Latest Rail News

£66m package for West Midlands economic recovery

04 August 2020£66m of Government funding has been secured for the West Midlands, with projects such as Very Light Rail developments set to benefit. The money from the Government’s Getting Building Fund is aimed at projects which can get underway pr... more >

Transformative Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan revealed

04 August 2020Today (4 Aug) Network Rail, Scottish Government and City of Edinburgh have released their concept designs for renovating the capital’s main station as part of the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan. The designs illustrate a station that is a vit... more >

Overhead electric line overhaul to improve passenger journeys

03 August 2020Passenger and freight journeys are set to be made more reliable in Lancashire and Cumbria as part of a £3.4m investment into the overhead 25,000-volt electric cables which power trains. more >

Rail passengers benefit from £40m Stevenage station platform

03 August 2020A new £40m platform and track improvement made at Stevenage station has seen significant improvements to the frequency and reliability of services, as well as allowing better long-distance connections for passengers. more >

Network Rail partners with Cycling UK for new initiative

03 August 2020Network Rail and Cycle UK have launched a partnership today (Aug 8) in light of a fifth of Brits saying they would consider cycling to work. A new YouGov study, commissioned by Network Rail has revealed that 20% of people are now likely to consid... more >

Ep.14 Leaving a lasting legacy, Harriet Glen

30 July 2020Harriet Glen, Head of Programme Close Out at Crossrail, joins us on this week’s episode of RTM’s Track Talk to discuss the largest construction project in Europe. Harriet gives us an update on the project that was brought to a standst... more >

£81m signalling scheme hits halfway marker in South London

30 July 2020As the London Bridge Area Signalling Centre ends operations, an £81m scheme by Network Rail (NR) to renew infrastructure in the Hither Green area of South London reaches the halfway mark and is on track to deliver an improved railway for pas... more >

Rehome a SWR Island Line train

29 July 2020South Western Railway’s (SWR) 5 Class 483 trains, built in 1938 for the London Underground, have been serving the Isle of Wight since 1989. But, as announced in September 2019, following a £26 investment to secure the future of Island... more >

UK Government urged to collaborate on Global Centre of Rail Excellence

29 July 2020Welsh Government tell UK Government to be quick if they want to play a part in the delivery of the world leading project. The Global Centre for Rail Excellence would generate a world leading facility for research, growth and testing of rail techn... more >

Network Rail continue work to secure street next to West Coast main line

28 July 2020Multi-million-pound work to secure land next to the West Coast main line in Stoke-on-Trent begins its second phase next month to make freight and passengers more reliable. The £4m Railway Upgrade Plan investment will stop a suburban street... more >

Network Rail volunteers lend a hand to Wicksteed Park train

28 July 2020Wicksteed Park’s famous railway has had expert hands helping to get it passenger ready once again, after volunteers help with essential track repair and maintenance work for free. Around 20 Network Rail volunteers from the arms-length gover... more >

Scottish rail decarbonisation plan unveiled

28 July 2020Today (28th July) Transport Secretary Michael Matheson launched his blueprint to decarbonise Scotland’s passenger rail services by 2035.   The Cabinet Secretary was speaking during a visit to ScotRail’s Shields Road electric flee... more >

All of Britain’s rail companies to adopt Sunflower lanyard scheme

28 July 2020Network Rail and all of Britain’s train operators have signed up to the Sunflower scheme, which aims to help people with non-visible disabilities to discreetly let others know that they may need more support, time or assistance. The scheme... more >

RIA publishes four ‘asks’ for UK’s future trade strategy

27 July 2020The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has illustrated four important ‘asks’ for Government as the UK looks to create an independent trade policy. The four ‘asks’ are as follows: Ra... more >

Network Rail Scotland completes £1m of rail works

27 July 2020Network Rail have delivered more than £1m of work to renew track and refurbish a key junction on Scotland’s Railway in Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire. Between Saturday July 17th and Monday July 20th, engineers worked to renew 1.5km o... more >