Halton Curve: the countdown for Liverpool services begins
Transport for Wales is gearing up for the start of new hourly services linking north Wales and Cheshire to Liverpool which will begin next month. From 19th May, Transport for [...]
£1.6 million depot upgrade to improve Highland train performance
The ScotRail Alliance has installed new equipment at Inverness Depot to improve train performance in the Highlands. A new £1.6 million mobile wheel lathe has been installed which will improve [...]
Taunton station redevelopment continues on track as Great Western Railway and John Sisk & Son sign key contract
Exciting plans for the redevelopment of Taunton station have moved a step further as Great Western Railway and construction company John Sisk & Son finalised contracts for the multi-million pound [...]
Merseyrail hailed as most punctual rail operator in the country
Merseyrail has been hailed as the most punctual rail operator in the country following a prestigious award win and the release of recent statistics. The train operating company was named [...]
Metro track replacement works in Gateshead near completion
A major programme of Metro track replacement in Gateshead is nearing completion after two weekends of intensive works. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is replacing 1.6km [...]
Siemens Mobility submits plans for Goole rail manufacturing facility
Proposed £200m development at Goole 36 reaches major milestone First phase of manufacturing site expected to open in 2023 Siemens Mobility Limited has formally submitted an outline planning application to [...]
Virgin Trains unveils radical proposals to reform rail by importing airline model
Train overcrowding and complex ticketing could be abolished, customer experience improved, and fares cut under radical ideas from Virgin Trains to overhaul the UK’s rail industry. As part of a [...]
Rail industry welcomes new Parliamentary inquiry into ‘trains fit for the future’ and calls for volatility in the rolling stock market to be considered
Today (23 April) Parliament's Transport Select Committee launched an inquiry into 'trains fit for the future'. Darren Caplan, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association (RIA), said: 'The Railway Industry [...]
First ever 385 electric train for Shotts line
ScotRail has reached another milestone in delivering a better service for customers with the introduction of the first ever Hitachi class 385 electric train on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via [...]
Major Easter railway upgrade work completed with more to come in May
Train services on the West Coast main line between Euston and Carlisle resumed as normal today after major engineering work over Easter. Sections of track on Europe’s busiest mixed-use (freight [...]
Significant milestone reached in Midland Main Line Upgrade
A significant milestone in the Midland Main Line Upgrade has been reached as a brand new sub-station has been installed along the route. This is a key step in the [...]
Plans for a new sea wall to protect the railway at Dawlish approved by Teignbridge District Council
This afternoon (Tuesday 16 April) Teignbridge District Council approved Network Rail’s plans to deliver a new sea wall at Dawlish that will provide increased protection from extreme weather and rising [...]
Chorley railway bridges to undergo vital refurbishment work
Two bridges over the West Coast main line in Lancashire are being refurbished to secure the future of the railway crossings for decades to come. The work as part of [...]
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Interview: Mark Barry
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity at Cardiff University’s School of Geography & Planning and [...]
Franchising is dead: long live … er … franchising?
Chris considers the future of passenger rail operation in the wake of the statement by the leader of the Government’s [...]
Getting HS2 funds into the supply chain
Sir Andrew Cook explains why he believes Britain’s domestic supply chain should receive the lion’s share of the money for [...]
How cooperation is critical to delivering transit-oriented development in cities
Clare Linton, Researcher at Urban Transport Group, makes the case for placing public transport at the heart of residential and [...]
Breaking the silo mentality
The productivity gap is one of the most serious and vexing economic problems facing the UK, says Geoff Lippitt of [...]
Franchising – can we fix it?
Yes we can! Railfuture Chair Chris Page agrees with Rail Review Chair Keith Williams that franchising cannot continue in the [...]
Business has high hopes for Britain’s railways
The Williams Rail Review is a timely opportunity for reform at a critical juncture for the UK’s railways, Dan Large [...]
Is rail franchising running out of steam?
Last Autumn’s announcement of a root and branch review by Keith Williams to transform Britain’s railways had an immediate impact [...]
Next stop: Yorkshire
In June an impressive number of colleagues from across the railway community will be embarking upon the annual Three Peaks [...]
Settling the score
In the third of four articles on common areas of dispute in the rail industry, Paul Thwaite and James Hammond [...]