Actualités _British_Railways
British Rail wasn’t all bad. Sixty years after the brand launched we should remember its marketing successes
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:42:00 GMT
The railways were nationalised under the 1947 Transport Act and managed by “British Railways”. Back in the 1950s, the railway had a poor reputation. As one survey respondent described, the railway was ...
New Great British Railways logo to be unveiled in bid to ‘restore pride’ in railways
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:55:16 GMT
A new Great British Railways logo that will “restore pride” in the British train network is set to be unveiled in May on the first trains to be nationalised under the Labour government. At such a ...
The Great British Railways logo has a lot riding on it. Here's how it could look
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Great British Railways (GBR) is the new train body that the UK government is setting up and naturally, it will need a new logo. The previous government did suggest a logo (above), and registered it ...
Arriva seeks to expand British open-access operations
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:06:00 GMT
Arriva will be applying to expand its British open-access operations by introducing a new Grand Central service from London to Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
'Europe's railways are teeming with projects that don't come to fruition'
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:56:00 GMT
COLUMN. The British Virgin Group has announced that it intends to develop a cross-Channel rail link, more than 10 years after Germany's Deutsche Bahn gave up. However, Eurostar is seeking to protect ...
Not-so-Great British Railways?
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT
This envisaged setting up Great British Railways (a hubristic title allegedly dreamt up by Boris Johnson) as a ‘single directing mind’ to oversee a system which had become fragmented, expensive and ...
Disabled people must have a say in rail reforms, MP says
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:12:00 GMT
The transport committee chair urged the government "not to forget about disabled people" ahead of nationalisation.
Discover Great British Hobbies: Ms Philippines Great Britain and Gainsborough Model Railway
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:23:14 GMT
Explore some of the UK’s most unique hobbies with Ms Philippines Great Britain and one of the largest model railways.
Pay-as-you-go rail ticketing technology contract awarded
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT
UK: The Rail Delivery Group has awarded Tracsis a multi-year contract to provide a Tap Converter system which will support the roll-out of pay-as-you-go National Rail travel in urban areas across the ...
New Great British Railways logo to be unveiled in bid to ‘restore pride’ in railways
Sun, 09 Mar 2025 16:59:00 GMT
A new Great British Railways logo that will “restore pride” in the British train network is set to be unveiled in May on the first trains to be nationalised under the Labour government. Government ...
New Great British Railways logo to be unveiled in bid to ‘restore pride’ in railways
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:55:00 GMT
A new Great British Railways logo that will “restore pride” in the British train network is set to be unveiled in May on the first trains to be nationalised under the Labour government.