A solar farm about to begin construction in Norfolk will help to power Network Rail stations and offices thanks to a revolutionary deal with energy supplier EDF Renewables. Through the Corporate Purchase Power Agreement – a first for Britain’s railway – Network Rail will secure 64GWh of clean energy at a fixed cost every year […]
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First platforms for HS2 installed at Old Oak Common
HS2 has today [Thursday 29th May 2025] revealed the first section of platform to be installed for Britain’s new high-speed railway. In the underground box at HS2’s Old Oak Common station, engineers have begun installing the platform slabs which passengers will use when boarding or alighting high-speed trains in the future. Six platforms are being […]
First platforms for HS2 installed at Old Oak Common
HS2 has today [Thursday 29th May 2025] revealed the first section of platform to be installed for Britain’s new high-speed railway. In the underground box at HS2’s Old Oak Common station, engineers have begun installing the platform slabs which passengers will use when boarding or alighting high-speed trains in the future. Six platforms are being […]
Metrolink lays the foundations for growth
The next phase of a major £147 million programme to maintain, upgrade and improve Greater Manchester’s tram network gets under way next week. Essential track replacement work between Piccadilly station and Piccadilly Gardens takes place between Tuesday, 3 June and Sunday, 10 August. Normal tram services resume on Monday 11 August. No tram services will […]
Metrolink lays the foundations for growth
The next phase of a major £147 million programme to maintain, upgrade and improve Greater Manchester’s tram network gets under way next week. Essential track replacement work between Piccadilly station and Piccadilly Gardens takes place between Tuesday, 3 June and Sunday, 10 August. Normal tram services resume on Monday 11 August. No tram services will […]
Metrolink lays the foundations for growth
The next phase of a major £147 million programme to maintain, upgrade and improve Greater Manchester’s tram network gets under way next week. Essential track replacement work between Piccadilly station and Piccadilly Gardens takes place between Tuesday, 3 June and Sunday, 10 August. Normal tram services resume on Monday 11 August. No tram services will […]
Campaign for Better Transport publishes its seven priorities for rail reform
Campaign for Better Transport has published seven key priorities for making the Government’s programme of rail reform a success. Ben Plowden, Campaign for Better Transport’s chief executive, said: “The creation of Great British Railways presents a unique opportunity to change how the rail system works – structurally, financially and operationally – to provide a better […]
Relieved husband reunited with wedding ring after its ‘slow motion’ drop onto railway
A ‘happy and relieved’ husband has been reunited with his priceless wedding ring after losing it on the railway – a week before his first wedding anniversary. The heart-in-mouth moment happened in Lichfield over the late May bank holiday when local man Ben Harris was walking through the city with his wife Daisy, his 11-month-old […]
Thousands of radar keys sent out to help Northern customers
Customers travelling with Northern can now ask members of staff for a Radar key if they need it to use an accessible toilet. The train operator is providing thousands of conductors and station staff across the North of England with the keys. Customers can use them to open more than 10,000 accessible toilets across the […]