Trainline launches the UK’s first ever ticket price predictor
Trainline has launched the UK’s first ever train ticket price predictor though its app.
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Major upgrade work due to commence in Blackpool
From 11 November 2017, the Great North Rail Project – part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan – is embarking on 19 weeks of work which will greatly affect travel to and from Blackpool. The major works planned is to transform the railway in the popular seaside town.
New round of multi-million tech competition launches to improve rail journeys
Approximately £7.9 million is on offer to develop cutting-edge ways to improve the UK rail network for passengers in the next round of the Accelerating Innovation in Rail (AIR) scheme, run by the Department for Transport (DfT) in partnership with Innovate UK.
Virgin Trains marks twentieth year with a record high
Virgin Trains has achieved a record number of passengers on its west coast route between Liverpool and London.
Amtrak to equip over 300 locomotives with positive train control
Amtrak has announced that it plans to equip approximately 310 locomotives to operate using positive train control (PTC) technology and comply with that federal requirement by 31 December 2018.
Senior industry figures form supervisory board for East Coast Main Line
Railway companies running the East Coast Main Line (ECML) have united to form a dedicated Route Supervisory Board. The board will ensure that a single voice represents customers, holds the rail industry to account and ensures the different elements work together to drive improvements.
Finland orders double-deck carriages worth over €50 million
Transtech, Škoda Transportation's subsidiary in Finland, will supply 20 new double-deck coaches to Finland.
Canadian government signals action to restore rail service to Churchill, Manitoba
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre has signalled the Canadian government’s actions toward restoring rail service to Churchill, Manitoba.
Next phase of testing begins for Scotland’s new trains
Passengers in Scotland are a step closer to the arrival of new ScotRail Alliance trains, as the next phase of testing begins in Germany.
Latvia signs a 12-year loan agreement for the modernisation of locomotives
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Latvian state-owned railway infrastructure manager, VAS Latvijas Dzelzceļš, have signed a new 12-year loan agreement, totalling €22.8 million, for the modernisation of locomotives.
Ohio becomes the first state in the US to have its safety programme certified by the FTA
By federal law in the US, all states where rail transit systems operate must have a Federal Transit Administration (FTA)-certified State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program by 15 April 2019 and Ohio has become the first state to do so.
Time-lapse video of Waterloo upgrade
Though taking a little longer than expected, Network Rail has fully reopened Waterloo station after completing one of the largest and most complex upgrades in the station’s history. See here for a time-lapse video of the work that took place...
New passenger train service opens in the Sonoma-Marin area
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) commuter rail line in the North Bay area of California has been officially opened.
New locomotives for Illinois and Wisconsin
New locomotives are now serving Amtrak customers in Illinois and Wisconsin, with the U.S.-built, Midwest-powered, Amtrak-maintained units to operate on state-sponsored services in the region.
London Midland changes its toilet signage for those with ‘invisible’ conditions
Following a successful public campaign in the UK to support charity Crohn’s and Colitis UK (who joined forces with Takeda UK Ltd. to launch ‘Travel with IBD’), London Midland is changing the signage of its accessible toilets to reflect the ‘invisible nature’ of some health conditions.