General Interest

Smarter security specialists, Land Sheriffs have promoted Head of Operations, James Coyle, to Managing Director as they focus on continuing the business’s success. Land Sheriffs provide security services for clients primarily in the rail industry. With 20 years’ experience, they...

Cumming Group, an international project management and cost consultancy, announced that BTTC, an infrastructure consultancy specializing in the rail and energy markets, has merged with the global construction solutions provider. This strategic move significantly enhances Cumming Group’s capabilities and...

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) has unveiled the first five-carriage Alstom-built X’trapolis train for Ireland’s new DART+ fleet at Inchicore Works in Dublin. Invited guests boarded the new train in its commissioning facility to get a glimpse of a new DART...

Historic railway equipment destined for the scrap yard has been saved by three groups of enthusiasts in Northumberland. As part of the multi-million upgrade of the Northumberland Line – which will see passengers services restored to the line for the...

Footage has been released showing specialist teams carrying out a full-scale cleansing of the 100-year-old North Eastern Railway War Memorial in York. Network Rail, which is responsible for the century-old monument, has been working for many months to get permission...

Network Rail is keeping passengers safely on the move this Christmas, but antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated. Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys before travelling as the Manchester Christmas Markets open this Friday (8 November).  Last year, the...

Greater Anglia has today (4 November) launched series two, episode two of its Life on Rails podcastwith its brand-new Managing Director, Martin Beable, featuring as the special guest. Presented by Lucy Wright and Dominic Rosso from the company’s Corporate Affairs team, the Life...

Volunteers across Scotland have been celebrated in the annual ScotRail in the Community Awards.  The ceremony took place on Friday, 1 November, at the voco Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, with awards presented to hard-working volunteers across Scotland’s Railway, recognising...

From January 2025, engineers will be working around-the-clock for 16-weeks to deliver major engineering works as part of the project to electrify the railway between East Kilbride and Glasgow. The project, which is being delivered by Network Rail and is...

The pioneering open access operator Hull Trains has supported a group of veterans wishing to travel to London to place special wreaths at the London King’s Cross War Memorial.   Veterans Martin Chadburn and Roy Minter from the charity Hull 4 Heroes were amongst those...