Month: January 2020

Sussex railway upgrade completed on time

Network Rail has thanked rail passengers in Sussex after a significant programme…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden

Avanti West Coast signs £640 million deal with Alstom over Pendolino refurbishment plans

Alstom has announced that hundreds of jobs with be created as Avanti…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden

Eurostar launches £29 ticket sale

Eurostar has announced tickets for just £29 in a January sale! Booking…

Charlie Greasley avatar Charlie Greasley

Network Rail awards £8m contract for New Measurement Train

Network Rail has awarded Loram UK a contract for the maintenance of…

Charlie Greasley avatar Charlie Greasley

London Overground ticket office closures as 2% of tickets are bought through them

Transport for London has announced that the hours at some London Overground…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden

Drunk train driver was twice the limit when he crashed his train at Selhurst depot

The British Transport Police has announced that a Southern depot driver has…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden

First electric train services run to Cardiff Central

Rail passengers in South Wales are benefitting this week from the first…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden

Two weekends with no trains for London Kings Cross

Network Rail is reminding passengers that no trains will run in or…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden

£25 million charges to keep HS1 in good condition

The Office of Rail and Road has announced that they have decided…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden

21 additional KISS trains for Hungarian Railways from Stadler

Hungarian operator MÁV-START and Stadler have announced that they have signed a…

Michael Holden avatar Michael Holden