233 aspiring engineers this week joined Network Rail’s award winning advanced apprentice scheme, becoming part of the latest rail revolution which will see £35bn invested in a bigger and better railway over the next five years.

The first stages of a complex two-year project which aims to transfer up to 50,000 container freight journeys a year from the UK’s roads to the railway have started. Network Rail, which is delivering the £71m scheme, is carrying out work at almost 50 sites between Southampton and Nuneaton to enable the larger, modern containers preferred by many global shipping firms to be transported efficiently by train across the whole of Great Britain.

Rail demand on the Great Western is set to grow by 31% in 2019 and further investments in longer trains, more services and infrastructure will be vital to meet the boom, a draft proposal by the rail industry unveils today.

A plan to provide more seats, more services and better journeys for rail users was unveiled today as Network Rail published a far-reaching strategy to boost capacity and shorten journey times.

A pioneering innovation which makes life easier for passengers using St Albans Abbey station was officially opened by the Mayor of St Albans today (11 Aug).

July saw 92.4% of trains arriving on time across Great Britain making it the best July since records began over a decade ago.