A plea for passengers across the West Midlands and Chiltern areas to only travel if absolutely necessary has been extended into Friday after the Met Office’s weather warning was extended. Rail users have already been urged to only make necessary journeys today (Thursday 25 June) within the current red weather warning zone. This message now […]
VR and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom have signed a tendered traffic agreement for passenger train services between Oulu, Tornio and Haaparanta. Daily operations will start on Monday, 10 August 2026 and 28 services will be operated weekly. The traffic is mainly state-funded tendered traffic to improve train connections in Northern Finland. In […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has today published its 2026 Sustainability Report (link here), highlighting the measurable environmental and social benefits it delivers and setting out how further innovation will accelerate progress. Rail freight is already one of the most sustainable ways to move goods across the UK, producing around 76 per cent fewer carbon emissions than […]
With the reopening of the Hamburg–Berlin line last Sunday, one of Germany’s most important rail connections has gained significantly in performance and reliability. The comprehensive modernisation strengthens a key corridor for both passenger and freight transport – and with it, the competitiveness of rail in both a national and European context. As a technology partner […]
HS2 engineers are ready to start installing the roof beams on a new box structure that will span both carriageways of the M42 near Solihull. Once complete, vehicles will drive through the 300-metre-long ‘twin box’, while trains travel above. The installation follows the successful completion of two supporting walls – constructed on either side of […]
ERA issues marketing authorisation for the TGV-M Deliveries of trainsets in early summer and ramp-up in the second half of the year An exceptional phase of pre-commercial running under real-world conditions on the French railway network before passengers are welcomed aboard this new train named TGV INOUI The first passengers will be welcomed on board […]
Booth Industries has completed the first of 300 safety-critical cross-passage doors for the HS2 project at a new factory in Bolton, supporting more than 130 jobs in the north-west. The purpose-built 600m2 facility – which opened in 2021 – sits alongside the company’s main factory in the heart of Bolton, increasing production capacity while enabling greater […]
Stadler and Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore (ŽPCG) have signed a contract for the delivery of three four-car FLIRT electric multiple units. The new trains will make a significant contribution to the modernization of passenger rail transport in Montenegro, sustainably enhancing comfort, safety and the overall attractiveness of public transport. The new FLIRT trains are based […]
Intermodal connection links UK flows with northern Spain CargoBeamer, a leading provider of intermodal solutions for transporting semi-trailers by rail, has increased the frequency of its Calais – Perpignan service from four to six weekly roundtrips. The expansion has been implemented in two steps: a fifth roundtrip was added in April 2026, with a sixth […]
Strike action, Birmingham Pride, and bank holiday celebrations means trains and stations in the West Midlands and Chiltern area will be extra busy this weekend. Industrial action affecting West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway (WMR and LNR) trains means significantly reduced services will run on all their routes on Friday 22 May and Saturday […]
