The main platforms at Glasgow Central are set to stay closed until next week at the earliest, following the major fire in a building next to the station on Sunday. However, trains to places such as Dalmuir, Larkhall and Motherwell are calling again this morning at the low level platforms 16

London Underground train operators who belong to the RMT are set to stage three pairs of walkouts in March, April and May in a dispute over four-day working, which would mean fewer but longer shifts. It is reported that ASLEF is not objecting to the idea, but the RMT says it

Glasgow Central station is closed again today, after a devastating fire destroyed a building alongside on Sunday night. The high level platforms are still sealed off, while although trains are running through the low level station they are not stopping. The ScotRail network in Strathclyde remains seriously disrupted, with services suspended on a

Hundreds of trains have been cancelled after a fire broke out in a shop next to Glasgow Central station yesterday afternoon. The high level station is closed, while although trains are continuing to run through the low level platforms they are not stopping, with passengers advised to use Argyle Street instead. The

The RMT is demanding stronger legal protection for transport workers, as violent incidents continue to rise. The union has called on the Government to introduce a specific criminal offence for assaulting public transport workers ahead of a House of Lords debate. It is also calling for support for a cross party amendment

London Underground services may be disrupted later this month, after RMT drivers voted in favour of a strike in protest at Transport for London proposals to introduce a four day working week. Although the working week would be shorter shifts would be longer, and the union said it was concerned about

Former Railtrack chief executive Gerald Corbett has warned that the government’s plans for Great British Railways will leave the industry’s ‘directing mind’ at risk of interference by ministers. Mr Corbett was speaking as he launched his new book ‘When something happens – Inside Railtrack: a CEO shares his story for the

image: Go-op Co-operative The Go-op Co-operative, which secured regulatory approval a year ago to run the first rail service owned by passengers, has warned that the benefits to several West Country towns are in jeopardy because of ‘a hostile investment environment’ which is partly caused by wider railway reforms, including

The government will announce today that some £15 million from private sources is to be invested in the Barking Eurohub, so that regular freight trains can start running through the Channel Tunnel again. Network Rail and its new property development company Platform4 will take long-term control of the Barking site, which

The delayed station at Northumberland Park on the Newcastle-Ashington line opened yesterday, and Northern said the first train had arrived at 08.10. The new station is about ten minutes’ travel time from Newcastle and is also an interchange with Tyne & Wear Metro services. The other stations on the line, which opened