Rail Business

A Bradford man who works for the train operator Northern has been awarded a British Empire Medal in King Charles’ New Year’s Honours List in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the local community. Richard Isaac works as a regional...

New figures show that over 3,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) benefit from £1.3 billion worth of business from Network Rail, with SMEs making up a record 75% of Network Rail’s supplier base. In November 2019, Network Rail set out...

ScotRail is steaming into 2024 with scores of vacancies set to be filled as part of its biggest recruitment drive in years. The train operator has already recruited more than 200 new members of staff since August, with the human...

Work has begun installing one of Bedford’s biggest solar arrays – on the roof of Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) train depot, in Cauldwell Walk. Almost 1,000 photovoltaic panels (932) will generate 322 MWh of electricity a year – enough to...

Network Rail is reminding customers of a number of planned engineering upgrades which will result in changes to some services during between Christmas and New Year. While the vast majority of the country’s rail network will be open for ‘business...

Northern has been supporting eco-friendly traditions this year by renting Christmas trees for three of its stations along the Calder Valley line for the second year in a row. Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, and Halifax’s trees have grown a foot since...

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...

A Cumbrian railwayman who is Carlisle station’s longest serving member of staff has achieved 50 years’ service on the West Coast Main Line.   Team Leader, Brian Farish, 67, who has worked on the railway in Cumbria for five decades...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, saw the first Central line train to be overhauled as part of the £500m Central Line Improvement Programme (CLIP) today (Friday 15 December).  Following significant testing over the summer period, the first newly refurbished...

SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) is supporting the Ace of Clubs charity to feed homeless people this Christmas, with a donation of just £2 covering the cost of a meal for those in need during the festive season. Ace of Clubs...