The new £22m Etches Park North depot, built specifically to maintain the fleet of  Meridians operated by East Midlands Trains,has been officially opened by Brian Souter, CEO of Stagecoach Group. Constructed by Spencer, the new 3 road maintenance facility is able to lift a complete seven car Meridian whereas before...

Northern Rail today advised passengers to be aware of changes to rail services between Maryport and Workington from Saturday 29 May. The Department for Transport funded shuttle service between Maryport and Workington will end, as planned, on Friday 28 May following the opening of the road bridge over the River Derwent....

A key railway bridge in Manchester city centre is getting a £600,000 facelift by Network Rail to keep it in prime condition for the next 25 years. The bridge, which spans the busy A56 Chester Road close to Deansgate railway station, carries a combination of over 400 local and long distance...

Network Rail’s redevelopment of King’s Cross station reached another crucial milestone today with the official opening of Platform 0 by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond. The addition of the new platform means Network Rail can begin refurbishing the station’s existing platforms, which will be taken out of service on a rolling basis,...

Vital upgrade works completed during last weekend’s closure Tube Lines, the company responsible for the multi-billion pound upgrade of the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, today announced the results of another very successful weekend’s work on the Northern line’s southern branch. The works over the weekend...

Network Rail’s plans to overhaul Waverley Station’s entrance from Princes Street have been given the green light by the Scottish Government. The proposals will create a new covered step and escalator access between Princes Street and the north entrance to Waverley station as well as lift access from the station to...

There is still one more weekend to go for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Spring Steam Gala, which has been taking place in May, and one famous locomotive marking its return is the iconic A4 Pacific engine “Sir Nigel Gresley”. It has been undergoing some repair work in the Grosmont engine...

Northern Rail today announces that it has secured a two-year extension to its franchise after beating performance targets for its 2,500 daily train services across the north of England. The Department for Transport has confirmed that Northern, which is owned by a joint venture of Serco and...

Serco Limited (Serco) the operator of the Docklands Light Railway were today fined £450,000 and ordered to pay £43,773 costs, following a prosecution for a serious health and safety offence brought by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). The incident resulted in the death of a member of the public, Robert...

Weekender Ticket Makes Visiting Friends Easier With the weather improving as we enter summer, many will be taking the opportunity to visit friends in London or having a weekend on the coast. To help passengers, Southeastern has introduced the ‘Weekender Ticket’, which allows passengers to travel off-peak on a Friday/Saturday...

Australia’s rail infrastructure is experiencing a once in a generation opportunity for growth, reports Glen Mace from Sydney, New South Wales. A combination of factors means governments around Australia are again investing in their rail networks in a bid to build sustainable transport systems and reduce our reliance on the car...