Abellio UK management buyout cuts ties with Dutch parent
Dutch owned Abellio UK is about to be renamed Transport UK Group. The company is the subject of a management buyout that has been coming down the tracks for almost a year. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)...Read more
ScotRail reintroduces full timetable
Following the resolution of their long-running dispute with the train drivers union, the publicly owned ScotRail plans to reintroduce a full timetable from today. However, the hot weather may scupper those ambitions to run a...Read more
Public ownership for Scotland’s Railway begins
1 April 2022 marks the day that the Scottish Government has taken full public ownership of the network in the north of the UK. A new public agency is responsible for all passenger operations that...Read more
Abellio loses operations in North Rhine-Westphalia
Abellio will disappear from a large part of the German railway network on 1 February 2022. The five concessions of the ailing rail operator in North Rhine-Westphalia will be terminated prematurely. Abellio, a subsidiary of...Read more
ScotRail remembers Stonehaven victims by standing still
Scotland’s Railway fell silent and trains stopped running for one minute to remember the victims of the Stonehaven derailment exactly one year on from the tragedy on 12 August 2020. A landslip caused the train...Read more
Abellio Germany restructured due to financial problems, Dutch intervene
Abellio Germany is in financial trouble. Without intervention, the losses of the operator, a subsidiary of Dutch Railways NS, could rise to 30 – 50 million euros per year. That is why, under the supervision...Read more
‘No surprise EU reprimands Denmark and the Netherlands about rail market access’
Recently, the European Commission urged the Netherlands and Denmark for better rail market access. Which arguments are made in the letters that were sent is not public, but is no surprise that these two countries...Read more
Scottish railways back in public ownership
The Scottish government in Edinburgh has confirmed on Wednesday it will take the railway system back into public ownership in one year from now (31 March 2022). The move was widely anticipated, after the government...Read moreStonehaven derailment commemorated by one minute silence across UK
Colleagues and commuters across the UK rail network fell silent on Wednesday morning, 19 August, at precisely 09:43. The mark of respect was commemorated the three who died exactly one week previously in a serious...Read more
Fatal crash in Scotland: what went wrong at Stonehaven derailment
A serious derailment in the North East of Scotland has claimed the lives of three people, injured many more, and left the community in the nearby fishing community of Stonehaven in shock. The main line...Read more
How railways support medical heroes
The medical staff is on the frontline of tackling the coronavirus pandemic. In these exceptional times, the railway companies are also doing their part to support medics in their difficult mission. Therefore, some operators carry...Read more
Magic circle of rail franchise in UK
It’s a month since the UK’s newborn and veteran train operators have declared their inspiring plans for the future. Some companies even managed to report fewer quick wins. On the other hand, at least six...Read more
Abellio loses ScotRail franchise in UK
The Dutch-owned train operator is to be ousted from its franchise contract in Scotland. It will be removed at the first break clause, in March 2022, said Transport Minister Michael Matheson in a statement to...Read more