Franchise News
Rail Vehicle Enhancements 2012
All train operators strive to improve their passenger experience. Comfortable and happy passengers are likely to travel again, and it is a major way to secure repeat business. Rail Vehicle Enhancements 2012 is a new initiative, aiming at helping all those involved with making sure that passengers feel comfortable and safe during their journey. Running [...]
Events
Record breaking year for the RailStaff Awards
More people have placed nominations and votes for the RailStaff Awards than ever before in the event's six-year history.
Five-thousand people picked their favourite nominees in the first two days of voting alone and judging is now underway, with the...
Events
Africa Express tours the UK
Eighty musical artists, ranging from Blur's Damian Albarn to the biggest stars of world music, have boarded the Africa Express on its tour of the UK.
The Class 47 diesel-electric locomotive has been transformed into a travelling festival, with musicians...
Stations
Cartoon campaign launched to make rail stations safer
A collection of new cartoon characters are aiming to keep children safe at rail stations across Scotland.
'Scratch and the Train Gang' are appearing in a series of new YouTube animations produced by ScotRail to help reduce accidents around the...
Rail News
Daleks invade Slough station
Doctor Who's voice of the Daleks, Nick Briggs, replaced the normal announcer at Slough station in Berkshire during a prank for BBC programme The One Show.
Events
Olympic teams say farewell to London
The Dutch, French and Belgian Olympic teams boarded Eurostar trains earlier this week to head home following two weeks of spectacular Olympic success in London.
Medal winners making their way through St Pancras included gold medalist Marianne Vos, who beat...
People
‘Stop listening to my music’ – Professor Green joins level crossing safety campaign
English rapper Professor Green has become the face of Network Rail's new campaign warning people about the dangers of wearing headphones while using level crossings.
In the campaign the music artist is asking fans to stop listening to his music...
Careers
Mace on target to hit New Street apprentice pledge
Fifty-six apprentices are now working on the ambitious Gateway project at Birmingham New Street station and Mace, Network Rail's delivery partner, looks set to achieve its target of bringing more than 100 unemployed young people into work by 2015.
While...
Careers
Gateway: Employing Birmingham’s lost youth
Birmingham is suffering more than any other major city in the UK to get its young people into work, with one in 10 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.
But within the rail and construction sector there is a ray of light -...
Latest News
GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor
Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after...