Image from Northern Rail

UK Rail

• Spanish firm CAF win bid to build new sleeper cars for the new Caledonian sets.
• Manchester Airport has a new platform.
• Whilst Birmingham Snow Hill is mooted for a rebuild.
• London Reconnections take you through the Crossrail Launch Plan.
• Commute London revamp their website. Find out how the capital’s rail franchises are fairing on social media.
• Abandoned tube tunnels could be turned into cycle lanes…
• …but I tell you why this is dreadful idea.
• Virgin will replace the East Coast Loyalty Reward system with Nectar when they take over the franchise. Regular customers are upset.
• A sneak peak of the Class 319’s being kitted out in Northern Rail livery.
• Diamond Geezer rides a ghost train to West Ruislip.
• …and Arsenal fans are concerned about their slip down the table after a visit to the Transport Museum.

World Rail

• Imagine driving down the highway with a Steam Train barrelling towards you. Turns out you can in California…
• US Freight rail network to get a hefty investment.
• More stunning rail architecture from the states. A study of Newark Penn Station by The Beauty of Transport.

Feature Image by David Chandler.