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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Board of Transport for London (TfL) today announced that Andy Lord has been appointed as London’s permanent Transport Commissioner following a rigorous international search and selection process. Andy joined TfL in November...

Furrer+Frey have been awarded a contract to renew Newcastle Metro electrification equipment by their public owners, Nexus. The contract will support the Metro’s transformation into a modern and reliable railway – benefitting from state-of-the-art overhead lines from the Swiss firm. Coupled...

Access for All project will benefit passengers at Dumfries station. Dumfries residents will get the first chance to see the proposed plans for accessibility improvements within the town’s railway station. Scotland’s Railway has confirmed that Dumfries station will benefit from the...

Rail passengers in the North East are being urged to check before travelling as the next phase of Network Rail’s mid-week engineering trials take place in the region. On Wednesday 21 June, teams from Network Rail will be carrying out...

A wheelchair user from Stowbridge is urging other disabled people and those who require assistance to enjoy the independence he gains from travelling by train now that Great Northern has launched a new mobile assistance team for Downham Market,...

Members of the public are being invited to share their views on proposals to improve the safety of three level crossings in Oxfordshire. Network Rail is asking people in Oxfordshire to give their feedback on plans to provide alternative safe...

A partnership between transport software provider ITAL and Carlisle Support Services aims to cut the amount of uncollected ticket revenue and enhance the flexibility of staff who work on the railway.  Uncollected fares from passengers cost the rail industry at...

Safety campaign educates young people about railway dangers along the Glasgow to Barrhead railway corridor Network Rail has reached the halfway stage in delivering a safety campaign that’s raising awareness of the changing railway environment, as part of the Barrhead...

Visitors to Mount Snowdon in North Wales can continue looking forward to one of the most scenic railway journeys in the world after the Snowdon Mountain Railway invested in lifting jacks from rail depot equipment experts Totalkare. The Snowdon Mountain...

Turntide Technologies, the North East-based developer of breakthrough electrification and sustainable operations technologies, has been named the preferred supplier for the design and supply of traction battery systems for Hitachi's intercity battery train trial.  The North East England partnership is working towards...