News and Features
Celebrating a new era of rail travel in East Anglia
Rock Rail East Anglia, Greater Anglia and Stadler welcome nearly 100 guests at the official launch of the brand-new trains set to transform rail travel across the region.
This year's Padstow to Rock swim on course to raise over £80,000 for Marie Curie
Last month some 400 or so swimmers including Mark Swindell, Rock Rail CEO, took to the waters to complete the one-mile open water swim across the Camel Estuary from Padstow to Rock
Rock Rail and JII close £400 million financing deal for new East Midlands Railway trains
Rock Rail announces Financial Close has been reached on its fourth new rolling stock deal with the financing of a new fleet of Hitachi trains for East Midlands Railway
Sand sculpture on display at Great Yarmouth station
A replica of one of Rock Rail East Anglia’s new trains for Greater Anglia has been sculpted out of sand at Great Yarmouth station
Rock Rail awarded new rolling stock financing deal for East Midlands Railway
Rock Rail to finance £400 million investment into new Hitachi trains for Abellio's East Midlands Railway ...
Rock Rail East Anglia’s first train enters passenger service
The first of the new Stadler trains financed by Rock Rail East Anglia entered passenger service on the Greater Anglia franchise this morning – heralding the start of a new era of rail travel in East ...
Team Rock completes the 3 Peaks Challenge again in support of the Railway Children
After a gruelling 19 hours or so of climbing this year’s ‘Team Rock’ celebrated completing the 3 Peaks Challenge last weekend in support of the Railway Children. ...
First of Rock Rail East Anglia’s Stadler FLIRT trains receives APIS approval
The British railway regulatory authority has granted Stadler approval for Rock Rail East Anglia’s four-car bimodal FLIRT train for Greater Anglia. For Stadler, it is the first FLIRT in the UK to rec ...
Rock Rail riding the waves to help raise funds for Marie Curie
Rock Rail supports the ‘Padstow to Rock Swim’ and the small Cornish village after which it is named. ...
First 12-carriage electric train for Greater Anglia arrives at Liverpool Street station, London
A 12-carriage electric train has made its maiden voyage into Liverpool Street station, signifying a key achievement in the testing phase and bringing Greater Anglia new trains one step closer to roll- ...
Consortium acquires further 15% stake in Intercity Express Programme West
Rock Rail part of consortium to acquire additional stake in IEP, one of the most significant rail programmes in the UK. ...
Rock Rail set to climb the highest peaks again in support of the Railway Children charity
'Team Rock 2019’ will be tested to the limit as it takes on the challenge of climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon this summer in a massive effort to raise funds for the Railway Children char ...
Britain’s oldest electric trains replaced as the first of Rock Rail’s new fleets enters service
For the first time in 40 years, passengers are riding on new trains in the tunnels to London Moorgate, as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) begins to replace mainland Britain’s oldest electric rail fle ...
Flash mob goes viral as single released in aid of Railway Children
Rock Rail and other members of the rail industry join forces again to record flash mob hit single ‘Lean on Me’ to raise funds for Railway Children. ...