Work to deliver Midlands Rail Hub set to begin with £123 million

Work on the Midlands Rail Hub is set to begin after ministers provided an initial £123 million funding injection. The transformational upgrade project is part of the Government’s plan to improve transport across the region and beyond, boosting the capacity...

Rail Reform Bill – too little too late

On 20 February, the Government published its Draft Rail Reform Bill. This proposes the creation a new Integrated Rail Body (IRB) that brings together decisions on infrastructure and train operations. The IRB would become Great British Railways (GBR) as...

Industry reacts to draft Rail Reform Bill

Ministers yesterday (Tuesday 20 February) put forward their plan for the future of the railways, publishing a draft Rail Reform Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft Bill sets in motion a plan to deliver punctual and reliable services, simpler tickets,...

Penalty fares down 20% in year since government increased fine, says Northern

Northern has seen a 20% drop in the number of penalty fares issued in the first year since the government increased the fine to those travelling without a ticket to £100. The train operator issued 41,234 penalty fares between 23...

Government sets ambitious target to grow rail freight by at least 75%

Even more vital goods will be transported across the UK by rail, following an ambitious target announced by Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, to grow rail freight by at least 75%. From delivering food to supermarkets, to transporting building materials to...

ORR report shows rail continues recovery with increased fares revenue and reduced government support

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its annual Rail Industry Finance (UK) statistical report. The report shows the income, expenditure and government funding of the UK rail industry for the financial year 1 April 2022 to...

Government joins forces with Liverpool to transform city’s rail network

Passengers in Liverpool could soon benefit from a simpler, more affordable, and integrated transport network thanks to an agreement signed by Transport Secretary Mark Harper and Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram today (Thursday 16 November). The Memorandum of Understanding commits to...

Funding boost for new Bradford as part of Network North Plan

The Department for Transport (DfT) is building on its promise of building a brand-new railway station in Bradford by providing £400,000 for the local authority to kickstart master planning on the project. The work will consider how the new station...

Draft Rail Reform Bill receives mixed industry response

The Government has today included a Draft Rail Reform Bill in the King’s Speech which sets out some of the key pillars of industry reform including the creation of Great British Railways. A Parliamentary committee will oversee pre-legislative scrutiny...

Government scraps plans to close ticket stations

Following consultations with passenger bodies, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has this morning rejected plans to close hundreds of ticket stations across the country within the next three years. He said: “The consultation on ticket offices has now ended, with the...

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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...