Photo: PA Train passengers will get an indication this week of how much ticket prices may rise, amid calls for fares to be frozen. The cap on the annual increase in most regulated rail fares is normally linked to the previous July’s Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation. This year’s figure will

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) will welcome back ‘hop on, hop off’ passengers to all regular services from September 7. Passengers at the SVR’s forthcoming Autumn Steam and Diesel Galas will also now be able to choose their itineraries, rather than travelling on designated trains as previously planned. Since the SVR reopened

In a new publication which celebrates 40 years the since the formation of Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Plc, steam locomotive department volunteer and cameraman Paul Stratford has produced a stunning record of the rebirth of operations – from the earliest beginnings to the current 14 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse station

Demand for train travel will return to pre-pandemic levels despite currently lagging behind car use, a minister has insisted. Department for Transport (DfT) figures show the number of journeys being made by train in Britain is approximately 57% of what it was before the coronavirus crisis, while car use has fully

A CLAIM in a newspaper report that 'hundreds of commuters could die from catching Covid on trains over the next four months' has been rejected by the Rail Delivery Group as 'highly misleading'. It says the risk from Covid-19 on trains and stations is low. The clash has occurred as the

COUNCILLORS in Harlow are calling for a new Underground link, saying that they are examining 'all possibilities for improving and modernising transport connections'. The idea is part of a Town Plan which was discussed at a council cabinet meeting last week. Their proposal is to extend the Central Line from its present

Warley Model Railway Club has announced that the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition 2021 at the NEC has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Despite the lifting of restrictions, the ongoing perception of risk means there are too many uncertainties to deliver the event in 2021. Also see The exhibition team’s decision was

Photo: Derek Ironside/PA A minute’s silence was held today for the victims of the Stonehaven rail crash one year on from the disaster. The train drivers’ union Aslef said the ScotRail derailment, which claimed three lives on August 12 last year, will be silently reflected upon by workers on Thursday morning. Driver

KEEPING one metre apart from other train passengers is no longer required on ScotRail. The change is part of the general abolition of 'physical distancing' in Scotland. But face coverings will still be needed in some circumstances. ScotRail said its extra cleaning routines would continue on trains and stations. The operator, which will

In this video, we take a look at an issue of The Railway Magazine from 1999. The editor of The Railway Magazine, Paul Bickerdyke, and former editor, Chris Milner, sit down to explore the news from the time and how the process of making the magazine has changed since. Enjoy