Environment
Recycled plastic sleepers laid in historic Perthshire railway tunnel
A 175-year-old Perthshire railway tunnel has been given a new lease of life in a £6 million project delivered by Network Rail.
Trains travelling through Moncrieffe tunnel, south of Perth, will now be running on rails supported by recycled plastic...
Environment
New figures show rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on top 100 business routes
The next phase of the Rail Delivery Group's Green Travel Pledge carbon emission passenger data shows journeys along 100 of Britain’s busiest business routes create significantly less carbon emissions by rail compared to travelling by car.
On average across the...
Environment
Research shows Brits lead way in choosing train over plane for long-distance travel
According to a new global survey commissioned by Hitachi Rail, British people are the most likely in the world to choose to travel by train over car or plane for long-distance journeys.
The study found that 46% of Londoners prefer...
Environment
Lumo in discussions to operate Glasgow services
FirstGroup, the leading private sector transport operator, today announces that its popular open access rail service Lumo is in discussions with Transport Scotland and Network Rail to extend some of its London-Edinburgh trains to and from Glasgow.
Having identified opportunities...
Environment
Lumo passengers power equivalent of 7,500 homes annually
Train operator Lumo has shared data detailing its economic contribution and emissions saved by its all-electric service.
The data, which is shared across the two reports, revealed that the East Coast Main Line operator saved 60.6 kilotons of CO2 last...
Environment
Work under way to move over 2,500 tonnes of soil at Baildon landslip
Network Rail engineers are working to remove more than 2,500 tonnes of soil at the site of a landslip in Baildon as efforts continue to reinstate train services in the area.
Teams have been on site for over 10 days...
Environment
Network Rail engineers begin work to reinstate train service after landslip in Baildon
Network Rail teams are working around the clock at the site of a landslip in Baildon to reinstate train services as quickly as possible.
Engineers have been on site since Monday 5 February after reports of cracks in an cutting...
Environment
Landslip causes travel disruption between Birmingham and London
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London are being urged to check their journeys due to disruption following a landslip near Rugby.
Through Monday (12 February), one of the two tracks which connect Coventry and...
Environment
Residents invited for a bird’s eye view of how Mid Cornwall Metro will transform transport links in Cornwall
Residents have been encouraged to attend an event at the Hotel Victoria in Newquay on Friday 9 February (10am - 7pm) and Saturday 10 February (10am - 4pm) when they'll be able to see for themselves how the Mid...
Digital Railway
Key milestone reached on project to improve mobile connectivity on East Coast Main Line
LNER, Network Rail and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are collaborating to improve mobile connectivity on the East Coast Main Line.
The joint project, which is delivering new mobile phone infrastructure into tunnels outside London King’s Cross station, has reached an...
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Unseen photos from the Coronation released by SWR for the first anniversary
South Western Railway (SWR) has released new, unseen photos ahead of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Their...
