Video: Network Rail cuts trees to enhance Somerset butterfly habitat
Monday 2 October was is World Habitat Day, and Network Rail is drawing attention to its efforts to enhance the habitat of a rare butterfly. It has als…
Author: Janine Booth
I worked on London Underground stations for 26 years. I am interested in all things railway, with particular interests in accessibility and industrial relations.
Pendolino named Asquith Xavier after guard who beat ‘whites-only’ policy
Avanti West Coast has named Pendolino 390103 after Asquith Xavier, a Black guard who fought the railway's 'colour bar' in the 1960s.
Network Rail and Freightliner open training academy in Yorkshire
Yesterday (27 September), Network Rail and Freightliner officially opened their second Operational Training Academy, located in Doncaster's Frenchgate…
Norfolk railway station car park set for upgrade
Greater Anglia has announced that it is to upgrade the car park at Diss rail station in Norfolk.
Second-hand clothes for sale at two London railway stations
Network Rail is adding second-hand ('pre-loved') clothing to the fashion ranges available on the nineteen stations that it manages.
Network Rail plans step-free access at Uddingston station, South Lanarkshire
Network Rail has revealed plans to improve accessibility for passengers at Uddingston station in South Lanarkshire.
New research sheds light on first passenger steam locomotive
Dr Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson have revealed new information about the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public railway.
Severn Valley Railway to host life-saving CPR event
Severn Valley Railway is to host an event on Sunday 15 October to encourage understanding of cardiac arrests.
Cheshire East Council leaders’ open letter to the Prime Minister about HS2
The Leader and Deputy Leader of Cheshire East Council have written an open letter to the Prime Minister,
Network Rail to maintain track in Norfolk and Suffolk during autumn weekends
Network Rail will be maintaining track maintenance and renewing timber in Norfolk and Suffolk on five consecutive weekends, beginning the weekend afte…