Rail Business

Complex work is underway to decommission railway lines and train depots to make way for a billion pound rail interchange at Old Oak Common. Network Rail is removing overhead electric lines and disconnecting utilities before building and track demolition can...

A new device that uses ultraviolet light to sanitise escalator handrails has been installed on the Tyne and Wear Metro as part of its range of covid-secure measures. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, has fitted the...

GTR has installed 1,250 touch-free sanitiser points at its stations Ahead of schools and colleges returning to face-to-face learning from Monday 8th March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is sharing advice and reassurance to pupils and students who plan to travel by...

Crossrail has handed over the Farringdon Elizabeth line station, built by the BAM, Ferrovial, Kier joint venture (Team BFK), to Transport for London (TfL), making it the first central London station to reach handover. This news follows a number of...

Journeys on Stourbridge’s unique 'people mover' will soon be much smoother for passengers after a week-long upgrade of its railway line. Network Rail engineers will replace track along just under a mile of track on the Stourbridge Town branch line...

Ninety-four new trains will replace the 1970s-built Piccadilly line fleet   New trains will be state-of-the-art, with more space, air-conditioning, walk-through carriages and improved accessibility   Vital investment will support both London and the wider UK economy – helping to create jobs around the country    Transport for London (TfL)...

Passengers are being advised about urgent repairs to Wigan North Western station’s lifts after they were damaged by Storm Christoph. Heavy rain leaked into the shafts and mechanisms in the January storm, closing both lifts to passengers. To get them back...

Passengers travelling on the West Anglia Main Line between Liverpool Street, Stansted and Cambridge will benefit from more reliable journeys as work begins to replace worn track this weekend. Just over two miles of track will be replaced between Stansted...

A cat had a lucky escape at London Euston station after it was spotted on the roof of an Avanti West Coast train which was about to speed to Manchester. Wide-eyed and terrified, the cat was seen curled up on...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today backed the West Midlands in its plans to drive a greener and fairer economic recovery from Covid-19 with a range of new measures and investments. As well as a nationwide Coronavirus support package to help protect...