Rail News

Southeastern has launched a series of upgrades to its app and online journey planner to make it easier for customers to plan accessible journeys. As one of the country's biggest and busiest rail operators, providing more than 1,700 services and...

Leading global real estate investor, developer and manager Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”), and best-in-class developer Logistics Capital Partners (“LCP”), today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Maritime Transport at West Midlands Interchange (“WMI”), the UK’s largest logistics...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised significant enhancements at Dore & Totley railway station in Sheffield. A new platform has been installed alongside a new footbridge providing lift and stair access for passengers. The new platform will...

Network Rail has today (Tuesday, 9 April) announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its Board. Dyan Perry OBE (nee Crowther), Steve Scrimshaw and Stuart Harvey will join the Board from July, and will be bringing with them...

Northern has warned racegoers heading to Aintree for the Grand National this week (11 - 13 April 2024) not to gamble on travelling without a ticket. The train operator says ‘chancers’ will be met by teams of revenue protection officers...

Construction of the new HS2 line has hit another major milestone with the launch of the fourth – and final – machine being used to build the giant Northolt Tunnel beneath the capital. The 8.4-mile tunnel will run from Victoria...

Homes England and Network Rail Property have signed a development agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic development partners for York Central, one of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration schemes. The milestone development agreement will...

Targeted improvements on a north Wales railway line have been reaping huge benefits for rail customers. Since the introduction of a new timetable in December, the Wrexham to Bidston line has seen more daily trains than ever before running every...

Rail Minister Huw Merriman will visit Dore & Totley station today (Monday 8 April) to mark the completion of the £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade. Minister Huw Merriman will officially open the new and fully accessible platform at Dore &...

Engineers are continuing a complex operation to repair the railway after a Northern train derailed in Grange-over-Sands on Friday 22 March 2024. The derailment involved a Northern train coming off the tracks at around 6am. A void in the ground...