6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (447+ words) More than a hundred people of all age groups gathered at a historic railway bridge on Sunday (6th September) to demonstrate against National Highways’ proposal to infill it with hundreds of tonnes of concrete. The state-owned roads company is responsible for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (249+ words) The first of 10 new Derby-built Class 345 Aventra Elizabeth line trains has begun passenger service in London, following an extensive period of testing on the mainline railway by Alstom, Transport for London, and the operator GTS. The new trains, delivered with…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (281+ words) Passengers are reminded that testing ahead of digital signalling being introduced on the East Coast Main Line will affect journeys this weekend. The work forms the final stages of testing ahead of the £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme’s introduction of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (289+ words) LNER is preparing to welcome thousands of customers onboard its services for next month’s Great North Run with the announcement of extra train services. Runners and spectators travelling to the world’s biggest half marathon from destinations including Edinburgh Waverley, Durham,…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (350+ words) Passengers can once again travel by train between Stourbridge and Hagley after a huge recovery operation reopened the line today (22 August). The first passenger trains travelled through the area this morning after more than a week of round-the-clock work to…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (436+ words) An LNER engineer who has dedicated 47 years to keeping rail customers moving has packed away his tools for the last time ahead of retirement. Nick Dudley, 64, from Romford, started on the railway on 4 September 1978 as an apprentice at London’s King’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (489+ words) The MP for Stourbridge has seen first-hand the huge recovery operation taking place after wildfires caused significant damage to the railway between Stourbridge and Hagley. Cat Eccles MP met Network Rail engineers on site today (20 August) as teams continue working…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (382+ words) Southeastern services have resumed at Charing Cross and Waterloo East after a 22-day closure for essential engineering work at the central London terminus. During the closure, engineers replaced almost two kilometres of 36-year-old track and the switches and crossings, the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (415+ words) Castle Cary station has been returned to its former glory by an £835,000 restoration celebrating the history of the Great Western Railway and its early 20th-century heritage. The station building was officially opened on Monday 17 August by Department for Transport Operator…...