2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (486+ words) RIA sets out rail supply sectors ‘asks’ of Government ahead of the October Budget railuk.com RIA sets out rail supply sectors ‘asks’ of Government ahead of the October Budget The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its priorities for…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (409+ words) London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced it will introduce a new direct train service linking Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent with Manchester Airport from May next year. This hourly rail service will run between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Airport and call…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (355+ words) Advanced security, communication and surveillance system tech firm, Petards Joyce-Loebl Limited (PJL), has appointed David Muse as Chief Technical Officer. His new role in the business expands on David’s technical leadership responsibilities across the company’s Rail and Defence activities and…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (268+ words) Passengers travelling on the Chiltern Main Line are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of a closure between Northolt Park and Haddenham & Thame Parkway stations this weekend during essential railway improvement work. To allow the work to be carried…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (394+ words) Avanti West Coast generated over £5 billion in value to the UK economy last year, according to a new report. Unveiled at the intercity operator’s annual Stakeholder Conference in Manchester, the study shows the positive impact that the intercity operator had…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (595+ words) British Steel has now welcomed the first of the 70 new apprentices and graduates who are joining the business this month. In Scunthorpe, 36 technical, electrical, mechanical and structural apprentices have now launched their careers with the business. They will shortly be…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (324+ words) Kier, a leading UK infrastructure services, construction, and property group, has been awarded a contract to deliver major accessibility improvements at six railway stations in Greater Manchester. Passengers using Flowery Field, Newton-for-Hyde, Levenshulme, Davenport, Woodsmoor, and Bredbury stations will benefit…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (341+ words) A life-sized replica of the new Tyne and Wear Metro train has become a teaching aid to support railway safety classes for thousands of local children. The Metro cab mock-up has been given a permanent home at SafetyWorks in Newcastle,…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (447+ words) More than a hundred people of all age groups gathered at a historic railway bridge on Sunday (6th September) to demonstrate against National Highways’ proposal to infill it with hundreds of tonnes of concrete. The state-owned roads company is responsible for…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (194+ words) Northern Trains has overhauled the way it manages the training of its staff to support disabled passengers following an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), earlier this year. ORR found the train operator had failed to deliver…...