Map shows where new UK rail routes could be opened - Metro
WEBJun 15, 2024 · A new map shows proposed new UK rail routes as open-access operators plan to create a host of new services. Operators are hoping the plans will give rail travel in the UK a boost.
The 13 new train stations opening in the UK in 2024 - full list
WEBFeb 18, 2024 · New train stations will open across the UK in 2024, in a massive boost to Britain's rail industry. More than a dozen new stations have plans to open for service this coming year, many...
New and upgraded trains across our network
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · Over half of all passenger trains on tracks in the UK have been replaced or upgraded in the past 10 years, all to improve your experience. Placed end to end, the total length of these new trains reaches more 132 miles, according to industry body Rail Delivery Group. That’s the same length as over 2,300 football pitches – and further than a ...
Britain to have new national high-speed rail network - GOV.UK
WEBJan 10, 2012 · Britain will have a national high speed rail network providing vital new capacity and faster journeys across the country from 2026, Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced.
Watch: Inside London’s new battery-powered train - BBC
WEBMar 19, 2024 · A fast-charging battery-powered train is being trialled in west London. The pilot of the Class 230 battery train is taking place between West Ealing and Greenford.
LNER: East Coast Main Line to get fleet of new trains
WEBNov 9, 2023 · A fleet of new trains, which can run on battery power, electricity and diesel, have been unveiled for the UK. London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said 10 "tri-mode" trains would be introduced...
HS2 agrees £2bn deal to build UK's fastest trains - BBC News
WEBDec 9, 2021 · HS2 has signed a £2bn contract with Hitachi and Alstom to build the fastest trains manufactured in the UK. The deal to make 54 trains for the controversial high-speed network will support or ...
HS2 agrees £2bn deal to build UK's fastest trains - BBC
WEBDec 9, 2021 · HS2 has signed a £2bn contract with Hitachi and Alstom to build the fastest trains manufactured in the UK. The deal to make 54 trains for the controversial high-speed network will support or ...
First new trains in a generation launched by GWR
WEBThe new Class 800, 10-carriage train has been built in Britain by Hitachi. Two further five carriage trains (800008 and 800009) ran as a second ten carriage service, the 0700 from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads.
HS2: New £2bn 225mph trains to be designed and built in
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Britain’s new ‘Bullet Trains’, capable of transporting passengers at up to 225mph, will be designed and built in the UK. The new high-speed trains will be built by Hitachi / Alstom JV at their factories in Derby, Crewe and County Durham in a major deal that will support up to 2,500 jobs in the UK.