FirstGroup prepares for SWR handover to state
FirstGroup, which has a majority share in South Western Railway, has issued a farewell message as the countdown to Sunday's renationalisation goes on.
A train operator planning to run services through the Channel Tunnel has signed a branding partnership with Uber.
The line between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride has reopened after work on a ?143 million scheme to electrify the railway, which has also gained a rebuilt station at Hairmyres.
The frequency of trains on a branch line in Cornwall is planned to almost double from eight to 15 a day on 20 September, Railnews can reveal. The upgrade on the Newquay line is part of the developing Mid-Cornwall Metro project, which has been underway for the past couple of years.
The Prime Minister is welcoming European Union leaders to Lancaster House in London for what promises to an historic summit. Although a number of items are on his agenda, including the use of electronic passport gates by British citizens at EU ports, a security pact and a ‘veterinary deal’ to ease the rules on food trading, campaigners have written to Sir Keir Starmer urging him to include international rail in his discussions.
Former Labour minister David Blunkett is set to unveil a 16 billion-pound plan for railways in Yorkshire today. It outlines investments in new and accessible stations as well as improving the system as a whole to connect cities more effectively over the next 15 years.
Double decker trains could run to London, according to rolling stock builder Alstom, which has supplied two-deck TGVs to countries like France for many years. The British structure gauge is smaller than on continental Europe and could not accommodate such trains, but HS1 and the international platforms at London St Pancras were built to a more generous profile.