Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 Tunnel tours celebrate Railway 200 and Birmingham Heritage Week Region & Route: North West & Central | North West & Central: Central Thirty people have been behind the scenes at Birmingham New Street to celebrate the city’s heritage and the 200th anniversary of the birth of …
Read More »Calls for improvements at station in ‘best connected town in Staffordshire’
Land around the hub is set to be redeveloped in the coming years (Image: Kerry Ashdown) Stafford’s MP has held a meeting with rail leaders at the town’s railway station to consider its role in boosting the area. Leigh Ingham has described Stafford as the best connected town in the …
Read More »Temple Meads station to be transformed with huge new multi-storey car park
The development will massively change how people travel to and from the station The Southern Gateway will include a large carpark and bicycle hub(Image: Bristol Temple Quarter LLP) Plans to build a huge new multi-storey car park just south of Temple Meads station have been submitted to Bristol City Council. …
Read More »Plans for ‘overdue’ transformation of London Liverpool Street ‘move closer to reality’
Plans for the transformation of a major railway station used by millions of people have moved a step closer to becoming reality. London Liverpool Street Station connects more than 100 million people each year and commuters claim a redevelopment is ‘overdue’. New plans propose increasing the size of the concourse …
Read More »List of places on Met Office’s Storm Darragh red warning list as ‘danger to life’ warning issued
Rare red weather warnings have been issued for the parts of the UK as Storm Darragh rolls in and threatens to cause havoc. People in the worst affected areas are being urged to stay at home and avoid unnecessary travel. Strong winds this morning pose a risk of flying debris …
Read More »Royal Mail to ditch train fleet as part of major shake-up to delivering post | Evening Standard
The postal service said its almost 30-year-old freight trains are at the end of their operational lives. Royal Mail has announced its intentions … Source link
Read More »Train passengers can knock £620 off their annual bill after fare hike
Rail customers in the UK can cut the price of their tickets from today after a brutal hike in early March. Rail fares for passengers and train users across the country rose by 4.9 per cent earlier this month in a brutal blow amid the Cost of Living crisis. The …
Read More »Derby to London trains disrupted by engineering works this weekend
Trains between Derby and London will be disrupted this weekend by a major programme of engineering works. The upgrades on the Midland Main Lane include renewing signals and upgrading tracks. Engineers will be in West Hampstead in north-west London and Harpenden in Hertfordshire. There will also be electrification work south …
Read More »Are you in favour of the ongoing strike actions? Have your say
If you thought the strike actions by nurses, ambulance staff, rail and bus workers were behind us, then think again. After a month of December which saw an unprecedented number of industrial actions many public sector workers from paramedics to nurses – the first such industrial action in decades – …
Read More »Train strike: Train strikes in UK: Passengers brace for disruption on Christmas Eve
As railway workers in the UK are likely to continue their strike against wages, authorities have advised commuters to avoid travelling on Saturday unless it is absolutely essential. The Christmas Eve strike by Railway workers across the UK for wages is expected to have a significant effect on services. Trains …
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