Photo: Network Rail A £6m refurbishment of one of London’s busiest suburban stations, Hither Green, has now been completed. The works included the refurbishment of the platforms, rewiring all the electrics in the station and replacing all the lighting, removing and replacing the old timber canopy on Platform 2 and 3 with

A coroner has called for Network Rail to improve warning signs at a railway station after a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted on the live rail after he went on to the tracks oblivious of the dangers. Callum Evans, from Southampton, Hampshire, had spent the afternoon with three friends on the beach

Labour said the new reform plans raised more questions than answers while a campaign group accused ministers of “rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic”. Manuel Cortes, leader of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, said: “The Conservatives have admitted that their Frankenstein privatisation experiment on our railways has failed and the franchising of

FIRSTGROUP has signed two of the new-style National Rail Contracts, worth up to £20.7 million a year. The contracts are for South Western Railway and TransPennine Express, and will start on 30 May when the present Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements end. First’s new NRCs will run for two years, with an option

THE general secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch said: ‘This is a missed opportunity by the Government to make a clean break from the failures of the past that have left Britain's railways in the slow lane.’ ‘The Government talk about ending a generation of fragmentation but then leave the same

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps. Control of trains and track will be brought under a new public sector body named Great British Railways (GBR) as part of sweeping reforms, the Department for Transport has announced. Issue date: Thursday May 20, 2021. Photo: PA Media The creation of a new

Photo: Eurostar Eurostar has secured a £250 million rescue package after warning it was “fighting for its survival” due to the coronavirus crisis. The cross-Channel rail operator said it has reached a financing agreement with its shareholders and banks. Also see This includes French state rail company SNCF, which is the company’s majority

► Concessions will replace franchises► New industry body to absorb Network Rail► Fares shakeup includes part time seasons ► White Paper to be presented to Parliament THE long-delayed reform of the railways has begun, with confirmation from the Department for Transport that franchises will be replaced by concessions, and control will be given

A ‘MIDDLE CLASS’ is being introduced by Avanti West Coast. Standard Premium was launched this morning on all AWC Pendolino services, and initially will be offered as an upgrade on Standard fares, such as an extra £15 from London to Birmingham and £30 to Glasgow. Avanti said Standard Premium, which uses a

Three classes of travel are being offered on Britain’s domestic railway for the first time in decades. A premium economy option has been launched by Avanti West Coast (AWC), giving passengers on the West Coast Main Line wider seats, more leg room and a guaranteed table. Also see The Standard Premium service