The most complex plan ever to refurbish the Royal Albert bridge has been finalised and Network Rail will soon be tendering for contract to carry out the improvement work. The 151 year-old structure, which carries a busy mainline that is frequently used by around 30 trains each day, will be strengthened,...

Deutsche Bahn has, after offering £7.75 a share, announced that it has agreed terms to acquire Arriva in a deal worth £1.59bn. This move will result in the CrossCountry and Arriva Trains Wales rail franchises coming under DB control. Deutsche Bahn already own Chiltern Railways and has stakes in both Wrexham...

 A 24 hour service by Gatwick Express, additional services and the cancellation of engineering works on the East Coast and West Coast Main Lines are just some of the measures that the rail industry has put in place to help air passengers get home from airports. Chris Burchell, Southern's managing director,...

  Train drivers' union ASLEF is to bid to operate the East Coast Main Line franchise as a not-for-profit business, when the Government relinquishes control next year.If successful it will be the first operation of its kind in the UK rail industry. The union plan to show how the route can be...

Network Rail today announces that approximately 500 maintenance employees will be leaving the company by the end of May as a result of productivity improvements over the last two years. The 500 people are leaving as part of the company’s voluntary redundancy programme and are in addition to the 235...

Arriva has confirmed that it is in advanced discussion with Deutsche Bahn regarding a takeover by the German company. Deutsche Bahn’s proposal is subject to satisfactory completion of a due diligence review by Deutsche Bahn, the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Arriva and approval of the offer terms by...

In order to help the return of passengers caught out by the closure of European airports, Eurotunnel has doubled its capacity and is offering Shuttle departures every 15 minutes, at the normal price. The crossing time is just 35 minutes. Truck Shuttle traffic continues as usual. To meet the increased demand from...

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service that links the UK and mainland Europe, has announced that between Tuesday 20 and Sunday 25 April inclusive, all 30,000 of the available standard class seats on its trains will be on offer at a special price of £89 one-way. To help stranded passengers get...

The winning architect in an international competition to design what will become one of London’s biggest public squares in front of King’s Cross station has been announced today. Stanton Williams beat off competition from more than 100 architects and urban designers from around the world, impressing the judging panel with its...

First GBRf has named 66729 Derby County to celebrate its contract with Bombardier to deliver new underground rolling stock. During the naming ceremony, which was held at Bombardier's Derby factory,  Sunderland fan John Smith , MD of First GBRf, wore a Derby County shirt given to him by former player Roger...

In response to the disruption caused to airline passengers caused by the volcanic ash cloud, Network Rail is helping operators to run more services to deal with the extra demand. Robin Gisby, Network Rail's director of operations and customer services, said: "Network Rail is doing everything it can to help passengers whose...