The UK’s rail minister has ordered train companies to urgently hire more train drivers, saying he is “concerned” by a looming shortage. Rail minister Peter Hendy said train operators needed to step up ...

A few of England’s train companies have already been brought into public ownership, as their private contracts with the ...

The UK government is renationalising train operators, with Greater Anglia's services returning to public ownership on 12 October, followed by West Midlands Trains and Govia Thameslink in 2026.

UK: The operation of Greater Anglia passenger services transferred from Transport UK to the public sector on October 12.

Avanti West Coast trains rank as the UK’s least reliable train operator, according to a study. An analysis of new data from the Office of Rail and Road between August 2024 and August 2025. It ...

Minister pins hopes on low Earth orbit satellites to plug crap rail connectivity Data-hungry rail passengers will have to ...

LNER also celebrated its partnership with Network Rail and Women in Rail on the ‘Never Mind the Gap’ initiative. Credit: LNER UK rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has seen a 50% jump in the ...

LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - British rail operators will have to rely less on subsidies to increase train capacity and the transport department should require new operators to provide enough carriages ...

UK: Integrated leadership teams are being set up across publicly owned passenger train operators and Network Rail routes to increase collaboration and accountability.