Rail Business

Great Western Railway will provide more than 25 extra train services, equating to more than extra 14,000 seats, every weekend as part of its new December timetable.  The new services, to come in from Sunday 10 December, are designed to...

Greater Anglia is to return to an all day, 4 trains per hour Stansted Express service, 7 days a week, from this Sunday, 10 December 2023, as it continues to increase train services and improve timetables in line with...

The majority of Transport for London (TfL) services will continue to run throughout the festive period but customers are advised to plan ahead to help ensure they are able to make the most of what’s on offer in the...

GWR is advising customers not to attempt to travel between London Paddington and Reading this morning, following damage to the overhead line equipment yesterday evening.  Network Rail engineers continue to work to fix the problem, however some lines remained blocked...

Northern has begun the recruitment process for someone to manage the historic Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire. The new TrainCare Centre manager will be in overall charge of the site and be responsible for the centre's leadership team...

Transport for Wales will now increase train service frequency on its Liverpool - Chester route (via Liverpool Airport), and on the Ebbw Vale branch, in January 2024.  This represents a slight delay on the original plan to make the changes...

New GPS tracking on Northern trains has been used successfully to make autumn conditions even safer by flagging leaf fall hotspots.  Fallen leaves can cause significant disruption to the network. Leaves stick to damp rails and passing trains compress them...

Greater Anglia is again inviting young adults to apply for a dedicated scheme to boost their employability – with just a week to go before applications close for the January 2024 course. The Customer Service and Pre-employment Study Programme is...

The number of dangerous attacks on trains operated by Northern is down almost 90% in the last 12 months, with the number of recorded incidents at just eight. Last year, the number was 69. The statistics relate to trains being struck by...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has asked train operators and Network Rail to address the concerns raised in its report, published today, regarding the consistency and usefulness of passenger information of rail replacement services when there are...