Parklife: Festival-goers urged to use public transport to Manchester festival this weekend
Transport for Greater Manchester is urging people to use public transport when travelling to the Parklife festival in the city's Heaton Park this week…
Month: June 2024
London North Eastern Railway helps WW II veteran remember D-Day on his way to Normandy
LNER Class 91 locomotive 'For the Fallen' was on one end of a train taking a WW II veteran to King’s Cross on his way to Normandy for D-Day events.
First digitally signalled train runs on East Coast Main Line
On Sunday, 2 June Great Northern operated a Class 717 electric multiple unit using European Train Control System (ETCS).
Mechant Navy steam loco 35006 has Dorset stay extended
Swanage Railway has revealed that the Merchant Navy locomotive 35006 “Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co” will take part in its Strictly Bulleid II…
‘Magstripe’ tickets soon to be a thing of the past?
Operator Northern has announced that it believes that the iconic, orange 'magstripe' tickets that used to be the sole form of ticket on the nation's r…
Indian metro line receives new trains
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has announced that it has delivered the first of 22 three-car sets to the Indian city of Pune.
Hitachi completes €1.6bn Thales acquisition
Hitachi Rail has completed a €1,660m acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems to expand its global presence to 51 countries.
New bi-mode trains begin operating in North Wales
On 2nd June Avanti West Coast launched its new summer timetable, with extra services on some routes and a fleet of 23 new trains.
Greater Anglia train services to be free of disruptions during summer weekends
Greater Anglia has announced that there will be no engineering works on weekends this summer on the main lines to Liverpool Street.
New forecourt design for Wiltshire railway station
Wiltshire Council has announced that Salisbury station will soon benefit from a new forecourt area.