Below are press releases from rail companies across Britain promoting the introduction of new trains and services, these are all part of our plan to replace half of the country's train fleet new for old, with 8,000 new carriages being introduced by the mid 2020s.
Hull Trains has introduced new technology which publishes the level of passengers onboard in real time, to help make...
East Midlands Railway (EMR) will launch its new all-electric service between Corby and London St Pancras later this...
Greater Anglia has revealed record-breaking annual punctuality – and is committed to keeping trains running on time as more...
Iconic Pendolino train named 'Railway Benefit Fund' in recognition of charity. Avanti West Coast has named one of its...
Greater Anglia is recycling and reusing components from some of its old trains which are being sent for scrap as they are...
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is celebrating an historic milestone that will lead to even faster, smoother train...
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has marked the milestone of welding beginning on its new Aurora fleet by releasing a new video...
Avanti West Coast joins industry partners to make short-term timetable changes that provide more services during upgrade...
ScotRail’s 28,000 Club 50 members are to be given a welcome boost after the train operator announced plans to extend their...
The trains connect Scotland’s seven cities, offering enhanced services for commuters, business travellers and tourists. The...
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has confirmed the return of train services to the Marston Vale Line from next week as...
Long distance rail operator Grand Central (GC) will return to service this weekend following a three-month period of...
Throughout the years we at Chiltern have worked hard to make improvements to our stations, journey times and customer...
Northern has completed the initial refurbishment of its train fleet as part of the overall transformation programme being...
A team of 360 specialists have been working around-the-clock delivering more than half a million hours of enhanced cleaning...
New British built Avanti West Coast trains take shape at Hitachi Rail's factory following significant investment in welding...
The brand-new trains – electric Class 331s and diesel Class 195s – were first introduced for Northern customers in July 2019.
The train operator commissioned the installation of new mobile phone masts at points along the railway where the signal has...
Operated by East Midlands Railway (EMR) and owned by Porterbrook these much-loved trains will be retiring after 39 years of...
The first of 270 trains in Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) £55 million fleet modernisation programme has returned to...
Northern’s path to transforming its network and improving its trains has reached a significant milestone. The final train...
One of the best-loved train services in the West Midlands – the Stourbridge Town branch line – is getting a makeover. During...
CrossCountry is providing rail passengers in the East Midlands and East Anglia with more seats on its routes linking...
Passengers travelling on East Midlands Railway’s (EMR) Aurora trains will be able to sit back and relax thanks to unique seats...
Trains emptying toilet waste directly onto tracks are rapidly becoming history as Greater Anglia is replacing all its old...
Today marks the end of an era as Isle of Wight residents prepare to bid an emotional farewell to Island Line’s famed and...
With increasing concern about Covid-19 infection rates across the south east, Southeastern’s latest round of swab-testing for...
Metro drivers are getting a first glimpse of their new trains through virtual reality. VR headsets, provided by the Swiss...
Passengers on Greater Anglia’s Southminster branch line can now travel on brand new trains after the first of the company’s...
Avanti West Coast rolled out its final upgraded Voyager train today (Friday, 17 December) marking the end of a six-month...
More Essex rail passengers can now experience modern rail travel as the roll-out of Greater Anglia’s brand-new...
EMR resumed their driver training programme in August after being forced to stop due to Covid-19 earlier in the year. Since...
Grand Central has doubled the number of carriages available to passengers on some of its most popular pre-Christmas...
One mile of track, 2420 concrete sleepers and 6240 tonnes of ballast, the stones that form the track bed were replaced over...
In a UK-first, Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail have signed an exclusive agreement aimed at bringing battery power – and fuel...
A ‘carbon-busting’ Class 66 locomotive fuelled with 100% renewable Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) made a landmark journey...
Great Northern and Network Rail today (Friday 11 December) gave passengers on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn a...
Northern yesterday (Wednesday 9 December) celebrated a special centenary with the introduction of its 100th brand new...
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has boosted its army of cleaners as trains and stations are expected to get busier in the...
Over the last 10 years there have been almost 125 million passenger journeys on the 38 trains which have clocked up nearly 50...
Work is continuing on the construction of Transport for Wales’ new trains for the Wales and Borders rail network and the...
Thirty recruits – Metro’s biggest ever single intake of drivers – are among the first to use the purpose-built facility, which...
Northern has bid a final farewell to its fleet of Pacers after more than three decades’ service.
Five young artists have been watching a blacksmith turn their drawings of trains into spectacular metal sculptures, to be...
Long-distance train operator Grand Central has confirmed its trains will run again from early December and has urged...
Greater Anglia has saved more than 650 tonnes of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere, after installing...
Network Rail, the owner and operator of Britain’s rail network, has been approved as a White Ribbon UK-accredited...
A new video is showcasing the work ScotRail staff have put in to keeping customers and colleagues safe and moving during the...
East Midlands Railways (EMR) has chosen to work with a Derby supplier to create the interiors for its new Aurora...
Train companies are extending free train travel for survivors of domestic abuse until the end of March next year. The move...
Avanti West Coast has removed Friday morning peak restrictions on long distance journeys to and from London Euston starting...
The first of the fully refurbished, high specification fleet has arrived on the Isle of Wight, marking a significant milestone...
Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation has announced today that it has signed a three-year extension to...
Independent laboratory results show that Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains are testing negative for Covid-19 over...
The first place Brits will travel once the COVID-19 vaccine is available is to see their friends and family, new research from...
Keeping the Metro system in tip top condition is all in a night’s work for the Nexus maintenance teams. A typical night shift...
Transport for Wales is launching Capacity Checker, helping customers check before they travel which trains may have most space...
West Midlands Railway (WMR) passengers are being invited to join a webinar discussing the future of rail featuring leading...
Following the initial success of its SeatFinder tool introduced in September, Southeastern is rolling out new features to help...
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has introduced the first train of its new regional fleet. The Class 170 “Turbostars”, which will...
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