Enabling work at weekends in early January and mid-February will mean diverted services on the East Coast Main Line. The work will hasten the introduction of digital signalling ETCS to the route famous for the...Read more
Train travellers in the United Kingdom won’t have to brace for the impact of a suspension of services across the network as the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) suspended its strikes...Read more
Never mind the prime ministerial resignation, Great British Railways (GBR) could be scrapped and strikes could be outlawed. Such is the febrile level of disarray in the UK government that not one, but two major...Read more
An ambitious plan for express trains between South Wales and London, and eventually between Central Scotland and London, may be back on the rails. Grand Union Trains, an ‘open access’ operator was initially refused permission...Read more
Network Rail will get to work on the Tunbridge Wells to Hastings line later this month in a bid to make improvements to the earthworks on the line, which runs through the counties Kent and East...Read more
Often regarded as volunteer outposts for retired railway staff and enthusiasts, the image of heritage railways has always been one of tourist attractions and nostalgic trips down memory lines. In fact there is much more...Read more
The Railway Industry Association, which represents the supply chain the UK, has kept up the pressure on the reshuffled Conservative party administration in the UK government. The RIA has told Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the new Transport...Read more
Literally hundreds of rail-related projects to be progressed. That was the promise of Anne-Marie Trevelyan, speaking ahead of her much anticipated speech to the annual conference of the Conservative Party, on Tuesday in Birmingham. However...Read more
The unions RMT, Aslef and TSSA will carry out strike action on Saturday 1 October. As a result, only 11 percent of services will operate, and large parts of the England will see no train...Read more
The UK government reshuffle may be a work in progress, but there is one more post holder on board. Kevin Foster may be a new name to the rail fraternity, but he is a well-known...Read more
The Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants in Europe (ALLRAIL) has highlighted Eurostar’s recent change in strategy as one of the reasons why policymakers need to act swiftly to ensure competition through the Channel Tunnel.Read more
The change of monarch is now complete. The changes at the head of government are underway. After a September hiatus, Britain is back to the reality of dealing with a cost of everything crisis, and...Read more
UK-based company Tended has received product acceptance for its solution to improve the safety of trackside workers, which was developed and tested with Network Rail.Read more
UK train drivers have announced a fresh round of strike action, timed to disrupt the annual conference of the ruling Conservative Party. Members of the Aslef union, which represents train drivers all across the industry,...Read more
Around one million visitors; over one hundred state visits; and one state funeral. Today, Monday 19 September, could be the busiest day in the history of Transport for London, and perhaps for the entire transport...Read more
