Rail Business

PASSENGERS using the Wales and Borders network will have access to more seats and improved trains from this month as part of a £15m investment by Transport for Wales. The latest four-carriage Class 769 – offering greater capacity, more room...

As schools go back this week, Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) have received thanks and praise from families across the industry for the invaluable help received during home schooling and lockdown. RBF have awarded direct financial support to over 100 families...

Network Rail is advising Greater Anglia passengers making essential weekend journeys between Ipswich and Peterborough via Ely to check before travelling as construction work for new Soham station progresses. As the work enters the main construction phase, engineers will need...

Network Rail has worked with a local artist and community group to brighten up Love Lane footbridge in York as part of a wider project to tackle graffiti in the area. Graffiti near the railway is unpleasant for people in...

Passengers making essential journeys are being advised about work to improve the Cross City line in Birmingham. Railway drainage and track foundation stone – or ballast – will be upgraded between Kings Norton and Longbridge on Sunday 28 March. The essential...

Five customer service staff at London Euston station have been recruited to give Covid-19 jabs in a major push to get people vaccinated across the capital. The Network Rail staff have been given special training so they can be called...

Metro Mayor’s plans for new station in Kirkby take another step forward£66m funding from Transforming Cities Fund secured Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s plans for a new station at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby received a welcome boost thanks to an additional...

GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the largest rail freight operators in the UK, has been working on a project to renew the signalling system and overhead line equipment in the King’s Cross area, followed by major work to install...

Women aiming to get back into employment after a career break, or who are looking for a new start, are encouraged to consider a career on board Britain’s new railway, HS2. According to ONS data, female unemployment rates have risen...

“Do not be afraid to challenge gender stereotypes” - urges latest recruitAvanti West Coast targets more female train driversChloe McKinlay set to join father in a first for West Coast Main Line Operator An Avanti West Coast trainee driver is...