General Interest

Musicians in Leeds now have a new opportunity to showcase their talents to fresh audiences as Network Rail launches a busking spot at the city’s railway station. Network Rail has partnered with Leeds Beckett University and Found in Music to...

Members of the Channel Tunnel Study Group carried out detailed geological and economic studies into the feasibility of the “Chunnel” from the 1950’s onwards. A selection of their work, which paved the way for it to open in May...

Great Western Railway (GWR) services in Hereford and Worcester will be affected by essential engineering work next week. Ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the railway, Network Rail plans to replace the tracks between Worcester Shrub Hill and Evesham...

Railway workers across are set to raise thousands of pounds for Samaritans this April as they put on their running shoes to take on the 2024 TCS London Marathon. South Western Railway’s runners are supporting Samaritans after it was chosen as the...

Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic development partners for York Central, one of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration schemes. The milestone development agreement will...

Targeted improvements on a north Wales railway line have been reaping huge benefits for rail customers. Since the introduction of a new timetable in December, the Wrexham to Bidston line has seen more daily trains than ever before running every...

Engineers are continuing a complex operation to repair the railway after a Northern train derailed in Grange-over-Sands on Friday 22 March 2024. The derailment involved a Northern train coming off the tracks at around 6am. A void in the ground...

Levenmouth rail link engineers visited Levenmouth Academy to deliver a day of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workshops last week. The engineers, working to deliver the new Levenmouth branch line, visited the school’s extended support department to give students...

£27m is to be spent by Network Rail to improve drainage on the East Midlands’ rail network, helping to prevent major disruption brought to passengers by landslips and heavy rain. Over the past year, there have been multiple incidents of...

TransPennine Express (TPE) is urging customers travelling over the Easter holidays to plan ahead, with a strike day and industrial action set to cause disruption to rail services later this week.  Drivers from the ASLEF union are set to take...