Train Operating Companies

Angel Trains has accepted the first of its new Class 720 Aventra trains from Bombardier Transportation, part of a £900 million procurement project for Greater Anglia. Replacing the suburban fleets currently leased to the train operator, the new fleet of...

A search for 200 new train drivers in Wales has attracted over 10,000 applicants in just a few days! Wales and Borders operator KeolisAmey is creating 200 train driver jobs to help deliver increased services and capacity across the Wales...

Avanti West Coast has launched the UK’s first fully wrapped Pride train, which was entirely staffed by an LGBTQ+ crew for its first official service on Tuesday 25 August. Avanti West Coast had planned to support Pride events across the...

Marking 75 years since the end of World War 2, when hostilities in the Far East ceased, Great Western Railway (GWR) is to honour Gurkha VC hero Tul Bahadur Pun by naming one of their Intercity Express Trains after...

C2C, the train operator which serves 26 stations in East London and South Essex, running services between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness, has launched a new exemption badge for customers who are unable to wear face coverings. People with conditions such...

New ticket vending machines are being installed by Transport for Wales (TfW) on many of its routes across the Wales and Borders network, and barriers are being reworked to accept smartcards. This new technology and contactless option for customers will...

Train leasing company Angel Trains will be donating £100,000 to its long-standing charity partner, Railway Children. Of this sum, over £80,000 has been raised following the sale of retired Class 142 Pacer units to heritage railways, community railways and emergency...

There will be more direct trains from Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire to London next month after Hull Trains has announce it will resume services. Trains between Beverley and London Kings Cross will be running from Friday 21...

South Western Railway has run a special ‘fact-finding’ train on the Fawley branch line in Hampshire, to investigate the potential of re-opening it after more than 50 years since regular passenger services ceased. Hampshire County Council has made a successful...

Greater Anglia has commenced services with two of its new Class 745 Stansted Express trains between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport. The first train to be operated by one of the new 12-carriage electric trains, built by Swiss company...