Railway Operations

The rail industry launched the biggest timetable change on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in more than a decade on Sunday 14 December, as part of a wider set of timetable changes across the network. The new timetable is...

Legislation that will transform Britain’s railways is being introduced today (5 November 2025), paving the way for a simpler, more reliable network, which puts passengers before profits. The Railways Bill, which will be laid in Parliament today, will create Great...

Railway engineering and design specialist PBH Rail Group is marking a year of significant growth as its Civils Division celebrates its first anniversary, having amassed a turnover of almost £500k in its first year of operation. The new division has...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today welcomed the progress made by industry towards the recommendations it set out as part of joint work with the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and Network Rail to improve...

Southeastern and Network Rail Kent have united to create South Eastern Railway, joining under a single leadership team to increase investment and deliver greater efficiency for passengers, with the goal of reducing operational costs by £50 million each year. South...

RAIB has today released its report into a track worker near miss at Chiltern Green, between Harpenden and Luton, 23 April 2024. Summary At about 09:53 on 23 April 2024, a train travelling at 104 mph (167 km/h) came very close to...

In a historic first for the railway industry, testing of a steam locomotive fitted with Hitachi Rail’s European Train Control System (ETCS) in Level 2 has been completed successfully on the Cambrian line in Wales. As part of Network Rail’s...

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK), under the Merak brand, has secured an extension of its HVAC repairs, spares and on-site support maintenance contract with Chiltern Railways for a further five years. The contract cements the existing long-term relationship between Chiltern Railways...

Network Rail has awarded contracts worth up to £1.1 billion to four suppliers of on-track maintenance machines vital in maintaining and renewing Britain's railway network. The contracts have been awarded to Balfour Beatty Rail Limited, Colas Rail Limited, Swietelsky Babcock...

Arriva Group has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Transport that its train operating company, Chiltern Railways has been selected for the first stage of the East West Rail link. Set to launch later this year, the new line...