Rail News

From tomorrow (Saturday 8th August), a programme of improvements will begin at Chippenham station, helping to enhance the passenger experience and preserve key infrastructure for years to come. Network Rail is replacing the weathered and damaged canopies, as well as improving...

Seaton Tramway is asking supporters, visitors, and the local community to help secure the future of one of Devon's best-loved attractions by backing a major depot extension project. The heritage tramway has launched a fundraising appeal to raise the final...

Rail passengers are being advised that most train services across the North West are running this morning (Friday 7 August) following yesterday's power outage in Manchester, although some disruption remains. The electricity supply outage impacted the Manchester Rail Operating Centre,...

Passengers are being urged to plan ahead this month as Network Rail carries out essential engineering work to improve the reliability and resilience of the railway across North Wales and the Borders. The vital engineering work will take place from...

GBR Anglia, which brings together the leadership of c2c, Greater Anglia, and Network Rail Anglia under a single, unified structure, has announced the appointment of Alice Shimali as its new communications director. Alice’s appointment represents another significant step in GBR...

A group of enthusiastic Beaver Scouts helped transform a Greater Manchester station by planting flowers and plants which will help wildlife flourish. The youngsters, aged between six and eight, rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty as they...

As part of Siemens Mobility’s ongoing work in Scotland the company has donated two defibrillators to South Gyle and Dalmeny stations through a partnership with ScotRail and Street Soccer Scotland. With around 3,700 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurring in Scotland each...

An investment of £5.46 million in railway improvements in the East Midlands will affect passenger journeys over two weekends. Network Rail teams will be carrying out engineering work in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire on Saturday 15, Sunday 16, Saturday 22, and...

The appointment serves as one of the first steps towards the rollout of a new fleet of trains on the Bakerloo line, replacing the existing fleet which currently operates with trains that are more than 50 years old AECOM, the...

Further testing ahead of digital signalling being introduced on the East Coast Main Line will affect journeys on the August bank holiday weekend. Engineering work will affect passenger journeys south of Peterborough towards London between 20.00 on Saturday 29 August...