£25m plan to save weather-battered railway Details have been published of a £25 million plan to rescue a railway on the Welsh borders which has been blocked by five major landslips in the past two years alone. The line between Newport and Gloucester via Lydney runs alongside the Severn Estuary. Extreme
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Book of the Week: Mallard – The Story of Britain’s Most Magnificent Locomotive
On July 3, 1938, LNER A4 streamlined Pacific No. 4468 Mallard reached 126mph, setting a world steam speed record that has never been broken. It was the zenith of not only a great decade in which glamorous express trains competed to see which could travel from London to Scotland in the
Network Rail announces £25m investment for critical Wales and Borders transport link
Photo: Network Rail Details have been revealed of a multi-million-pound plan to rescue a railway line increasingly ravaged by climate change and extreme weather. The Newport-Gloucester line connects South Wales with the West Country, Midlands and north of England, providing a vital link for passengers. Running alongside the Severn Estuary – exposed to rain, wind and sea – more frequent extreme weather has seen
RMT calls new strike ballot on ScotRail
RMT calls new strike ballot on ScotRail The RMT has served notice of an industrial action ballot on ScotRail as the latest development in its long-running pay dispute. The union said that the schedule for the ballot would permit action to take place during COP26 if, as expected, its members voted yes.
RAIB release report into Hampshire near miss
Go-Ahead shares dented by Southeastern’s ‘breach of trust’
Go-Ahead shares dented by Southeastern's 'breach of trust' Shares in Go-Ahead Group closed sharply down last night after it had been revealed that the DfT was ending the Southeastern contract in the wake of the discovery that more than £25 million in taxpayers' money had been wrongly retained by the operator.
Train firm stripped of franchise over failure to declare £25m of taxpayer cash
Train operator Southeastern has been stripped of its franchise after failing to declare more than £25 million of taxpayer funding, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Elodie Brian, the chief financial officer of transport firm Go-Ahead – the majority owner of the rail firm’s parent company Govia – has resigned.
Southeastern renationalised after £25m ‘contract breach’
THE Department for Transport is to renationalise Southeastern by transferring the contract to the Operator of Last Resort. It is the third former franchise to be taken back under full public control.The DfT says Southeastern, which is owned by Govia, did not declare over £25 million of taxpayers' money. This
Southeastern renationalised after 25m pounds ‘contract breach’
THE Department for Transport is to renationalise Southeastern by transferring the contract to the Operator of Last Resort. It is the third former franchise to be taken back under full public control.The DfT says Southeastern, which is owned by Govia, did not declare over £25 million of taxpayers' money. This
New Hull Trains managing director named
New Hull Trains managing director namedDavid Gibson has been appointed as the new managing director for First Group's open access operator Hull Trains. David joins the business on 1 October to lead Hull Trains on what it described as 'its continued journey to recovery after the challenges of the global