Train Operating Companies
Railway depot becomes bottling plant
Southern Railway has turned one of its depots into a hand sanitiser bottling plant to meet the needs...
Bringing end users and operators into the design process
Guest writers: Darren King, WSP group director of rail planning...
Improving New Train Introduction – the operator’s view
With an unprecedented number of new vehicles ordered since 2010 - over 8,000 - and with more orders to come, getting them...
Azuma from Edinburgh
It can take a long time to introduce a new train. In 2007, the Department for Transport (DfT) issued its invitation to tender...
Gian Paolo Gotelli to head up TX Logistik
Rail logistics group TX Logistik has appointed Gian Paolo Gotelli as its new CEO. TX Logistik, which was founded in...
East Midlands Railway: New kid on the block
East Midlands Railway is the new name on the UK rail network, following its successful bid to run the East Midlands franchise.
‘New’ station for Taunton
Taunton station in Somerset is to be redeveloped over the next year, according to plans just released. The station, which...
First TransPennine Express Nova 3 train handed over
The first of TransPennine Express’s (TPE) new fleet of Nova 3 trains, which will initially come into service in the coming months between Liverpool...
New London Overground Class 710/2 train obtains conditional approval to run
Bombardier’s new Class 710/2 ‘Aventra’ train, destined for London Overground’s Gospel Oak to Barking and Watford lines, has received its first limited...
Every second counts – new measures of train punctuality
Train operators and Network Rail are set to publish new measures for train punctuality as part of plans to reduce delays across the network...
Northumberland line could reopen for passengers in 2022
Photo: SENRUG charter 2008 at Ashington. (David Naden) Northumberland County Council’s plans to reopen the line from...
Greater Anglia train drivers taking leap into new technology
New state-of-the-art train simulators are being used to train 768 Greater Anglia drivers that will be driving the new trains due to replace all...
New station plans for Darlaston and Willenhall on revitalised Walsall to Wolverhampton route
Plans to reopen the Walsall to Wolverhampton railway line for passenger trains have taken a step forward as designs have been published...
First 5G mobile network planned for South Western Railway
South Western Railway train operator FirstGroup and Blu Wireless have announced a project that will significantly boost the quality of connectivity on trains, pioneering...
Brighton main line reopens after a 9-day closure
The Brighton main line in Sussex has reopened following a nine-day closure while Network Rail and its contractors carried out major improvement work.
New look for West Midlands Trains across Birmingham
Passengers on the Cross City line in the West Midlands (Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove) are starting to experience an improvement in their on-train...