For those who use trains to get to London Heathrow Airport, it's time to make backup plans, as the Elizabeth Line and Heathrow Express will have no service on will have no services on the 25th and 26th of November.  None of these... During this time parts of the line will be closed on Saturday 25 November and Sunday 26 November as essential maintenance works are … [Read more...]

For those of you who use London Gatwick  - either as a gateway to London or the South of England, there's good news as the refurbishment work to update hesitation will soon be completed, with the "new" station opening on the 21st of November. The station will feature a new second concourse and airport entrance which will double the space that passengers use. The new … [Read more...]

There's movement in the rolling stock market as London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has tapped Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for new trains. CAF was the successful bidder to deliver a fleet of 10 new tri-mode trains for LNER. Porterbrook has been chosen as the financier of the new fleet in a deal valued at £500 million. The trains will be able to … [Read more...]

Whilst in theory, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is open to anyone, in practice - only a few companies have ever run on it.  Could a new operator be going into the Eurotunnel - With  Franco-British sreet artist YZ's artwork "I will always see you" - Image, Getlink Well, that seems to be changing with a start-up called Evolyn announcing its intention to run … [Read more...]

It seems that performance has improved enough for both Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry Trains have managed to retain their operations, and have been awarded new operating contracts. Avanti West Coast (operated by a partnership of FirstGroup and Trenitalia) has a long-term contract which will enable them to deliver improved services for passengers, after dramatically … [Read more...]

There's good news for those travelling back and forth between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport, with the Stansted Express rail service increasing to four trains an hour. The full timetable will be resorted from the 10th of December 2023 as the new train timetable is introduced across the network. The move follows the scaling up of the services in May to four … [Read more...]

Avanti West Coast (the operator of long-distance trains out of London Euston) has hit a big milestone with its Pendolino fleet upgrade. Alstom's team at Widnes in front of the first nine-carriage Pendolino to be refurbished following the completion of all 35 of the longer 11-carriage trains - Image, Avanti West Coast The train operator has received its 35th refurbished … [Read more...]

After a break, Eurostar will be offering ski services from London to the French Alps, branded as Eurostar Snow. The service will operate from London St Pancras International, going via Lille, Moutiers and Bourg-Saint-Maurice, allowing connections to Chambéry, Albertville, Moutiers and Aime-La Plagne. Lead-in pricing starts at £99 one way in Standard, £149 in Standard … [Read more...]

Ah, it's summer. This means it's time for more engineering works on the Piccadilly Line connecting Heathrow to Central London. This weekend, the Piccadilly Line line will be shut between Hammersmith/Acton Town and Heathrow. Between 0045 and 0445 on Saturday 12th August there will be no service (night tube) between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals).  Bus PL1 … [Read more...]