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Renfe Class 452 high-capacity train during testing near Mataró

28.08.2026

Renfe high-capacity trains to join Málaga C-1 in 2028

DART train at Greystones in County Wicklow

28.08.2026

DART services to Wicklow planned hourly from 2029

Platform 3 and railway tracks at Kilmarnock station

28.08.2026

Kilmarnock track upgrades suspend ScotRail services

South Western Railway train on a station platform

26.06.2026

Open access rail competition tests UK rail reform

Open access rail competition is being put forward as one answer to Britain’s return to state operation of passenger rail, as the policy faces questions over service quality, costs and the lack of a clear plan to increase ridership.
Women’s safety at train stations: SIGBI findings

26.06.2026

Women’s safety at train stations under scrutiny

Women’s safety at train stations in the UK remains uneven, with many locations still lacking visible safety measures such as staff presence, lighting, emergency help points and clear passenger information.
Thameslink fleet refresh starts £3.6m work

25.06.2026

Thameslink fleet refresh targets passenger experience

Thameslink fleet refresh work has begun under a £3. 6 million programme expected to improve the passenger experience on board its trains.
East Midlands Railway and Thameslink trains at Bedford station

25.06.2026

Bedford train collision disrupted Bedford services

The Bedford train collision on June 19, 2026, involved two East Midlands Railway passenger trains near Elstow in Bedfordshire, with one train stopped before the second struck it.
Commuters boarding a Northern train

25.06.2026

Northern customer satisfaction score reaches 88%

The Northern customer satisfaction score has reached 88% in the latest Transport Focus rail passenger scorecard, moving the operator away from the bottom of the national rankings.
GB Railfreight Class 99 locomotive during an intermodal freight trial

19.06.2026

Class 99 locomotives move closer to July launch

Class 99 locomotives built by Stadler are closer to regular operation after GB Railfreight completed another stage of testing.
JR East adds UK airport vending machines

16.06.2026

JR East vending machines expand into UK airports

JR East vending machines are expanding in the United Kingdom as the group adds airport locations to a business previously focused mainly on railway stations.
First tram-trains in Wales prepare for launch

10.06.2026

First tram-trains in Wales near summer service

First tram-trains in Wales are nearing launch, with Transport for Wales preparing to place the new electric vehicles into passenger service on the Pontypridd–Cardiff Bay route this summer.
Bedfordshire resort plan includes rail and road upgrades

10.06.2026

Universal Resort transport investment set at £1.3bn

Universal Resort transport investment will support a £1. 3 billion transport and local infrastructure package linked to the planned Universal United Kingdom Resort in Bedfordshire.
Formula 1 rail WiFi plan covers 1,400 train sets

10.06.2026

Train WiFi upgrade set for 1,000 British trains

Train WiFi upgrade plans will bring new connectivity technology to more than 1,000 trains in Britain as the government seeks to improve onboard internet access for passengers.
ORR plan cuts rail infrastructure risk charges

09.06.2026

Rail infrastructure risk charges to fall under ORR plan

Rail infrastructure risk charges in the UK are set to fall under an ORR measure covering third-party and private investors that fund or deliver works on the rail network.
GTR public ownership expands DfT rail operations

07.06.2026

Govia Thameslink Railway public ownership reshapes UK rail control

Govia Thameslink Railway public ownership began on 31 May 2026, bringing Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express under DfT Operator Limited.