Rail News

A 175-year-old Perthshire railway tunnel has been given a new lease of life in a £6 million project delivered by Network Rail. Trains travelling through Moncrieffe tunnel, south of Perth, will now be running on rails supported by recycled plastic...

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to unfold, Carlisle Support Services maintains people at the forefront of everything it does. It is now more important than ever that the industry prioritises the well-being and financial security of its workforce to...

Work on the Midlands Rail Hub is set to begin after ministers provided an initial £123 million funding injection. The transformational upgrade project is part of the Government’s plan to improve transport across the region and beyond, boosting the capacity...

HS2’s first giant tunnelling machine broke through yesterday (28 February) at the end of her 10-mile (16km) journey under the Chilterns, excavating the longest tunnel on the ambitious new rail project. The enormous 2,000 tonne Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named...

The next phase of the Rail Delivery Group's Green Travel Pledge carbon emission passenger data shows journeys along 100 of Britain’s busiest business routes create significantly less carbon emissions by rail compared to travelling by car. On average across the...

According to a new global survey commissioned by Hitachi Rail, British people are the most likely in the world to choose to travel by train over car or plane for long-distance journeys. The study found that 46% of Londoners prefer...

FirstGroup, the leading private sector transport operator, today announces that its popular open access rail service Lumo is in discussions with Transport Scotland and Network Rail to extend some of its London-Edinburgh trains to and from Glasgow. Having identified opportunities...

Britain’s railways have an enviable safety record but reports of incidents and near misses show there is room for improvement. Time and time again, the Rail Safety Summit has shown that it is the industry's must-attend event for up-to-date...

A unique partnership between blocwork, a Network Rail and bloc group joint venture, and Citra Living, has been agreed that plans to build over 2,000 new homes across Great Britain. In the partnership, Network Rail Property (NRP) will draw potential...

Northern is installing a total of 86 new CCTV cameras at Manchester Victoria station to provide even safer journeys for customers. The train operator said it will improve CCTV coverage at the station, including the entrance, concourse, two footbridges and...