Grand Union exits Stirling to London project
Grand Union Trains, the would-be open access operator, with plans for direct services between Stirling, Lanarkshire and London, has hit the buffers, without ever running a train. The…
Why is Eurostar threatening to leave the Netherlands?
Eurostar is threatening to suspend all train services from the Netherlands next year. The company’s CEO said in an article that she is considering scrapping the services due…
London’s DLR trains get new speed limit after going too fast
Speed limits have been brought in on the automated Docklands Light Railway (DLR), after Transport for London (TfL) engineers found that the trains that snake through London’s financial…
You heard it here first: it’s the Noisy Carriage
South West Railway, please make up your mind. Tiptoeing in on the heels of mindful peace and quiet, and the soothing soundtrack to a serene commute, here comes…
Belgium suspends key rail link to Europe
Belgium has closed a key high-speed rail line between Brussels and the French border for two and a half weeks due to major renovation works that in total…
A London bridge is falling down
A summer of possession is just a month away. What may appear to rail users as the mouth to the tunnel under Hackney Downs is actually a road…
Wild appointment for new HS2 CEO
Britain’s highest-profile railway project has a new man in the driving seat. Mark Wild has filled the vacancy as chief executive for the massive HS2 high-speed rail project.…
Virgin return to West Coast in UK
You wait forever for an open access operator on the West Coast Main Line, then two come along at once. Hot on the tail lights of FirstGroup’s Lumo,…
Lumo plans London to Manchester and Rochdale
There is a big blue success story coming to Manchester. It’s not another Premiership title for City. The open access passenger train operator Lumo has revealed plans to…
Scotland to England by train, not plane
UK public sector travel has moved in favour of trains, not planes, says a new report. Travel between the seats of government in Scotland and London is now…
INTERVIEW
Byway: easing booking headaches to promote sustainable travel
On a mission to ‘make flight-free travel mainstream,’ Byway, a sustainability-driven travel company based in the UK, offers bespoke rail travel experiences and accommodation options for leisure travellers.…
Looking for 600 million (H)euros for trains to Paris and London
SpoorPro wrote about it already in November last year. The founder of the glossy business magazine Quote, Maarten van den Biggelaar, aims to start a high-speed connection between…
New Luton Airport Express sees surge in passenger numbers
The Luton Airport Express, operated by East Midlands Railway (EMR), has seen substantial growth over the past year, with a surge of more than 50 per cent in…
In Britain, Lumo plans Glasgow and Newcastle expansion
The low-cost and highly popular passenger carrier, Lumo, has announced plans to expand its core London and Edinburgh service. The East Coast Main Line ‘open access’ operation says…
75-mile tailback on British East Coast Main Line
Britain’s prestige East Coast Main Line on a Wednesday night is normally the picture of chilled out efficiency. Except that’s not quite how it worked out this Wednesday.…