Rail News

Work to re-waterproof the surface of Stanway Viaduct on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) and to stabilise the 200-metre-long viaduct parapets, under which a mortar joint was unexpectedly found to have failed, has been completed. The track has been...

RAIB has released its report into a Derailment of a tram at Bulwell, Nottingham, on 12 June 2023. At around 17:06 hrs on 12 June 2023, a southbound tram, travelling at around 41 km/h (25 mph), approached a set of...

Only the lucky few get to drive trains across the iconic Forth Bridge in real life, but players of Train Sim World 4 will get that chance soon, when the Fife circle route from Edinburgh is released on 26...

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has launched a national poetry competition in partnership with Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho. Open for six weeks, the competition aims to encourage children’s creativity and reduce screen time by tasking young people to write a short...

Network Rail engineers worked through the night to install the steel structures on Saturday 23 March at the South Lanarkshire station which serves passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line – one of the busiest lines in Europe. It’s...

From Saturday 16 March to Sunday 24 March, the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade team worked around the clock to deliver vital upgrades, as the programme edges closer to full completion. Over the nine-day period, track installation and drainage works were...

The next steps of development for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) between Manchester and Liverpool have been announced, following extensive engagement with local leaders and local MPs by Ministers. The announcement comes after the Government's Network North plan confirmed £12 billion to boost connections...

Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes, visited the site of the Levenmouth Rail Link last week (Friday 22 March) to get the latest update on the project. Work to complete the rail link is ongoing with the Fife towns...

Railway engineers have been inspecting the damage and carrying out ground investigations after a Northern train derailed in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria on Friday 22 March. Four passengers and four members of staff were safely evacuated from the train. Network Rail is advising...

Northern’s training academies in Leeds and Manchester are key to addressing the national skills shortage facing the rail industry according to a new report by OFSTED. The regulator made the statement following an inspection of both facilities in which the...