TOCs call for minimum controls as part of ‘levelling-up’ The government's Levelling Up white paper has prompted responses from many parts of the rail industry, with the passenger operators calling for as much freedom as possible when Great British Railways takes over. Rail Delivery Group director general Andy Bagnall said: ‘The

THE number of passengers using Transport for London services would have returned to 82 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by the spring if the Omicron variant had not caused new restrictions to be imposed, according to TfL, which said other problems it faces are ‘soaring inflation’ and rising energy prices. TfL’s

Merseyrail boosts services as Covid effect eases Merseyrail services will be increased in frequency from 14 February, because more staff are returning to work as the effect of the Covid pandemic lessens. From Valentine’s Day trains will run every 20 minutes on most lines, and trains on the Chester line will

Rail workers demonstrate over COP26 'betrayal' RAIL staff are among the people in Edinburgh staging a protest at what the RMT union is describing as a 'betrayal' of the promises made at the COP26 conference in Glasgow three months ago. The union said today's protest at the office of First Minister Nicola

THE RMT has voiced fears that train catering is increasingly under threat, even while passengers are returning to the railway. The union surveyed more than 1000 catering staff, and the responses suggest that 85 per cent are worried that catering services are set to be cut back further. There has already been

National Rail sets out to attract commuters with coffee Legal facemask requirements end in England today, but train operators will continue to encourage their use, while they remain compulsory on Transport for London services. Meanwhile, National Rail operators are attempting to attract commuters back on board by offering them free coffee,

RMT warns of effects of 'soaring' inflation Train cleaners working on West Coast services are staging a strike over pay, as cleaners on four contracts in the south east are also being balloted for walkouts. Their union the RMT has warned that 'soaring' inflation means that cleaners are more than £1000

Transport minister steps down Scottish transport minister Graeme Dey has resigned from the Holyrood government. He said the cause of his departure is 'health-related', and that he was unable to give his responsibility 'everything it rightly requires and deserves'. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Mr Dey had been 'highly effective' and

HS2 Manchester Bill begins journey through Parliament A Bill which would authorise a further 84km of High Speed 2 is to be scrutinised by MPs. The Bill as published will extend HS2 from Crewe to Manchester, including new stations at Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly, completing Phase 2b of the western

Your attention, please: this announcement has reached the end of the line Repetitive and unnecessary announcements on trains are to be cut back in a 'bonfire of banalities', according to the transport secretary, who says the almost continuous loudspeaker chatter on trains is to be stripped back, leaving only essential statements