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More comfortable commutes ahead: rail reform spells end of the 'ironing-board' seat era on Thameslink trains
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (389+ words) Millions of Thameslink passengers are set to get a more comfortable commute as publicly owned operator GTR partners with Siemens Mobility to upgrade standard class seat cushions across all 115 trains in its fleet from next year. The new seat cushions…...
£9m rail upgrade planned for Kyle line and Inverness station
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (14+ words) News - £9m rail upgrade planned for Kyle line and Inverness station West Coast Today...
£1bn investment in new trains to 'bring faster journeys to the North"
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (364+ words) A £1 billion investment in 29 new battery-electric trains will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the North”, Andy Burnham has said. The new TransPennine Express fleet will be built at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby, supporting more than 350 jobs locally…...
Stockport stations to benefit from millions of pounds in upgrades
4+ day, 10+ min ago (447+ words) By Declan Carey - Local Democracy Reporter 10th Sep 2026 Greater Manchester's 'Victorian' train stations have got more than £100m to be used on new lifts, footbridges, ramps and CCTV among other upgrades. The government cash is being put to use as part of…...
£46.1M Leeds City Station upgrade delay: phasing and interface risks for engineers
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (333+ words) The £46.1M Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway upgrade to the main entrance of Leeds City Station has been pushed back from its original September 2025 completion date, with only partial opening now “possible” in October 2026. The scheme, funded through the West Yorkshire…...
Kier to deliver major accessibility upgrade programme across six Greater Manchester stations
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (214+ words) Kier has been awarded a contract to deliver major accessibility improvements at six railway stations in Greater Manchester. Passengers using Flowery Field, Newton-for-Hyde, Levenshulme, Davenport, Woodsmoor and Bredbury stations will benefit from the investment, with Kier appointed by Transport for…...
Northern meets disability training commitments after rail regulator’s intervention
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (366+ words) Northern Trains has overhauled the way it manages the training of its staff to support disabled passengers, following an investigation by the Office of Rail & Road earlier this year. ORR found that the operator had failed to deliver the disability…...
??46.1M upgrade of Leeds City Station delayed
5+ day, 37+ min ago (615+ words) 09 Sep, 2026 By Tom Pashby The £46.1M Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway scheme to upgrade the entrance at Leeds City Station has been delayed from September 2025 and only parts of the scheme “could” open in October this year. Leeds City Council said…...
The first of a new fleet of state-of-the-art DLR trains has officially hit the track this week – complete with air-con, phone charging, and a major capacity boost
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (298+ words) Following completion of a thorough programme of safety testing, the new DLR trains are ready to hit the track - here's where you can hop aboard one. Having been held at a couple of metaphorical red signals over the past few…...
Opening date revealed for new Preston railway station after funding found
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (702+ words) A long-planned new railway station for suburban Preston is finally set to get off the drawing board after the cash needed to build it was secured. The blueprint for Cottam Parkway - a new boarding point on the line between Preston…...