A new law banning people who behave unacceptably on the railway could be introduced in Scotland. A court can already order anti-social offenders not to travel by train or enter stations, but a new report says a ‘Railway Banning Order’ could be created by passing a new law, while the range

Councillors on the Planning Committee of the City of London have voted in favour of granting planning permission for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street station. The plans, which have proved controversial, include an office block as well as a larger concourse, step-free access to all main line and Underground platforms, eight

A mid-life refurbishment of a Bombardier-built Voyager has been unveiled at Litchurch Lane in Derby. The Voyagers were built in Belgium at the end of the last century for service with Virgin Trains, which ordered them in tilting and non-tilting versions for its West Coast and CrossCountry franchises. The first refurbished unit

The Commons Transport Committee has called for assurances in the Railways Bill that there will no micromanagement of Great British Railways by the government, and that there will be no ‘potential tension’ between GBR and ministers. Two new reports have identified gaps in the Bill’s provisions and also consider the prospects

In some ways, it is too late to argue about the merits of Great British Railways, because this reform is happening. The Bill to give GBR legal powers is making its way through Parliament, while passenger operators are being progressively renationalised. When Govia Thameslink Railway is nationalised (or, as the DfT

The Railway 200 exhibition train ‘Inspiration’ is going west this spring, because some of the latest dates announced for visits include stations in Devon and Cornwall for the first time since Inspiration’s nationwide tour began last summer at the Severn Valley Railway. Since then it has visited stations and heritage railways

Train services through south London are disrupted this morning after yesterday’s derailment of a Southern train outside Selhurst depot. The train was not carrying passengers and no one is reported to have been injured, and the cause of the derailment has not been revealed. The incident was made worse by a failure

A train has been derailed at Selhurst  Network RailUpdated 10.10National Rail has warned of major delays in south London, after 'a number of incidents' which are disrupting Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Southern services. Passengers are being urged not to travel on the affected routes.  One of the problems is a derailed train

A train has been derailed at Selhurst  Network RailUpdated 10.10, 12.50National Rail has warned of major delays in south London, after 'a number of incidents' which are disrupting Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Southern services. A train has been derailed, and passengers were being urged not to travel on the affected routes.

Three branch lines in south west England will stay closed until further notice, Network Rail has warned, because floodwater has put structures at risk. Trains have not run between Exeter and Okehampton or Barnstaple since the most recent storms, while the Looe Valley Line has not seen trains since the end