General Interest

Campaign for Better Transport has shared the findings of its new fares and ticketing report with representatives of the rail industry at the Railway Industry Association.   A fare future for rail: A blueprint for fares and ticketing reform (published 31 October)...

Children at Chambala Community Day Secondary School in central Malawi have begun to learn computer skills, after the arrival of equipment donated by train company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). For the past three years, GTR has been giving its redundant...

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in some areas could affect journeys across Wales, the south of England and the Midlands on Wednesday and Thursday, and across the north east of England and central and eastern Scotland on Thursday...

Transport for London (TfL) has partnered with the Royal British Legion (RBL) and celebrities including Jools Holland, Britain’s Got Talent winner Lance Corporal of Horse Richard Jones and Ross Kemp to pay tribute to servicemen and women ahead of...

Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a Best Price Guarantee, a low-cost monthly public transport ticket, and rewards for frequent travellers in the form of Rail Miles as it launches its blueprint for fares and ticketing reform at...

A new exhibition that showcases the hugely ambitious tunnels being constructed as part of the new HS2 line has been unveiled at Birmingham's award-winning science museum, Thinktank. The temporary exhibit, curated by HS2’s construction partner in the West Midlands Balfour...

Young cadets in Swadlincote have been given a welcome boost from a rail maintenance firm as they continue to embrace new opportunities. MTMS has donated £750 to the 1211 Squadron RAF Cadets as it continues to show its support and commitment to...

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is marking a milestone of five-years in partnership with suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) during which customers and colleagues have raised more than £530,000 for the cause. LNER and CALM have collaborated...

South Western Railway’s (SWR) Basingstoke station has a new mural to brighten customer’s journeys. The mural by Sian Storey depicts a view of London through a Hampshire hedgerow and was painted on the station’s railway bridge, next to Clifton Terrace...

Angel Trains, the UK’s largest rolling stock company, has partnered with the University of St Andrews to support an innovative hydrogen train project, which could change the future of rail travel as we know it.  On Friday 29th September, an...