The Scottish Government is to take proposals for the reopening of the Levenmouth rail link forward to the next stage of development, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Michael Matheson has announced. First opened […]
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has announced that work on the West Midlands Metro extension from Grand Central to Centenary Square is nearing completion and is anticipated to open in December 2019. So that work […]
Statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its Measuring Up annual rail consumer report show that, last year, more than 52,000 people received assistance on their West Midlands train journey, a […]
Manchester’s Metrolink – the UK’s largest light rail network – has launched contactless payment in a bid to simplify the way passengers pay for their travel. The new, easy-to-use system cuts out the need to […]
Network Rail has announced that it is setting up a special task force aimed at improving safety for track workers. Supported by a fund if £70m million, this initiative will bring together multiple strands of […]
It’s always good to have a local supplier for any railway work. It keeps the logistics challenge down and it means that, if needed, experts can be on site quickly. So it’s not surprising that […]
The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE), the partnership of 16 West Midlands local authorities that co-manages the West Midlands Railway franchise with the Department for Transport, has appointed a new chairman. Cllr Mark Winnington, a […]
A trespasser who closed Leeds station for four hours and caused over £1 million of train delays has been sentenced to six months in jail at Leeds Crown Court. On Thursday 30 May 2019, Network […]
Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani MP, who is responsible for high-speed rail (HS2), has confirmed that HS2 will integrate with regional transportation programmes, including Northern Powerhouse Rail and Midlands Rail Hub. Speaking by video link to […]
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued a report on an incident at Peterborough station during which a track worker missed being hit by a train travelling at over 100mph by only 2.6 seconds. […]
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