A mid-life refurbishment of a Bombardier-built Voyager has been unveiled at Litchurch Lane in Derby. The Voyagers were built in Belgium at the end of the last century for service with Virgin Trains, which ordered them in tilting and non-tilting versions for its West Coast and CrossCountry franchises. The first refurbished unit

The Commons Transport Committee has called for assurances in the Railways Bill that there will no micromanagement of Great British Railways by the government, and that there will be no ‘potential tension’ between GBR and ministers. Two new reports have identified gaps in the Bill’s provisions and also consider the prospects

In some ways, it is too late to argue about the merits of Great British Railways, because this reform is happening. The Bill to give GBR legal powers is making its way through Parliament, while passenger operators are being progressively renationalised. When Govia Thameslink Railway is nationalised (or, as the DfT

The Railway 200 exhibition train ‘Inspiration’ is going west this spring, because some of the latest dates announced for visits include stations in Devon and Cornwall for the first time since Inspiration’s nationwide tour began last summer at the Severn Valley Railway. Since then it has visited stations and heritage railways

Train services through south London are disrupted this morning after yesterday’s derailment of a Southern train outside Selhurst depot. The train was not carrying passengers and no one is reported to have been injured, and the cause of the derailment has not been revealed. The incident was made worse by a failure

A train has been derailed at Selhurst  Network RailUpdated 10.10, 12.50National Rail has warned of major delays in south London, after 'a number of incidents' which are disrupting Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Southern services. A train has been derailed, and passengers were being urged not to travel on the affected routes.

A train has been derailed at Selhurst  Network RailUpdated 10.10National Rail has warned of major delays in south London, after 'a number of incidents' which are disrupting Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Southern services. Passengers are being urged not to travel on the affected routes.  One of the problems is a derailed train

Three branch lines in south west England will stay closed until further notice, Network Rail has warned, because floodwater has put structures at risk. Trains have not run between Exeter and Okehampton or Barnstaple since the most recent storms, while the Looe Valley Line has not seen trains since the end

The contractor which has been running Transport for London’s Oyster and other contactless payment systems has been replaced, less than two years since a major cyber attack in September 2024 in which the names and contact details of up to 5000 TfL customers were reported to have been compromised. The attack

Passengers in south west England are facing more disruption today, because the lines between Exeter, Okehampton and Barnstaple are still closed after the recent storms, although rail replacement services are now running. Network Rail said work to restore ballast which had been washed away should be completed later today, but divers