6+ hour, 51+ min ago  (557+ words) The minimum age at which the Office of Rail & Road can issue a train driving licence in Great Britain was reduced from 20 to 18 with the coming into force on June 30 of the Train Driving Licences & Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The change…...

13+ hour, 51+ min ago  (249+ words) The Young Rail Professionals networking group's tour of the Netherlands included a visit to Strukton's training centre, academy and train protection training facility on June 3. Members of Strukton's own young professionals network, Strukton Scope, were also present. Scot Rail has…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (520+ words) Mike Nelson has been appointed Managing Director of First Group's First Rail business following the retirement of Steve Montgomery. Nelson was formerly Finance & Strategic Development Director. He said "I would like to wish Steve Montgomery all the best for his…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (503+ words) ASLEF boycotted the latest meeting which brought the rail industry together to discuss staff access to toilet facilities, with the train drivers" union saying "we need action, not another talking shop". The meeting on June 24 brought together regulators, government and…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (359+ words) A "one-stop-shop" recruitment hub has opened for job seekers looking for opportunities on the High Speed 2 programme and regeneration projects around the future Old Oak Common station. The drop-in facility located within the Acton Jobcentre Plus in west London was…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (756+ words) Cambridge South station has opened, providing improve access to the biomedical campus which is home to internationally important science, hospital and business facilities that are visited by 40 000 people every day. The first public train was the 06. 34 Thameslink service to London…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (427+ words) The National Audit Office has said a rethink is expected into seating capacity on High Speed 2, and reducing the maximum operating speed of the line could end up costing as much in lost journey time benefits as it saves in…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (229+ words) Parcel locker company Yeep! is working with Transport for London's commercial property subsidiary Places for London to install solar-powered lockers at more than 50 locations, starting with London Underground station car parks. The lockers will offer 24/7 access to collect, send and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (267+ words) ESP Group has been awarded a contract to provide customer support services for Transport for London's Oyster concessionary travel schemes. The outsourced customer contract services company with offices in Arbroath and Hull has worked with Tf L for almost two…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (330+ words) GBR Anglia is to trial the use of drones flying beyond visual line of sight to support faster response times to trespass incidents and the early identification of infrastructure issues in Romford. The trial planned for late summer follows 16 months…...