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ORR authorises Merseyrail ‘777s’

Merseyrail’s 52 Class 777 trains have been authorised for passenger use by the Office of Rail and Road.

COVID ‘pingdemic’ forces Metropolitan Line closure

The Metropolitan Line was forced to close on July 17 because so many workers were self-isolating

Minister visits hydrogen project

Arcola Energy’s scheme to convert an electric multiple unit to run on hydrogen has reached the halfway point

Progress on HS2 tree planting

A tenth of the seven million new trees planned for the route of the first phase of HS2 have now been planted. 

HS2 apprentice milestone reached

Solihull resident Danielle Taylor has become the 650th apprentice working on the delivery of HS2. 

Transpennine upgrade to start

Passengers in the Manchester area are being reminded to check for possible disruption as the Transpennine Route Upgrade gets under way. 

Parcels multiple unit shown off at Euston

Distribution company Orion has demonstrated a multiple unit adapted to carry parcels at London Euston.

Balham receives £2.6m refresh

Stepping distances at Balham, in south London, have been reduced as part of a £2.6 million refurbishment. 

ORR: refund rights and accessibility improve

Britain’s rail industry has delivered improvements for passengers - particularly on refund rights and accessibility - despite the challenges of the past year.

Company found guilty after Daventry depot death

Freight depot operator W H Malcolm has been found guilty of failing to prevent unauthorised access to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal

Carbon emissions cut at Shoreham

The experimental changeover to recycled cooking oil is claimed to have reduced the carbon output of the refurbished Shoreham-by-Sea station by 37%

LU’s Battersea extension being readied for opening

Trial running on London Underground’s new Northern Line extension is being increased, in anticipation of its full opening for business in September.

Help for stations’ rough sleepers

No one should need to sleep rough on any UK station once all staff have been properly trained to help desperate people, says Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris.

MD Cheeseman leaves Hull Trains

ECML dive-under track connected

The three-year engineering project to remove the East Coast Main Line bottleneck for slow-moving freight trains should be completed later this year.

Wires to Swansea a priority for new Board

Reactivating the abandoned electrification scheme between Cardiff and Swansea has been identified as a priority

Go app updated to provide info on busy stations

Transport for London’s free TfL Go mobile app has been updated to provide real-time information on how busy London Underground stations are. 

Network Rail introduces first plastic sleepers

Network Rail has installed the first plastic sleepers on its main lines, ahead of a ban on creosote use coming into effect.

NR engineers raise Machynlleth bridge

Black Bridge across the River Dulas near Machynlleth now stands one metre higher after being manually raised using lifting blocks

Passengers ‘well informed’ during train disruption

Train operators “kept passengers well informed” during disruption caused by the temporary withdrawal of Hitachi 800-series trains with component cracks