A NEW step-free bridge carrying a bridleway over the Ipswich to Felixstowe branch opened to the public in early September.  The bridge replaces six high-risk foot crossings, providing a safer route across the railway for pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists.  It has been provided as part

Funding sought for new station near Leeds NEXT week’s meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Investment Committee will be asked to approve funding of £2.6 million toward the development a new White Rose station on the line between Leeds and Dewsbury. The new station would serve the White Rose

London North Eastern Railway is set to introduce new Azuma services between Harrogate and London’s King Cross from December 15 2019. The Yorkshire town will benefit from an extra five services from mid-December, allowing extra connectivity and dependability. Advance tickets for the extra weekday services are now on sale

THE Caledonian Railway, running between Brechin and Bridge of Dun, held a diesel weekend on August 17-18.  All trains were worked by a pair of Sulzer Type 2s – Class 26 No. D5314 and Class 27 No. D5370. Only one was double headed on the Saturday, returning top-and-tailed.

NEW overhead line equipment has been switched on at the reactivated Springs Branch depot in Wigan.  The former BR diesel depot and EWS disposal site will reopen as a new £46million depot for Northern EMUs and DMUs from December. Springs Branch has been rebuilt with

LIME Street and Edge Hill stations in Liverpool will be closed on November 2-3 as Network Rail undertakes a multi-million pound signalling upgrade at Edge Hill. More than £300million is being invested in railways in the Liverpool City Region, much of it on renewing signalling between Weaver Junction and Lime

Stagecoach share price falls after ratings downgradeTHE imminent exit of Stagecoach from rail operation has depressed the group’s shares and market rating. Stagecoach has already handed over East Midlands to Abellio, and its partnership with Virgin Rail Group on the West Coast Main Line ends in December, when FirstGroup and

WORK to upgrade Bank Tube station passed a milestone in early September when the roof over the new entrance on Cannon Street was topped out.  This entrance will provide direct access to the Northern Line and connect to the Central Line via a moving walkway. The major

KEITH Williams has confirmed that the creation of a new national railway body is to be recommended in his forthcoming Review, and that he is looking at removing the profit motive from passenger train operating contracts, which could become ‘passenger service contracts’ instead.Giving evidence to the House of Commons Transport

WEST Midlands Metro (WMM) conducted the first tram test-run over its Birmingham Westside extension towards Centenary Square in the early hours of August 30.  ‘Urbos 3’ tram No. 28 was running on battery power for the test as this section through the city centre west of Grand Central (New Street station)