Rail News

UK railway engineering company 1stinrail has completed extensive track replacement work on the Keadby Drawbridge, the unique structure crossing the Stainforth and Keadby Canal that connects Doncaster with Scunthorpe and the Lincolnshire coast. 1stinrail Project Manager Ryan Hughes said: “This was a fascinating project...

Porterbrook, the UK’s leading rolling stock financier and asset management company, has successfully bid to finance the redevelopment of Bletchley depot for West Midlands Trains (WMT). Situated near Milton Keynes, the £66m upgrade programme is necessary for Bletchley to become...

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...

New photographs and video published today show the meeting of two engineering landmarks – as the UK’s longest railway bridge crosses the country’s longest canal. Images show the most recently-completed section of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct after deck segments were laid to span...

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge when an unused rail ticket is refunded will be reduced from £10 to £5. This reduction follows the Office of Rail...

Public transport links in Cornwall will be transformed thanks to £50 million of government investment to deliver the Mid-Cornwall Metro Scheme. In a visit to Newquay Station on Wednesday 27 March, Transport Secretary Mark Harper met with local leaders including...

Over 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 £90 million programme of work over the long weekend aimed at...

East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has announced a series of information events in May to help people understand how the formal application process to build the railway works. Nine information events will be held in May across the whole...

As Control Period 6 (CP6) comes to a close on 31 March, Network Rail is taking a look back at the five-year funding period which started on 1 April 2019. During this time, the rail infrastructure manager has successfully...

Network Rail teams are working to reopen a level crossing in Derbyshire after it was temporarily closed for emergency work following a road traffic collision. The level crossing over the A5132 in Hilton is scheduled to reopen to road traffic...