PREVIEW: November edition of Rail Express magazine

The COVID-19 crisis pushes the government to a concessions-based approach to replace rail franchising.
UK railway news round-up

This week, it has been revealed the cost of HS2 could rise by an extra £800 million due to “more significant challenges than anticipated.”
CrossCountry handed new three-year deal to run train services

The Government has awarded a new contract to Arriva CrossCountry to continue running train services until October 2023.
Network Rail joins campaign to highlight abuse of staff

Network Rail has joined a campaign to highlight abuse suffered by customer-facing workers.
£330 worth of stunning railway prints up for grabs

We’ve teamed up with one of the UK’s leading railway artist James Green GRA to offer you an outstanding prize worth £330!
UK railway news round-up

This week, new figures reveal the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK railway, as passenger numbers fall to the lowest since the 1850s.
Rail journeys drop to lowest levels since mid-nineteenth century

The number of passengers using the UK’s railway has fallen to its lowest levels in around 170 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crossrail governance handed over to Transport for London

The Elizabeth line has reached its complex final stages with Crossrail Ltd working to complete the remaining infrastructure so it can fully test the railway and successfully transition the project as an operational railway to Transport for London (TfL).

UK railway news round-up

16th October 2020 Sam Hewitt

This week, it has been revealed the cost of HS2 could rise by an extra £800 million due to “more significant challenges than anticipated.”

CrossCountry handed new three-year deal to run train services

16th October 2020 Sam Hewitt

The Government has awarded a new contract to Arriva CrossCountry to continue running train services until October 2023.

Network Rail joins campaign to highlight abuse of staff

16th October 2020 Sam Hewitt

Network Rail has joined a campaign to highlight abuse suffered by customer-facing workers.

£330 worth of stunning railway prints up for grabs

9th October 2020 Sam Hewitt

We’ve teamed up with one of the UK’s leading railway artist James Green GRA to offer you an outstanding prize worth £330!

Class 144 Pacers Nos. 144006/7 were driven from Keighley, West Yorkshire to Gobowen, Shropshire on May 22. They are seen at Gobowen – the second track from the right in the distance heads off to Oswestry. PHIL BRADLEY/CHR

Pacers delivered to Gobowen for Cambrian Heritage Railways

23rd May 2020 Gareth Evans

Cambrian Heritage Railways (CHR) has acquired a pair of Class 144 Pacer diesel railbuses from

In tonight's episode, a heatwave hits the network hard, signalling equipment is out at Didcot and a surfeit of insects plague trains' windscreen wipers. Graeme Parker in the London Paddington control room.

Railways on TV – Paddington: A Year on the Tracks documentary series starts tonight

14th May 2020 Gareth Evans

A special four-part Channel 5 documentary series starts tonight (Thursday, May 14) at 9pm and

Heritage railways trade body welcomes today’s government support – but detail remains to be clarified

20th March 2020 Gareth Evans

The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) has reacted warmly to the package of measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond (Yorks)) this afternoon.

Derby Trainman: ‘45’ not out

21st January 2020 Shannon Butcher

Ahead of a new edition of his book about life as a BR trainman in the 1990s, Tim Helme looks back to the remaining Class 45s that could still be found in the Derby area back then.