Rail Industry Economics
- Published Wed 09 of Sep, 2015 19:21 BST - (4168 Reads)The financial performance of the national rail industry continues to improve, helped by ongoing growth in passenger volume, as shown by the crowds flooding off the first off-peak trains of the day at Waterloo.
Train Into Work
- Published Mon 07 of Sep, 2015 17:37 BST - (3189 Reads)An exciting new work experience pilot scheme has been launched today by East Midlands Trains as Amelia Humphries (24) and Mitchell Grant (20) embark on a four-week work experience trial with members of the Derby station team.
Hitachi comes to UK
- Published Fri 04 of Sep, 2015 18:11 BST - (3039 Reads)David Cameron opened the new Hitachi train assembly plant at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham yesterday, saying the railways had returned home to the North East.
Rail riders welcome
- Published Fri 04 of Sep, 2015 16:50 BST - (5298 Reads)SNCF jingle in Top 100
- Published Wed 02 of Sep, 2015 19:31 BST - (3756 Reads)International rail travellers either love the SNCF jingle or hate it. Our policy director Ian Brown really quite likes it if not always what follows it!
Trains for the Borders
- Published Tue 01 of Sep, 2015 19:02 BST - (5204 Reads)Transformation in action
- Published Tue 25 of Aug, 2015 23:18 BST - (6255 Reads)Former London Underground District line trains are being transformed at Vivarail’s Long Marston base in Warwickshire. A prototype green and yellow rebuilt coach, centre, is flanked by unrebuilt coaches, left and right. In the depot, more coaches are being transformed.
New loco in crash
- Published Wed 19 of Aug, 2015 19:53 BST - (5113 Reads)Electric future
- Published Sun 16 of Aug, 2015 17:45 BST - (2652 Reads)Sign the petition
- Published Sat 15 of Aug, 2015 19:56 BST - (2942 Reads)Waverley walkies
- Published Fri 14 of Aug, 2015 22:32 BST - (5386 Reads)London station to reopen
- Published Thu 13 of Aug, 2015 21:36 BST - (5321 Reads)Rail in focus contest
- Published Thu 13 of Aug, 2015 09:18 BST - (3966 Reads)Back to Blackpool
- Published Tue 11 of Aug, 2015 19:47 BST - (4728 Reads)Stations re-linked
- Published Thu 06 of Aug, 2015 21:59 BST - (6187 Reads)Integrated Leeds station
- Published Mon 03 of Aug, 2015 16:38 BST - (6948 Reads)Last week the West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce published their proposal for a single Leeds station serving all HS2, inter-city, regional and metro rail services, rather than the separate station remote from the city centre currently planned by HS2 Ltd.
Argentinian reopening
- Published Sun 02 of Aug, 2015 22:15 BST - (3515 Reads)Thameslink testing
- Published Fri 31 of Jul, 2015 22:09 BST - (5134 Reads)The class 700 at the new Three Bridges Siemens depot. Picture by Siemens
Afro diesels
- Published Thu 30 of Jul, 2015 19:39 BST - (4602 Reads)Henbury loop
- Published Fri 24 of Jul, 2015 18:42 BST - (7360 Reads)Consultants charged with proving the case for the MetroWest service to Henbury have settled for a simple turnback solution, failing to grasp the opportunities which a Henbury loop could create.
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