Rail Business

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...

Popular train services are to be reintroduced between Scarborough and York next week ready for the reopening of schools across the country. TransPennine Express (TPE) is bringing back four key services which are typically used by a high number of...

Great Western Railway is strengthening its long affiliation with Penguin Books by teaming up for a competition to win copies of a bestseller. Britain’s 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins is published in paperback by Penguin Books on World...

Visitors arriving at Ledbury station will soon be able to learn more about the town’s history thanks to a community grant from West Midlands Railway and the vision of local residents. A new project will see glazed information display cabinets...