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Transpennine upgrade to start

Passengers in the Manchester area are being reminded to check for possible disruption as the Transpennine Route Upgrade gets under way. 

Parcels multiple unit shown off at Euston

Distribution company Orion has demonstrated a multiple unit adapted to carry parcels at London Euston.

Balham receives £2.6m refresh

Stepping distances at Balham, in south London, have been reduced as part of a £2.6 million refurbishment. 

ORR: refund rights and accessibility improve

Britain’s rail industry has delivered improvements for passengers - particularly on refund rights and accessibility - despite the challenges of the past year.

Company found guilty after Daventry depot death

Freight depot operator W H Malcolm has been found guilty of failing to prevent unauthorised access to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal

Carbon emissions cut at Shoreham

The experimental changeover to recycled cooking oil is claimed to have reduced the carbon output of the refurbished Shoreham-by-Sea station by 37%

LU’s Battersea extension being readied for opening

Trial running on London Underground’s new Northern Line extension is being increased, in anticipation of its full opening for business in September.

Help for stations’ rough sleepers

No one should need to sleep rough on any UK station once all staff have been properly trained to help desperate people, says Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris.

MD Cheeseman leaves Hull Trains

ECML dive-under track connected

The three-year engineering project to remove the East Coast Main Line bottleneck for slow-moving freight trains should be completed later this year.