Transport for London has announced that the Elizabeth Line will open between Paddington and Abbey Wood on 24 May, so long as final safety checks are satisfactory. However, Bond Street station will not open until later in the year, because work is still unfinished there. Trains will run every five minutes between 06.30

Transport for London has just announced that the Elizabeth Line will open between Paddington and Abbey Wood on 24 May, so long as final safety checks are satisfactory. However, Bond Street station will not open until later in the year, because work is still unfinished there. Trains will run every five minutes

Lower rail funding could lead to serious accidents as well as fewer and more crowded trains, according to unions. A report drawn up by the TUC claims that safety would be ‘compromised’ if Network Rail goes ahead with a rumoured reduction in its workforce of 2,500 jobs, saving £100 million

Royal Mail is set to make more use of trains to carry post in Britain, it is reported. The Daily Telegraph says Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson wants to ‘at least treble’ the volumes carried. Most mail trains were withdrawn earlier this century in favour of large lorries and planes

A fleet of 30 bi-mode Class 99 locomotives has been ordered from Stadler for GB Railfreight, financed by Beacon Rail.Based on Stadler’s existing EURODUAL locomotives, the Co-Co Class 99s will be able to haul freight on electrified and non-electrified sections, using a high-power low-emissions Stage-V diesel engine where necessary. The

Network Rail has revealed that thefts of signalling cables, other electric wires and metal equipment from the railway in South Yorkshire, including areas such as Rotherham, Sheffield and Aldwarke, have cost taxpayers over £280,000 since April 2021. Trains have been delayed by a total of 89 hours over the last year,

Network Rail is investing £70 million on 550 projects to upgrade the railway over the May Bank Holiday weekend, but is urging passengers on some routes to travel on either side of the weekend if they can. About 95 per cent of the railway will not be affected by engineering

More than 40,000 rail members of the RMT are starting to vote today on whether their union should stage a national strike in protest at impending job losses and what the union describes as ‘attacks’ on their terms and conditions of employment. The ballot involves the RMT’s members at Network Rail

Transport for West Midlands has chosen VolkerFitzpatrick to build three stations on the restored Camp Hill line between Kings Norton and Birmingham New Street. The route was closed during the Second World War in 1941. The £61 million scheme will provide stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell. Design is

A Class 390 Avanti West Coast Pendolino has gone into service this morning with new and more comfortable seats, a redesigned shop and better passenger information displays. One First Class coach has been converted to Standard, to provide more seats. It’s the first example of a £117 million upgrade that will