Rail Business

A full rail timetable has resumed on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford. A partial service has been running on the line since November 2023 when operator London Northwestern Railway (LNR) introduced a replacement train fleet. Prior to...

Network Rail and South Western Railway have officially switched on new signalling equipment to bring more reliable journeys to customers travelling between Reading, London, and Guildford. From Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 February, Network Rail completed the final phase of...

A man from Tyne & Wear has been banned from all Northern services across the North of England for 18 months. Joseph Bramley (30), also known as Joseph Gammell, of Cushy Cow Lane in Ryton was issued with a Criminal...

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed four bidders have been shortlisted as part of the procurement process to operate the Elizabeth line from May 2025, when the current contract with MTR Elizabeth line expires. The Elizabeth line is the most...

FirstGroup’s Open Access rail operators Lumo and Hull Trains have appointed Lucy Harper and Richard Salkeld into new senior communications roles. Lucy Harper joins the alliance of Lumo and Hull Trains as head of public affairs from ticket retailer Trainline....

Northern customers travelling between Manchester and Leeds as well as Leeds to York will be able to see some of the train operator’s announcements in British Sign Language (BSL) thanks to a trial involving AI. The train operator has been...

Figures released by Greater Anglia (GA) today highlight ongoing excellent punctuality standards being delivered for customers across East Anglia. Performance for the last 4-week period (ending 3 February) saw punctuality across the Greater Anglia network averaging 94.1% - using...

More then 80,000 new ‘payrolled employees’ across the North of England are eligible for the equivalent of three months free travel to work with Northern. The train operator has made the claim in response to the latest ‘Labour Market Overview’...

A brand new West Midlands Railway (WMR) electric train fleet has carried its first passengers this week, marking the start of a new era of rail travel in the region. The first Class 730 to carry passengers in the region...

Greater Anglia is pleased to announce the introduction of Transport Safety Officers (TSOs) aimed at enhancing safety on the rail network in Essex, as part of a joint project. Six Transport Safety Officers will carry out patrols between Southend Victoria...