There could be long-term damaging effects on city centres and High Streets unless workers return to commuting by train, new research warns. Train commuting is currently just 33% of pre-pandemic levels, while car journeys have reached pre-pandemic levels, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said. RDG added that a 20% shift from rail

Engineers worked flat out to repair cable damage Train services were disrupted between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley after overhead power cables were damaged on the northern section of the Cross City line. Network Rail apologised to passengers yesterday afternoon as its engineers worked flat out to repair the

A new study from Denmark has suggested road traffic and railway noise is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Researchers in Denmark monitored almost two million adults aged 60 or older living in the country between 2004 and 2017. Also see The study, published in the BMJ, found that over an

Network Rail sets out new strategic targets Network Rail has launched the second phase of its ten-year Network Operating Strategy, aimed at improving railway operations. Also known as Net Ops 2, the strategy has been developed in partnership with colleagues from around the industry. It sets out a series of recommendations

Union says Underground RAIB report is 'damning' A fatal accident on a curved tube platform has been described by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch as highlighting inadequate risk assessment on the part of London Underground. At about 10.10 on 26 May last year, a passenger on the northbound Bakerloo Line platform

The London Underground has seen its busiest rush hour morning since March 2020, according to Transport for London (TfL) data. Between 7am and 8am on September 6, there were 277,000 “taps” in on the Tube, an increase of 24% on last Tuesday. Also see The morning grew busier still between 8am and

RAIB has released its report into a fatal accident at Waterloo Underground station last year. On May 26 2020 at 10.10am, a passenger fell into the gap between the northbound Bakerloo line platform and a train at Waterloo Underground station. A large gap existed between the train and the platform because

After an active mainline career of 27 years – firstly with the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), and then after Nationalisation with the London Midland Region of British Railways (BR) – Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 No. 46233 Duchess of Sutherland could be found languishing on the condemned siding at

FirstGroup unveils details of East Coast open access FirstGroup's new open access services are set to start running on the East Coast Main Line this autumn. First said its new company will be branded 'Lumo', and will use five new AT300 electric Hitachi-built units to provide services between London and Edinburgh

Photo: Dean Forest Railway The Dean Forest Railway (DFR) is hosting a Volunteers Open Day later this month for members of the public interested in volunteering at the railway. DFR is operated almost entirely by volunteers who work in groups across the railway, such as the Wagoneers, the Monday Gang, the Signal