Salisbury disruption set to continue this week Train services through Salisbury are expected to be disrupted throughout this week, as work continues on clearing the line after the collision between two trains eight days ago. Network Rail says the infrastructure at Salisbury Tunnel Junction was damaged by the accident, which the

Confidence grows in rail supply chain A new poll suggests that confidence in the rail industry is growing again, in what the Railway Industry Association described as a ‘positive sign of growing optimism about the future’. More than 260 rail industry leaders were surveyed by Savanta on behalf of RIA, and

Talks begin over new passenger contracts, as confidence grows Private sector transport operators have been invited to a market engagement exercise today by the Department for Transport as a first step towards awarding Passenger Service Contracts, while the Rail Delivery Group says travel is recovering in the wake of the Covid

Talks begin over new passenger contracts, but RMT protests Private sector transport operators were invited to a market engagement exercise on Thursday by the Department for Transport as a first step towards awarding Passenger Service Contracts, while the Rail Delivery Group said travel is recovering in the wake of the Covid lockdowns,

THE Rail Accident Investigation Branch has revealed that the collision between two trains outside Salisbury station on Sunday night was caused by slippery rails on the approach to a junction, which meant that one of the trains involved could not stop before it collided with the other. The train which could

Salisbury train crash: police keep 'open mind' The reported circumstances of the collision between two trains in a tunnel on the up side of Salisbury station on Sunday evening have now changed, and original reports that one of the trains had been derailed by an object on the line have been

'Object in tunnel' blamed for Salisbury collision A total of 17 people have been taken to hospital after two passenger trains collided in Fisherton Tunnel on the up side of Salisbury station last night.  Network Rail said the 17.08 GWR service from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Meads was approaching the station at

Weather disruption continues on West Coast Main Line Passengers cannot travel north of Preston this morning as the result of heavy rain. National Rail said between 100mm and 130mm of rain had fallen on high ground in Cumbria and South Lanarkshire and as a result Network Rail has imposed speed restrictions,

ScotRail strikes cancelled after last minute pay deal The threat of strikes on ScotRail was lifted when a deal was agreed at the eleventh hour, after a 17.00 deadline expired last night. The RMT had been set to stage walkouts during the COP26 climate change summit, which starts in Glasgow on

Countdown on to ScotRail strike decision ScotRail is planning to replace striking rail staff with managers and supervisors during COP26 if tonight's 17.00 deadline passes without a last-minute agreement with the RMT over a pay offer. It is reported that the government is not optimistic that there will be a settlement