Facemasks must be worn on all public transport in Britain from this morning, as the first step towards defending the population from the new omicron variant of Covid-19, which has triggered warnings from the world health community. Masks were already compulsory on Transport for London trains, trams and buses as well

Safety course launched as level crossing misuse continuesNetwork Rail has launched a free rail safety programme for children, just as new footage has shown people taking risks with their lives on a level crossing in Nottinghamshire. The latest images released by Network Rail show young girls doing handstands on the

STRIKES by the RMT are set to start in a dispute over rosters on London's Night Tube, and Transport for London is warning that Underground services will be disrupted on up to five lines. TfL has warned of 'severe disruption' on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria Lines all day

STRIKES by the RMT have started in a dispute over rosters on London's Night Tube, and Transport for London is warning that Underground services will be disrupted on five lines. TfL has warned of 'severe disruption' on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria Lines all day today. The strikes will

NEW figures from the Office of Rail and Road reveal that passenger travel by train dropped by 78 per cent during 2020-21. This was the first full year of lockdowns caused by Covid-19, when travel by train was officially discouraged for months at a time. The ORR has published its estimates

RDG moves ahead with standardised smart ticketing THE Rail Delivery Group has signed a contract with a smart ticketing company which brings the prospect of standard electronic ticketing for all National Rail operators closer. The RDG is acting in advance of Great British Railways, which will inherit the scheme in due

STRIKES have been called by the RMT on London's Night Tube lines later this month and during December, stalling the planned relaunch which had been timed to coincide with the run-up to Christmas. The dispute will mainly affect overnight trains on the Central and Victoria Lines on Friday and Saturday nights,

THE first daily trains to carry the public between Exeter and Okehampton for almost 50 years started running on Saturday. Invited guests had been given rides on a shuttle service between Okehampton and the former station at Bow on the previous Wednesday. Special summer Sunday services had been operated since

THE £96 billion Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands has been greeted with bitter criticism in the north of England. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has decided to cut back the eastern leg of HS2 to terminate at East Midlands Parkway, but a new line will be built from

Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirms a budget of £96 billion for the new IRP, saying that the plans for HS2 had been designed 'in isolation from the rest of the transport network'.____________________________________________________ Key points: The eastern leg of HS2 will stop at East Midlands Parkway but the DfT will remain 'open to