UK railway industry news

Rail Business UK brings the latest news from Britain's railway industry, including operations, infrastructure and the supply sector.

Midlands Engine Rail proposal launched

2019-09-17T08:14:00+01:00

UK: Sub-national transport body Midlands Connect has set out its £3·5bn Midlands Engine Rail proposal for seven major projects which it says would ‘revolutionise’ the rail network in the East and West Midlands, helping to support sustainability, productivity and social mobility.

Isle of Wight line’s future secured with £26m investment

2019-09-16T13:35:00+01:00

UK: Investment of £26m to secure the future of the 13·7 km line between Ryde and Shanklin on the Isle of Wight was announced on September 16. This includes infrastructure modernisation and replacement of the life-expired fleet of small profile ex-London Underground trains which date back to 1938.

UK railway news round-up

2019-09-12T06:00:00+01:00

Southeastern introduced ‘Delay Repay 15’ on September 11, reducing the threshold for claiming a refund from 30 to 15 min. ‘Nearly 90% of passenger journeys on franchises we manage are now covered by the scheme’, said Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris.

East West Rail designated as nationally significant project

2019-09-11T07:00:00+01:00

UK: Following a public consultation process the government has designated the Bedford – Cambridge section of the Oxford – Cambridge railway corridor reinstatement scheme as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.