Greater Thameslink Railway’s Great Northern commuter trains began using ETCS Level 2 on the East Coast Main Line on August 31, marking a further milestone in the much-delayed East Coast Digital ...

Transport authority Nexus has formally launched public consultation for the planned extension of the Tyne & Wear Metro to Washington. Expected to cost approximately £900m to deliver, the 13.5 km ...

ScotRail Trains has issued an Invitation to Negotiate to five bidders seeking to supply rolling stock to renew the Scottish government-owned operator’s suburban rolling stock fleet. Announcing the ...

Luxury Train Hub has been launched to make it easier for travel agencies to sell worldwide luxury rail travel services from multiple operators. ‘Luxury rail is one of the most inspiring travel ...

The driver of a Greater Anglia train reported seeing a kink in the track before it derailed near Wickford on August 14, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said when it released an update on its ...

An £835 000 restoration and enhancement programme has been completed at Castle Cary station, aiming to make it more welcoming and accessible while celebrating the heritage of the pre-nationalisation ...

Financial performance for the year ended July 31 2026 has been in line with market expectations, transport technology provider Tracsis said in a trading update. It has also completed its acquisition ...

High Speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd and its contractors are launching a fast-track training programme to help unemployed West Midlands residents secure a construction apprenticeship on the ...

This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry from Rail Business UK. The line between Haywards Heath and Lewes is expected to reopen to passenger services on September 1 following ...

Greater Thameslink Railway is to upgrade the standard class seats on all 115 Thameslink Class 700 trainsets. The operator told Rail Business UK this would mean an end to what it described as ‘the ...

The Competition & Markets Authority is investigating whether all mandatory fees have been included in the upfront prices displayed to consumers buying train and coach tickets on the Trainline app and ...

A revised train driver training framework has been developed to enable trainees to progress once they have demonstrated the required competencies rather than after completing a prescribed number of ...