TransPennine Express ramps up its cleaning operations
To improve measures to make stations and services across the TPE network safe, the company’s cleaning teams have ramped up their efforts.
Author: Roger Smith
I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways.
I am a published author and a a proof-reader for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer.
I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published in monthly magazines and books.
Train service disruptions in Surrey and Hampshire at end of October
At the end of this month, train services in Surrey and Hampshire will be subject to disruption as engineers continue with the Portsmouth Direct Upgrad…
£10k grant from GWR helps Cornish community connect with its heritage
Great Western Railway has provided a grant to Cornwall Heritage Trust for a community near St Austell to connect with its unique industrial heritage.
New footbridge at Renfrewshire station bridges accessibility gap
A new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts at Johnstone in Renfrewshire are now open for passengers.
Improvements to West Coast main line between Coventry and Birmingham completed
A £1.4m investment to improve the West Coast main line between Coventry and Birmingham International in the West Midlands is now complete.
Nexus launches competition to coincide with National Poetry Day
To coincide with National Poetry Day, Nexus is running a poetry competition for poets of all ages with the winners work displayed on a Metro station.
Samaritans offer support at London King’s Cross, Stevenage, Peterborough and more on World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day and Samaritans is coming together with its rail partners to raise awareness of Samaritans emotional support services
Book Review: Oliver Bulleid’s Locomotives, Their Design And Development by Colin Boocock
This book continues Pen & Sword's Locomotive Portfolios series, but with a study of Oliver Bulleid’s range of locos rather than an individual class.
Mobile assistance teams ready to help at nine South London stations
Southern has deployed mobile assistance teams at nine stations in South London in a trial to support disabled passengers and other customers.
Train operator LNER tops post-pandemic passenger recovery figures
For a record fifth consecutive quarter, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has topped the table for post-pandemic passenger recovery.