Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Monday, 22nd April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Monday, 22nd April 2024 A train operator has replaced plastic bottles of water on board its services with recyclable cartons. An article on Chronicle Live says from Monday, all electric train service Lumo will scrap plastic bottles and offer water to customers in a bespoke 100 per cent recyclable carton. This is to reduce the many thousands of plastic bottles produced each week. The move by Lumo, which operates on the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and London, is UK first for any ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Friday, 19th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Friday, 19th April 2024 A plan for a new railway station for Rochdale is closer to becoming a reality. Rochdale council received a letter from Transport for Greater Manchester’s rail boss Simon Elliot saying leaders would consider the ‘deliverability’ of a new railway station in the Belfield and Smallbridge area. An article on the Manchester Evening News website says there are complex challenges to overcome, but feasibility studies are in the pipeline, he added. The letter read: “Growing ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Wednesday, 17th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Wednesday, 17th April 2024 “Intensive” talks between Alstom, the Government and Transport for London with a view to placing a train order which will secure the future of the firm’s historic train-making plant in Derby have been successful, according to reports. An article on The Business Desk says hopes were raised on Tuesday afternoon (April 16) that thousands of jobs at the factory and in the local supply chain could be saved after Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he had been lo ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Tuesday, 16th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Tuesday, 16th April 2024 Passengers on Birmingham’s Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time on Monday (15 April). Train operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) said the introduction of the Class 730 fleet represents the start of a new era for rail travel on the line, which is used by millions of passengers every year and connects Birmingham with destinations including Lichfield, Redditch and Bromsgrove. The new fleet, part of WMR’s £1billion inves ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Monday, 15th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Monday, 15th April 2024 Millions of people across Britain will have access to new train services under rail industry plans. The article on Yahoo News says open access services on seven routes are being developed in a bid to boost connectivity, increase competition and reduce fares, analysis by the PA news agency found. And the UK Government is planning measures to encourage further proposals. Open access operators set their own fares, take on all revenue risk and receive no taxpayer-fund ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Thursday, 11th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Thursday, 11th April 2024 Several London Tube stations remain closed on Thursday morning after a strike and engineering works. An article on The Standard says Tower Hill Tube station, on the District and Circle Lines, remains closed after Wednesday’s TSSA strike while Kentish Town continues to be closed for repair works on the escalators. Other stations which had been forced to stay shut on Thursday morning, such as Hyde Park Corner, Southwark, and Warwick Avenue have since reopened. M ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Wednesday, 10th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Wednesday, 10th April 2024 From Carlisle to Brighton, Network Rail’s £4bn, 10-year signalling plan will change the face of Britain’s railway, with modern equipment bringing greater reliability across the country through a mixture of traditional signalling and digital control. Six companies have been awarded contracts for the provision of conventional and digital signalling services under its Train Control Systems Framework. The framework runs from 2024 until 2034 and is worth £4bn (£3 ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Tuesday, 9th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Tuesday, 9th April 2024 The Government has pulled out of last-ditch calls to try and save Alstom’ Derby factory on Monday (April 8), according to the city’s inward investment boss. That’s according to an article on The Business Desk website, that says John Forkin, managing director of Marketing Derby, posted on social media platform X on Monday evening that patience had now run out with pursuing official channels to try and salvage the jobs of 3,000 workers at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane sit ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Friday, 5th April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Friday, 5th April 2024 London Underground strikes due to start on Monday have been called off, a union has announced. An article on City A.M. says Aslef, which represents train and tube drivers in the UK, had planned two rolling 24 hour strikes on Monday 8 April and Saturday 4 May. But after intense backroom discussions with Transport for London officials this week, both days of action will no longer go ahead. Meanwhile, a major round of industrial action has begun today and will cause di ..read more

Click here to listen to the latest rail news on Wednesday, 3rd April 2024. InTheNews: The latest rail news on Wednesday, 3rd April 2024 Today is the start of Network Rail’s Control Period 7 (CP7). As per its agreement with the rail industry regulator, the Office of Rail & Road, Network Rail will spend £45.4bn on Britain’s rail network over the next five years. An article on the Construction Index website says over the course of CP7 Network Rail will spend: £19.3bn on renewals; £12.6bn on maintenance; £5.3bn on support functions (safety & standards, timetabling, IT, HR); and £4.4bn on o ..read more