News and Features
Rock Rail expands asset management and finance teams with two new appointments
Jenny Smith and Magdalena Winiarska joined Rock Rail towards the end of 2019, strengthening its asset management and finance teams
Rock Rail becomes a member of RSSB
Rock Rail Chief Operating Officer Mike Kean accepts membership certificate from Mark Phillips Chief Executive Officer, RSSB.
Rock Rail and ASI close latest UK rolling stock deal
Rock Rail and Aberdeen Standard Investments close latest financing deal for new Avanti West Coast Intercity Trains.
The 15th annual Community Rail Awards celebrates community rail champions from across the nation
Rock Rail is delighted to sponsor the national Community Rail Awards celebrating the achievements of the many individuals, groups and organisations in benefitting and connecting communities with their local railways.
The first of Rock Rail’s new Bombardier Aventra trains for South Western Railway is unveiled
Delivery of Rock Rail’s new Aventra fleet which will start to enter service on the South Western Railway franchise later this year, took a step closer as the first train was revealed and took to the ...
Rock Rail Moorgate’s new fleet takes over services on Great Northern routes
Rock Rail Moorgate’s first fleet of trains fully replaces one of the UK’s oldest passenger fleets, transforming the travelling experiences for passengers on Great Northern routes. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...