WEDNESDAY BRIEFINGRail industry goes green to mark car free day The rail industry is launching a new campaign – We mean green – to mark World Car Free Day. The aim is to encourage more people and businesses to choose greener trains rather than congested roads. In a report published earlier
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‘Rolling motorway’ launched for cross-Channel rail freight
'Rolling motorway' launched for cross-Channel rail freight Eurotunnel is launching a new rail freight service between France and Britain via the Channel Tunnel which will convey unaccompanied cargoes, dubbed a 'rolling motorway'. A partnership has been formed between Eurotunnel and freight handler CargoBeamer to run the new service between Calais and
Southeastern campaign encourages passengers to be mindful of those with accessibility requirements
Photo: Southeastern Southeastern has launched a video to encourage passengers to support the accessibility needs of fellow travellers returning to the railway. The campaign aims to inspire passengers to have a little patience and understanding that others may need extra time or help whilst travelling across the network. Also see Filmed at Sevenoaks
Restoration of Taff Vale locomotive reaches fundraising milestone
Photo: Taff Vale Railway The Gwili Vintage Carriage Group has reached the first fundraising milestone to enable the overhaul and eventual return to steam of Taff Vale Railway Locomotive No.28. The last surviving Welsh-built standard gauge steam locomotive – based at the Gwili Railway near Carmarthen – has reached the first £32,000
Book of the Week: The Last Days of BR Steam in Wessex Vol 2. Southern Region
By the early 1960s, BR’s aim to eliminate steam traction was all too evident. The author, therefore, decided to try to record these changes pictorially, initially using his Box Brownie camera. He soon extended his search beyond his home city of Bath to the Southern Region’s lines in neighbouring counties, in
London Underground Northern Line expands with two new stations
Photo: IStock Two new London Underground stations have opened to the public as of Monday 20 September 2021, making the new expansion the largest the Underground has had within the last century. The new Northern line extension (NLE) between Kennington and Battersea should prove to make a significant impact on the Vauxhall,
Northern leaders set out plans to ‘decide and deliver’ transport strategy
Northern leaders set out plans to 'decide and deliver' transport strategy A conference in Leeds is hearing today how the region's leaders have been putting together plans for a 'new north', but they are warning that their ambitions will need more cash – and more powers devolved from Westminster. Transport for
Government helps to fund Stratford upgrade
Government helps to fund Stratford upgrade Network Rail has secured a £2 million grant from the Department of Transport to help with the development of plans for congestion relief at Stratford station in east London. Stratford is a major hub, served by National Rail, the Docklands Light Railway, London Underground and
Violence against transport workers worse during pandemic – rail union warns
Photo: RMT Three out of five transport workers have been verbally or physically attacked since the start of the pandemic, new research suggests. Most of 5,000 rail, bus and ferry workers surveyed said they believed workplace violence has worsened during the virus crisis. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said its study
New stations added to Tube map in major network expansion
Nine Elms station. Photo: PA Media Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new Tube map showing the first major expansion of the network this century. The map features the two new stations making up the Northern line extension in south London. Trains will begin serving Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station