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Competition to find new ‘home of the railways’ launched

A competition has been launched to find the new “home of the railways”. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the central headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR) could be built “anywhere in the country” outside London. Local authorities, MPs ...

05 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Rail passengers suffer one of worst periods on record for cancellations

Train passengers have suffered one of the worst periods for cancellations on record due to coronavirus pandemic-related staff shortages, new figures show. Around 4.4% of services across Britain were cancelled between December 12 and January 8, ...

17 Jan 2022 at 12:58

Soaring temperatures expected to hit Avanti West Coast rail services

A rail firm is warning of disruption to major train lines, cancellations at short notice and extended journey times as temperatures are set to soar over the coming days. Avanti West Coast warned passengers who wish to use services between ...

14 Jul 2022 at 20:05

Network Rail expects annual energy bill to exceed £1bn for first time

Network Rail expects its annual energy bill to exceed £1 billion for the first time. The Government-owned company said it is anticipating that the energy crisis means the cost of traction – supplying electricity to trains – will soar ...

02 Sept 2022 at 14:49

HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings

The construction of the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years and services of the high speed rail line may not now enter central London until the 2040s. Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced a series of ...

09 Mar 2023 at 20:31

Transport Secretary Mark Harper accepts HS2 delays will not save money

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has accepted delays to HS2 will not save money. He told MPs the Government had to make “sensible decisions” due to having annual budgets. It was announced in March that construction of the ...

19 Apr 2023 at 13:40

Government must set out expectations for ‘floundering’ HS2 Euston project – MPs

Pausing HS2 work at Euston shows the Government “does not know what it is trying to achieve” with the station despite more than eight years of planning, MPs warned. In a damning report, the Public Accounts Committee ...

07 Jul 2023 at 07:35

Avanti West Coast launches innovative discounted ticket scheme

Avanti West Coast has become the latest train operator to trial discounted tickets as the rail sector struggles to bring passenger numbers back to pre-pandemic levels. The company is offering cheaper fares on ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Eurostar trains cancelled and diverted after ‘acts of malice’ before Olympics

Eurostar trains cancelled and diverted due to ‘acts of malice’ in France

Several Eurostar trains to Paris have been cancelled and others diverted after “co-ordinated acts of malice” ahead of the Olympics in France. The rail operator, which runs international services from London ...

26 Jul 2024 at 11:44

HS2 will see Welsh and Cornish passengers face ‘more disrupted journeys’ – MP

Cornish and Welsh travellers could face “slower and more disruptive journeys” into London, MPs have heard. Jayne Kirkham, the Labour MP for Truro and Falmouth in Cornwall, shared in the Commons her fears ...

10 Oct 2024 at 12:22

Northumberland Line that closed in 1960s to reopen in summer 2024

A north-east England railway line that closed to passengers in the 1960s is to reopen next year. Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced that regular train services will return to the Northumberland ...

06 Mar 2023 at 15:51

Spike in complaints by Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express passengers

Complaints about train operators Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express soared as performance deteriorated, new figures have shown. Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data revealed that 238.6 ...

12 Jan 2023 at 15:26

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