General Interest

West Midlands Railway (WMR) has today named one of its newest trains in honour of the region’s most famous composer as the operator prepares to roll out the new fleet onto its Hereford Line. The train – “Sir Edward Elgar”...

A remote office has opened at one of Northern’s busy North Yorkshire stations.   Start-up firm, WorkfromHub, has designed the facility at Harrogate station to create a private working space for commuters, people passing through the station and anyone from the local...

Network Rail Southern region is working with national conservation charity The Tree Council to plant more than 100,000 trees and shrubs by 2024. Last year Network Rail pledged £1 million to set up local planting schemes across Hampshire, Surrey, South...

A new, free exhibition revealing the life stories of Londoners during the 1700s and 1800s has opened to the public today (Wednesday 15 March) at St James’s Church on Piccadilly. Wisitors will be able to enjoy an interactive art...

Residents are being urged to keep garden objects tied down and away from the railway after a flying gazebo caused 60 trains to be delayed or cancelled on Friday 10 March. Passengers on London Overground trains running between Gospel Oak...

SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) is to install publicly accessible automated external defibrillators at all 154 of the staffed stations on its network. The train operator, which is one of the largest in the country with stations across South West London,...

A level crossing in Elland, Calderdale will be closed for 26 days to keep walkers safe while more trains pass through from Saturday (11 March). The footpath level crossing, which sits between Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve and Booth Royd Lane,...

UK Rail Depot safety control specialist FirstClass Safety and Control Ltd (FirstClass) announces success with the award of the contract to enhance the safety of Transport for Wales’s (TfW) Canton Depot. The UK-based rail safety specialist has been commissioned to...

Great Western Railway (GWR) is celebrating World Book Day with publisher Penguin Books by giving its followers the chance to win a bundle of books. The prize comprising of seven books, including works by Richard Osman and Dolly Alderton,...

Biodiversity has been enhanced at 25 railway stations across the Wales and Borders network through Transport for Wales’ (TfW) Green Routes project. The 18-month initiative has been used to create green spaces and enhance biodiversity at 25 TfW railway stations...