Rail News

On Tuesday 5 March, HS2 launched the last tunnel boring machine (TBM) to dig tunnels for the new high speed railway in the West Midlands. The 125-metres-long TBM has started on its journey to dig the second bore of HS2’s...

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) reaffirmed its commitment to creating employment in the Kirklees area as colleagues attended the Kirklees College Skills and Apprenticeships Fair in Dewsbury. A key part of the TRU’s sustainability strategy – Our Guiding Compass –...

Collective action is required to inspire and motivate more people to travel by rail if the UK’s net zero goals for 2050 are to be hit, according to a Trainline insights report launched as part of the I Came...

Network Rail has thanked passengers after completing major emergency repairs to the railway in Stoke Mandeville following a landslip caused by heavy rainfall. The railway between London Marylebone and Aylesbury via Amersham reopened this morning (Tuesday 5 March) after rail...

Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has completed its back office migration to the Unicard HOPS (Host or Operator Processing System) solution that will support smart ticketing for all train operators in Britain. RDG back-office delivers smartcard services for the wider rail...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has identified several key areas of focus for the industry as it looks to drive improvement in the delivery of passenger assistance for disabled passengers. The conclusions follow audits commissioned by the...

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is welcoming five new female drivers into the fold, who have come through the company’s partnership with coaching, consulting and networking organisation, Career Returners - a social enterprise that...

Siemens is embarking on a groundbreaking £100 million investment to establish a cutting-edge rail infrastructure manufacturing, digital engineering and research & development (R&D) center in Chippenham, underscoring its unwavering commitment to innovation, sustainability, excellence, and its campaign ‘to build...

Work to repair a landslip at Newington in Kent has been completed by Network Rail Emergency work to repair a landslip at Newington has been completed by Network Rail, allowing the railway to reopen between Rainham and Sittingbourne, which had...

A small railhead near Quainton has helped HS2 take the equivalent of 101,000 HGV movements off local roads across Bucks, Oxfordshire and West Northants, it is revealed today. The company building Britain’s new high-speed railway confirmed that its construction hub...