A NEW survey which suggests that a third of British adults are prepared to risk their lives to retrieve an everyday object such as a mobile phone or a bunch of keys from the track has been described by Network Rail as 'shocking'. In response, Network Rail and British Transport Police

BOTH Crossrail Ltd and Transport for London have responded to today's National Audit Office report, which says that 'although cost increases and schedule delays are in line with Crossrail Ltd's 2020 estimates, they exceed the available budget and there are still significant issues that could arise'. Transport commissioner Andy Byford said:

THE troubled London Crossrail project is pushing at the boundaries of its budget yet again, in spite of repeated attempts to rescue the project while keeping within existing resources. The Elizabeth Line across London was due to open in December 2018, but delays have pushed back the opening date by years,

STAFF working on gatelines at ScotRail stations have voted against all-out strikes, but they have given the green light to other industrial action. The result echoes the recent ballot of ScotRail train cleaners who also rejected walkouts, but the cleaners will begin an effective work to rule on 13 July by

Didcot Railway Centre will host celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the Great Western Society across two separate gala weekends. The first Diamond Jubilee Gala will take place on July 31 and August 1 and is set to feature five or six locomotives in action and working passenger trains on

TALKS are due to begin at ACAS tomorrow in a bid to find an agreement in the RMT's dispute with Caledonian Sleeper over a pay freeze. There has already been one series of strikes after a ballot revealed that 85 per cent of the RMT's sleeper members supported walkouts. As a

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A HIGHLY critical rail report from a committee of MPs published today says the Department for Transport faces 'an extremely challenging and uncertain environment in which to implement its proposed reforms'. In response, the RMT union has called for an 'urgent' government rethink. The Public Accounts Committee says the English rail

Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present. Headline Lines IETs back in traffic as repair plans established; Northern CAF units return to service; ORR launches review; Industry facing £2bn cuts; TPE completes new train programme;

POSSIBLE changes to rules about wearing facemasks on trains and other public transport from 19 July have caused confusion. In general, the requirement seems set to be scrapped, although that will be subject to confirmation on 12 July, but health secretary Sajid Javid has just signalled in a breakfast television interview