6+ hour ago   (355+ words) ScotRail and Network Rail Scotland have made preparations to ensure that Scotland’s railway services are ready to support the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, which get underway this week. The Games begin with the opening ceremony this Thursday (23 July), and continue until…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) All entrances to Scotland’s Glasgow Central Station will be reopened for normal passenger access within the next ten days, following a fire at an adjacent premises on Union Street. The station was reopened on 18th March, but the entrances from Union…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (427+ words) Greater Anglia has announced its Stansted Express service is to run overnight on Fridays on a trial basis. The operator hopes that the extra services will give passengers more options for travelling after disembarking from late flight arrivals or travelling…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (244+ words) The TRNSMT Festival gets underway today (19th June) and runs until the 21st June. ScotRail has advised passengers to plan ahead and allow extra time, taking into account how busy it will be. Extra carriages have been added to services in and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (316+ words) ScotRail passengers heading to Take That’s Circus Live shows in Glasgow are set to benefit from extra ScotRail capacity, with the operator putting special travel arrangements in place for the concerts at Barclays Hampden on Friday, 12 and Saturday, 13 June. Thousands…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (269+ words) RailAdvent Britain’s first electrified testing loop officially opened Porterbrook has opened the UK’s first electrified loop of railway track designed specifically for testing railway vehicles. Porterbrook, which has invested over £75m to create a 135-acre world-leading facility at the site, is…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (217+ words) This weekend, Network Rail has a £6 million programme of upgrades planned for the Far North Line. During the work, over 4km of track will be renewed, drainage will be improved, the level crossing at Rogart will undergo some maintenance, and a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (323+ words) Northern has introduced a new initiative aimed at helping children prepare for the transition to secondary school by building confidence in rail travel before the autumn term begins. The train operator’s new ‘Settling In’ ticket provides one free adult-and-child day…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) Community interest company Red Chair Highland has benefited from support from LNER to improve its work in improving connectivity. Red Chair Highland is based in Inverness in Scotland and promotes digital inclusion across a very large rural area in which…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (195+ words) UPDATE: In just under 60 minutes, all tickets have now sold out! Tickets have gone on sale today for Wabtec’s special event, which is set to take place on 20th June. Doncaster is the birthplace of both Flying Scotsman and Sir Nigel…...