National Express East Anglia has reopened Clacton depot following a £1.5m refurbishment by main contractor C Spencer Ltd. The depot, which had remained closed since 1995, apart from a short period when it was used to commission class 360s, is used to maintain the operator's fleet of class 321s. Comprising of 3...

With its recent flurry of TOC maintenance and renewal contract awards, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that telent actually started its work on the railways as an operational telecoms supplier. But that’s where it did all start and where the company has continued to focus, growing both in skill and...

Built to meet the needs of Vancouver’s rapidly growing population, the new Canada Line links Richmond, Vancouver International Airport and downtown Vancouver. With Invensys Rail’s control systems at its heart, the line opened more than three months ahead of schedule, in time for the Winter Olympics, hosted by the city...

When hostilities ceased in 1945, a network of steel rails covered the battered streets of England’s cities. Each morning in London, trams rattled forth from their depot in the Old Kent Road - known locally as the tram’s nest - spreading out into a spider’s web of routes across South...

Direct Rail Services are to lease 4 of their class 20 locomotives to GB Railfreight. The DRS locomotives will be used to haul new S Stock London Underground trains between Bombardier's Derby works and London. This will take 5 years and will see 191 trains transported by GBRf. Business Development Manager Simon Price commented...

Hitachi, which constructed the Javelin trains for HS1, is to team up with Mitsubishi in an effort to increase global market share for new rolling stock and infrastructure. Mitsubishi will bring its extensive knowledge of track and overall project management to the agreement and Hitachi will mainly concentrate on rolling stock...

Colin Martin, a National Express East Anglia Customer Service Supervisor, has been awarded £250 by the National Express Charity Panel to help his work with the Frinton and Walton Youth Football Club. Having grown up in Walton, Colin became involved in the club when his son joined. Colin said : " It’'s of...

 Passengers using Hooton station are set to benefit from a £2.5m package of improvements to the station. The work, which is being carried out by J Murphy and Sons, will be completed by May 2011 and will provide the station with an obstacle free, accessible route to and between platforms. Enhancements...

Great Yarmouth station is now a much more colourful place thanks to the efforts of National Express staff, staff from BBC Radio Norfolk and representatives from Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Volunteers planted flowers around the station and also carried out some cleaning around the station and surrounding area as part of...

 The latest survey by Passenger Focus has scored Wrexham and Shropshire 99% for customer satisfaction. This is the third time running that WSR has come top in customer satisfaction studies by the independent rail watchdog. Last year the rail operator scored 97% and in February scored a record breaking 98%. Today's...

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has launched the sale of  High Speed 1, which is thought could raise £1.5bn. Currently used by Eurostar and by Southeastern, the sale could see other operators run services along the route. The successful bidder is expected to be announced before the end of the year. Speaking at...