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
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New contractor replaces TfL Oyster manager Cubic
The contractor which has been running Transport for London’s Oyster and other contactless payment systems has been replaced, less than two years since a major cyber attack in September 2024 in which the names and contact details of up to 5000 TfL customers were reported to have been compromised. The attack
Disruption continues in Devon and Cornwall after storms
Passengers in south west England are facing more disruption today, because the lines between Exeter, Okehampton and Barnstaple are still closed after the recent storms, although rail replacement services are now running. Network Rail said work to restore ballast which had been washed away should be completed later today, but divers
Rail investment call as renationalisation moves ahead
The West Midlands Trains National Rail Contract held by Transport UK Group will come to an end at 02.00 on Sunday morning, when the individual brands of West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern will be taken over by the state. The change will be the latest in a series of renationalisations
GWR warns flood disruption will continue
Train services in Devon and Cornwall are set to be disrupted by floods into next week, Great Western Railway has warned, as forecasters predict more rain to come. There are still no trains between Exeter and Okehampton or Barnstaple, and GWR has issued a ‘do not travel’ warning, because road conditions
Manchester tram line closed by overhead fault
An overhead line fault near Salford Quays in Manchester is expected to disrupt Metrolink services on the Eccles line until further notice while repairs are carried out. TfGM said there is no service between Eccles and Pomona, and trams will be running only between Ashton-under-Lyne and Deansgate-Castlefield. Staff are helping passengers in
Manchester tram line was closed by overhead fault
An overhead line fault near Salford Quays in Manchester disrupted Metrolink services on the Eccles line during the morning of 30 January while repairs were carried out. TfGM said there was no service between Eccles and Pomona, and trams were running only between Ashton-under-Lyne and Deansgate-Castlefield until about 14.00. Staff helped passengers
GWR to launch battery train service
A branch in West London will become the first GWR route to be served by a battery train on 31 January. Saturday services on the West Ealing to Greenford line will be provided from now on by the specially converted Class 230 unit, which was originally part of a D78 stock
TfL reveals ambitions for more Overground lines
Transport for London has unveiled an ambition to take over the Great Northern inner suburban services between Moorgate, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage, by including them in the Overground network. The proposal has been outlined the draft of TfL’s latest Business Plan, covering the next five years, which will be considered
Work begins on HS2’s ‘missing link’ to Euston
Euston station in London is back on the high speed agenda, after the first of two tunnel boring machines began its subterranean journey from Old Oak Common to the Euston Road. This section has been mired in a controversy which was even greater than over the rest of the project, because