General Interest
Network Rail engineers prepare for £90m investment over Easter bank holiday to improve journeys for passengers across the country
More than 95% of Britain’s 10,000 miles of railway will be open for business this Easter - with some exceptions - as Network Rail engineers gear up for a £90m programme of work over the long weekend aimed at...
Diversity & Inclusion
Northern regional director reflects on 30-year career and urges other women to join the railways on International Women’s Day
A woman who worked her way up, from on-board catering stewardess to regional director of one of the biggest train operators in the UK over the course of an impressive 30-year career, said being a woman has never been...
Careers
Rail operator increases female driver numbers through dedicated partnership
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is welcoming five new female drivers into the fold, who have come through the company’s partnership with coaching, consulting and networking organisation, Career Returners - a social enterprise that...
General Interest
Network Rail and Scottish FA partner on safety
Network Rail and the Scottish Football Association have extended their education partnership to spread vital rail safety messages to young people across Scotland.
Over the next three years, the Scottish FA will deliver football camps to engage with and educate...
General Interest
Network Rail investigating historic mine found beneath Walkden station during accessibility upgrade
Surveys are due to take place at Walkden station in Greater Manchester after the discovery of historic mine shafts delayed work to improve accessibility for passengers.
Engineers discovered the shafts when designing the multi-million-pound ‘Access for All' upgrade of the...
General Interest
London’s Overground lines to be given new names and colours
In a historic re-imagining of London's public transport network, each of London's six overground lines will for the first time ever be given a unique name and line colour. This significant change, which will include a major update to...
General Interest
Proposals for three new West Midlands stations to be developed
Transport bosses have earmarked £1 million funding to develop proposals for new railway stations at Castle Bromwich, Coventry East, and near Tettenhall.
The three locations have been shortlisted by the West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) following a feasibility study which...
General Interest
Cheaper ‘Pay As You Go’ rail fares for South East Wales
Rail customers can now take advantage of cheaper ‘Pay As You Go’ fares thanks to the launch of a new contactless tap in, tap out payment service on key routes across South East Wales.
Making it faster, easier and cheaper...
Company News
SVR confirms Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster as permanent managing director
The Severn Valley Railway has announced that it has approved the permanent appointment of Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster as managing director of SVR (Holdings) Plc with immediate effect.
Gus has been fulfilling the role in an interim capacity since 1 March...
Accessibility
EMR launches British Sign Language service to help deaf customers
Deaf customers who travel with East Midlands Railway (EMR) will be able to get help to communicate with railway staff after the operator signed up to a new British Sign Language service.
The service, which is being operated by InterpretersLive,...
Latest News
GWR begins innovative fast-charge battery trial
On Monday 18 March, Great Western Railway’s (GWR) commenced its innovative fast-charge battery trial. Over the past two...