Avanti West Coast boss insists ‘laser focus’ will help cut cancellations and delays Transport and infrastructure Avanti West Coast needs to maintain a “laser focus” on cutting cancellations and delays to its train services, its boss has said. Managing director Andy Mellors also insisted that the operator is “making progress” in improving its performance but that there is “still more to do”. The MD was speaking to the PA news agency [...]
Eurostar’s £39 fare promotion blasted for being misleading – again Transport and infrastructure Eurostar has been scolded by the advertising regulator for the second time this year, over how it presented Instagram and Facebook ads for £39 fares.
Plans for new £100m Liverpool train station submitted Transport and infrastructure Proposals to build a £100m train station in Liverpool have been formally submitted. Construction work on the Liverpool Baltic station scheme would start next year, if plans are approved, with the site expected to be open by 2027. The station would be located on Merseyrail’s Northern Line and would come after the £80m Headbolt Lane [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: Train fares and price of railcards to rise October 30, 2024 The price of a train fare in England is to rise by up to 4.6 per cent in 2025, it has been announced. A Budget document published by the Treasury also revealed that the price of most railcards will also increase by £5. The increase in fares is one percentage point above July’s Retail Prices [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: Major HS2 and train route updates unveiled October 30, 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed in her first Budget that the Transpennine upgrade to connect York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester will be secured under the new Labour government. Reeves said the money would deliver “fully electric local and regional services between Manchester and Stalybridge by the end of this year, with a further electrification of [...]
How Network Rail is planning to stop the ‘Euston rush’ October 29, 2024 A plan to reduce the number of passengers rushing to platforms at Euston station in London has been revealed by Network Rail. The Government-owned company is to allow passengers travelling on around 40 per cent of Avanti West Coast services from the London station to board trains 20 minutes before departure. Network Rail said this [...]
Trainline sales continue to rise amid rail nationalisation fears October 28, 2024 Trainline has hiked its forecasts after a strong start to the second half of the year as demand for digital rail tickets continues to grow, sending shares up 10.6 per cent. The British train ticket seller said it now expects total sales growth between 12 and 14 per cent, compared to the eight to 12 [...]
HS2 back on track: Troubled line will run from London Euston after all October 17, 2024 The government is reportedly planning to reverse its decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2, extending the high-speed rail line from London Euston to Crewe. Having originally planned for the project to cost £37.5bn in 2009, the government’s latest estimation in Febuary this year ballooned to anywhere between £72bn and £98bn. Private talks involving [...]
Is the UK rail industry getting back on track? October 2, 2024 With no more strike action and reform well-underway, the signs are looking positive of the UK's railway industry.
Ten London train stations hit by ‘Islamophobic’ cyber attack on Network Rail September 26, 2024 Nineteen stations across the UK have been affected by the cyber attack on Network Rail, with only London St Pancras not impacted.