Rail Business

Lifts installed at a northern terminus on the Metropolitan line allow step-free access from street to trainWork continues to improve accessibility across the TfL network and add to the existing 200-plus step-free stationsNew data available to support step free...

GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the largest rail freight operators in the UK, is delighted to announce a landmark cooperation with Bayer Environmental Science, Network Rail, and a number of start-up companies, which will transform essential weed control maintenance...

Passengers and motorists are benefiting from work to refurbish a major railway bridge in St Helens. The £1.4m Network Rail investment as part of the Great North Rail Project has seen the railway bridge spanning Rainford Bypass (A570) refurbished and...

Transport union TSSA slams the government’s ‘levelling-down’ agenda as outlined by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today.   In a revealing appearance at the Transport Select Committee evidence session this morning, Grant Shapps attacked Transport for London (TfL), said rail workers won’t...

Sheffield-based Mechan has received recognition from one of the world’s largest rail industry companies for its positive impact on the safety of depot workers. The heavy lifting and handling specialist won the Contribution to Safety and Quality (Supplier) award at...

Extra stops added to Avanti West Coast services along the Trent Valley, as railway operators join forces to introduce a new temporary timetable while Network Rail engineers work to repair damage to track caused by a landslip. New timetable introduced...

Extra stops added to Avanti West Coast services along the Trent Valley, as railway operators join forces to introduce a new temporary timetable while Network Rail engineers work to repair damage to track caused by a landslip. New timetable introduced...

For the first time since the exhibitions were launched, Railtex, Infrarail, SIFER and EXPO Ferroviaria are joining forces to bring to life a new digital appointment, catering for the entire European rail industry: EuroRail Hub, scheduled to take place...

Work will begin shortly on a 10-month programme at Stirling station to deliver a £3 million investment to refurbish the non-glazed roofs of the grade A listed station. Working between February and December, the project will see the refurbishment of...

Greater Anglia saw punctuality leap by almost 15% last year, with over 40,000 more services running on time than in 2019, figures reveal. Annual average punctuality has now reached a record 92.97%, beating the previous high of 92.77% achieved in...