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Testing of Azuma ETCS OBU successfully completed
Testing of Azuma ETCS OBU successfully completed

Testing at speed of ETCS OBU has been successfully completed for the train which provides the largest inter-city fleet on the ECML.

Alstom Widnes works welcomed first-ever passenger service
Alstom Widnes works welcomed first-ever passenger service

On Saturday 6 September 2025, a UK Railtours charter - The Industria Ditat - visited the 13,000 m² Alstom Transport Technology Centre as it traversed rare track across the British network on its journey between Hertfordshire and North Wales.

Alstom celebrates historic milestone for iconic Scottish rail depot
Alstom celebrates historic milestone for iconic Scottish rail depot

 Alstom will be opening its Glasgow Traincare Centre to the public on Sunday 12 October to celebrate the historic depot’s 150th anniversary. 

Giant HS2 bridge moved into place in central Birmingham
Giant HS2 bridge moved into place in central Birmingham

A specialist HS2 engineering team is preparing to move a 112 m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway - part of Birmingham’s ring road this August.

Virgin will order trains for Eurotunnel services
Virgin will order trains for Eurotunnel services

In January 2025, Virgin Group announced that it planned to order “a dozen high-speed trains to challenge Eurostar’s ‘monopoly’ in the Channel Tunnel”.

DB Cargo UK started ETCS retrofits to its Class 66s
DB Cargo UK started ETCS retrofits to its Class 66s

DB Cargo UK has started work on the fitment of ETCS OBUs to nine of its Class 66 locomotives.

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Eurostar boosts London - Amsterdam route with fifth daily train by December 2025
Eurostar boosts London - Amsterdam route with fifth daily train by December 2025

Eurostar announced that from 15 December 2025, it will operate five direct trains daily in each direction, offering passengers even greater flexibility and convenience when traveling between the UK and the Netherlands. 

Eurostar Class 373 power car 3999 to appear at The Greatest Gathering in Derby
Eurostar Class 373 power car 3999 to appear at The Greatest Gathering in Derby

Alstom announced that the latest exhibit confirmed for The Greatest Gathering is Eurostar Class 373 power car 3999.

Piccadilly line Inspiros to begin operating later than expected
Piccadilly line Inspiros to begin operating later than expected

The new Piccadilly line trains will begin operating in the second half of 2026.

End of the line for the Royal Train...
End of the line for the Royal Train...

The Royal Train will be decommissioned ahead of the current contract expiring in March 2027.

Getlink unveils new Group brand identity
Getlink unveils new Group brand identity

On 27 June 2025, Getlink has introduced a refreshed Group brand identity and revealed a new brand architecture for its entities.

Eurostar to offer direct services to Frankfurt and Geneva with new fleet
Eurostar to offer direct services to Frankfurt and Geneva with new fleet

Eurostar has announced positive year-end results and growth for the third year running, alongside brand-new destinations the business intends to serve with its new trains. 

Maritime Transport's first train to Northampton via East West Rail
Maritime Transport's first train to Northampton via East West Rail

Maritime Transport, the UK’s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics, has launched a new rail freight service connecting DP World Southampton with its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton (SLPN). 

First platforms for HS2 installed at Old Oak Common
First platforms for HS2 installed at Old Oak Common

On 29 May 2025, HS2 has revealed the first section of platform to be installed for Britain’s new high-speed railway.

HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide
HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide

The construction of two parallel viaducts that will carry HS2 trains over the M6 near Birmingham Airport has taken a major step forward, with the first section of structural steelwork now complete.