of...

Network Rail is starting improvement work at Harringay station this month, as part of a wider project which will see the footbridge strengthened. The bridge, which currently has the ticket office on it, was built in 1885, and some of...

Network Rail will replace wheel timbers on a rail bridge that crosses the River Deben next month (March) to keep services on the East Suffolk Line running safely and reliably. Wheel timbers are used on bridges to support the track....

The Railway Benefit Fund is staging a week-long fundraising event designed to bring together the Railway Family in support of colleagues in need. ‘Railway Family Week,’ from 26 April to 2 May, will feature a range of exciting fundraising...

Temporary exhibition at National Railway Museum and Locomotion to recognise railway key workers The National Railway Museum is to launch a new exhibition that celebrates the vital role played by railway key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Named 'Railway Heroes,' the...

Network Rail to launch public consultation on proposals to renew the railway’s signalling system and upgrade of seven level crossings across the Cambridge area. Network Rail is proposing to replace hundreds of signalling assets across an area of 125 miles...

GTR has rolled out a new ‘Live Map’ function on each of its brand websites, following a successful trial on the Southern website. Live Maps are now available across Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern websites. The first train operator to...