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Accessibility improvements underway at Motspur Park station in south London
Rail customers in south London are set to experience a fully accessible Motspur Park station following confirmation of a £8.9m investment which will see new lifts and walkways installed amongst other upgrades.
Network Rail is working with South Western Railway...
General Interest
Metro engineers lend a helping hand at Beamish Museum
The iconic tramway at Beamish Museum has had a helping hand from engineers at the Tyne and Wear Metro.
A Metro maintenance team, who were there as part of an annual Nexus volunteer day, carried out essential repairs on the...
Industry News
Alstom and Irish Rail reveal full-size model of DART+ carriage in Dublin
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility and Irish Rail have together unveiled a 1:1 scale mock-up carriage for DART+ to the Irish public in the presence of Irish Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD, Jim Meade (Irish Rail’s...
General Interest
Northern gives NHS workers, carers, teachers and registered charity staff 25% OFF travel on its trains
Northern has announced a 25% discount for thousands of key workers using its services across the North of England.
NHS workers, carers, teachers and staff working for registered charities will now be eligible for a 25% discount on Advance Purchase...
General Interest
Nearly all TfL services due to run over the Easter holidays
Transport for London (TfL) will keep most of its services running throughout the Easter holidays but is advising customers to plan journeys ahead due to planned works on some parts of the TfL network. TfL's Journey Planner or the...
Rail News
Missing young girls from Blackpool found by train conductor on-board Northern service
A quick-thinking train conductor has helped return two missing young girls to their home in Blackpool.
Paul Wilkinson, who works for Northern, found the girls, who are both under the age of 16, on-board a service heading from Blackpool North...
General Interest
Perry Barr community day to create railway station mosaic
The people of Perry Barr are being given the chance to work with artists to create a mosaic for display at Perry Barr railway station.
Local people and community groups will be able to create mini-masterpeices on tiles by pressing...
International
Alstom to provide signalling system for Hong Kong’s Lantau Extension project
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, and Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation formally launched the implementation of the contract for the supply of signalling system for the Lantau Extension project, comprising the Airport Express Line, the Tung Chung...
British Transport Police
All Aboard for Safer Journeys: c2c Unveils New Train to Promote British Transport Police App
c2c is proud to announce the launch of a brand new train wrapped in support of British Transport Police’s ‘Railway Guardian’ app.
The train, which features eye-catching graphics promoting the app - including a QR code to scan to download...
Covid
Three years on from COVID lockdowns, the rail industry remembers
On Thursday 23 March, three years after the first Covid-19 lockdown, the rail industry came together to hold a memorial day to celebrate the vital role played by its people during the pandemic, while also remembering those from the...
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RAIB releases report on uncontrolled evacuation at Clapham Common
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has today (Wednesday 8 May) released its report into an uncontrolled evacuation of...