Environment
‘Bug hotels’ coming to Bentham Line stations to support biodiversity
Northern is set to open ‘bug hotels’ at three stations on the Bentham Line between Leeds and Morecambe as part of a project with local schools to support biodiversity.
Undergraduates working for the train operator as part of their ‘Year...
Rail News
LNER launches new digital information platform
LNER customers will be able to find the latest journey updates, destination inspiration and more while they are travelling onboard, with the launch of a new one-stop digital information service.
By simply scanning a QR code on the seat, customers...
Industry News
The Rail Academy becomes ORR-registered
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed that The Rail Academy has been successful in its application to become an ORR-registered Train Driver Training and Examination Centre. The Rail Academy will now be added to the official...
General Interest
Engineering works to affect trains in the Worcester area next week
Great Western Railway (GWR) services in Hereford and Worcester will be affected by essential engineering work next week.
Ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the railway, Network Rail plans to replace the tracks between Worcester Shrub Hill and Evesham...
Infrastructure
Changes to train services as major upgrades continue on Midland Main Line
Network Rail, East Midlands Railway (EMR), and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) are encouraging passengers to check their journey before travelling as major engineering work to upgrade the Midland Main Line continues throughout April and May.
Engineers will be working across...
Rail News
New trains enter service on Birmingham’s Cross City Line
Passengers on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time today (Monday 15 April).
Train operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) said the introduction of the Class 730 fleet represents the...
Infrastructure
New multi-million-pound footbridge and lifts installed at Dumfries station
A new £3.6m footbridge and lifts are now in place at Dumfries station.
That’s after Network Rail engineers worked through the night on Saturday (April 13) into Sunday to install the steel structures, which will provide step-free access to the...
Infrastructure
Redhill to Tonbridge line to reopen after Network Rail completes Edenbridge landslip repairs
The railway between Redhill and Tonbridge will reopen for the start of service on Monday morning after Network Rail’s engineers successfully completed emergency landslip repairs at Bough Beech, near Edenbridge in Kent.
Over the last two weeks, engineers have worked...
Diversity & Inclusion
“Railway stations are a great ‘platform’ for my work”, says artist
An autistic artist from Middleton in Rochdale, Greater Manchester has spoken out about the role that railway stations have played in his mission to inspire the region’s neurodivergent residents.
Dez, who also goes by the name LoveArtPix, is an artist...
Rail News
Calling all schools: Join EMR’s Rail Safety Pathways Program today!
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched a new program designed to promote rail safety education among primary and secondary school students.
The Rail Safety Pathway, which is being run in partnership with Network Rail, is a comprehensive three-tiered toolkit aimed...
Latest News
GWR and Network Rail Director Ruth Busby receives OBE
Inspirational Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail director Ruth Busby was at Buckingham Palace on Friday to receive...