12 month extension for trial of East Midlands’ Pay-As-You-Go ticketing system
A trial of a Digital Pay-As-You-Go ticketing system by East Midlands Railway (EMR) is being extended for another 12 months.
Virgin offers double points for next 4 weeks
Virgin Trains Ticketing is offering double Virgin Points on train tickets purchased by Sunday, 20th September.
Southeastern to spend £9m on installing 200+ new ticket machines
Train operator Southeastern is spending £9 million on installing more than two hundred new Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) on stations across its netw…
All passengers on two Yorkshire routes can now use digital Pay-As-You-Go
Train operator Northern is making the use of digital Pay-As-You-Go technology available for all passengers travelling on two of its routes.
South Western Railway cracks down on ‘short-faring’ to continue reduction in fare evasion
Train operator South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) have begun cracking down on ‘short-faring’, which involves passenge…
16-17 railcard changes announced by UK government
From Monday, 17th August, rules around the validity of 16-17 Saver Railcards are being changed to bring them into line with other railcards.
Omio Group to acquire Rail Europe to boost place in rail retail market
German multimodel travel company Omio Group has announced that it will be acquiring rail distribution platform Rail Europe, which will significantly e…
Ticket barrier overhaul at railway stations around England
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that new ticket gates are to be installed at stations and platforms across England.
Report finds Liverpool trains should be under public ownership
Plans are being prepared for Merseyrail to revert to public ownership at the end of 2028 when its current concession expires.
Transformational upgrade to railways in South Wales
The South Wales Metro project is transforming train services in South Wales with one of the UK’s largest-ever upgrades of railway infrastructure.