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Rail Live 2025: the speakers confirmed for the UK's largest rail exhibition

1 week ago | railmagazine.com | david stubbings

Rail Live returns next month with a fantastic line-up of speakers set to appear, including Rail Minister, Lordy Hendy, and Network Rail Chief Executive, Sir Andrew Haines. The two-day event will be held at the Porterbrook-owned Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire on June 18-19. Thousands of people have already registered to attend Rail Live 2025 after last year’s event attracted more than 7,000 industry professionals. More than 300 exhibitors will also be attending.
Minimum age for train drivers to be reduced from 20 to 18, government announces

1 week ago | railmagazine.com | david stubbings

The minimum age to become a train driver is to drop to 18, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Since 2010 drivers have had to be at least 20 years old, but the UK is now set to follow the likes of France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland in allowing 18-year-olds take up the profession.
Peak fares in Scotland to be permanently scrapped from September

1 week ago | railmagazine.com | david stubbings

The Scottish government has announced it will scrap peak fares from September 1. A 12-month trial ran between October 2023 and September 2024, during which demand for rail travel increased by around 6.8%. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament on May 6 while presenting his party’s Programme for Government for 2025-26, First Minister John Swinney (SNP), said: “Last year, in the face of severe budget pressures, we took the difficult decision, to end the peak fares pilot on our railways.
Plans for new Greater Manchester station approved 64 years after town lost rail connection

2 weeks ago | railmagazine.com | david stubbings

Plans for a new station at Golborne have been approved more than 60 years after the Greater Manchester town’s last station closed. Wigan Council approved plans for a new £32 million two-platform station on April 30. Transport for Greater Manchester will now work with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Wigan Council to develop a full business case and detailed design.
More than 1,500 level crossing near-misses in four years as Network Rail launches new campaign

2 weeks ago | railmagazine.com | Paul Clifton

There have been 1,574 recorded near-miss incidents at level crossings in the past four years, according to Network Rail. Incidents have increased by 16 per cent over that period. The infrastructure owner points to people being distracted by using their mobile phones. It commissioned research that shows nearly half of people admit they’ve made a mistake, such as missing a train or locking themselves out of the house, while using their phone.
Alexander takes centre stage at Transport Select Committee

3 weeks ago | railmagazine.com | Rich Wilcock

The Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP attended her first House of Commons Transport Select Committee since taking up the role in December on April 23. With the spending review just around the corner, Alexander would not be drawn on specific projects or schemes ahead of the Treasury announcement in June, but she did give her thoughts on several of the biggest issues in the rail industry currently. Richard Wilcock delves a little deeper into what she said and what it could mean.
New station on Midland Main Line set to be expanded after Universal Park approval

3 weeks ago | railmagazine.com | david stubbings

Universal’s new UK theme park is set to lead to the expansion of a station being built on the Midland Main Line. The 476-acre site is between the forthcoming Wixams station and the existing Kempston Hardwick station on the Marston Vale line. Enabling work at Wixams started last September after planning permission for a two-platform station with 234 parking spaces was given in March. So far only a worksite car park constructed.
Council leader fears city will be left behind in Transpennine Route Upgrade

3 weeks ago | railmagazine.com | Andy Comfort

The leader of Hull City Council says the city cannot afford to be left out of plans for the Transpennine Route Upgrade. Councillor Mike Ross spoke to RAIL after the Prime Minister’s announcement of an extra £415 million failed to mention the promised electrification of the line via Selby to Hull.
Cemex: aggregates firm outlines plan to increase rail freight use by 50%

3 weeks ago | railmagazine.com | david stubbings

Cemex is looking to increase its use of rail freight by 50% over the next five years. The aggregates company currently moves around 20% of its materials in the UK by rail, while 55% of all the traffic coming out of its Dove Holes Quarry in the Peak District is by train. Last year, that equated to approximately 1,500 loaded trains, operated by DB Cargo UK and GB Railfreight, taking building materials out of the site (near Buxton) to depots near London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
Transport for Wales begins testing Class 398 tram-trains on South Wales Metro

4 weeks ago | railmagazine.com | david stubbings

Transport for Wales has begun testing its new Class 398 tram-trains on South Wales Metro routes. The three-car sets can operate using overhead line equipment or battery power, and are intended for use on the Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr lines, allowing Class 756 and ‘231s’ to be reallocated across other routes. The first Citylink unit to roll out for traincrew testing (398005) reached stations including Treherbert on April 15.