This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Category: Network
COP26: Network Rail and Porterbrook to showcase sustainable trains of the future
Network Rail have announced a partnership with Porterbrook to showcase Britain’s low-carbon train technology at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
Read moreRail passenger numbers sink to pre-1872 levels
Passenger numbers on Britain’s railways in 2020/21 reached the lowest level in at least 150 years, new figures show.
Read moreTransport for London agrees third Government bailout worth £1.08bn
Transport for London (TfL) has agreed a third Government bailout to keep services running amid the collapse in demand for travel during the pandemic.
Read moreGovernment announces £401m rail funding boost
A £401 million government funding boost promises rail services in the North of England and the Midlands with new stations, faster journeys and more reliable services.
Read moreRail reforms ‘will make train journeys cheaper and more punctual’
Reforms to Britain’s railways will make train services cheaper and more punctual, MPs have heard.
Read moreCoroner calls for warning signs after boy electrocuted on railway line
A coroner has called for Network Rail to improve warning signs at a railway station after a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted on the live rail after he went on to the tracks oblivious of the dangers.
Read moreUK Rail services to unify under state-owned body, Great British Railways
The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways will simplify a system that is “too complicated”, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.
Read morePremium economy service launched for rail travel
Three classes of travel are being offered on Britain’s domestic railway for the first time in decades.
Read moreRAIB inquest into 2016 Croydon tram crash opens
An inquest into the Croydon tram derailment in 2016 -which caused the deaths of seven people – has opened.
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