HS2 CHAIRMAN Allan Cook has resigned, several months before his appointment was due to end. The Department for Transport said Mr Cook will leave at the end of July, rather than staying until the end of the year. Mr Cook said: ‘As we enter a new phase of the project, the Department

T9 30120 Harmans Cross Swanage Railway. Photo: Andrew PM Wright The Swanage Railway have announced an agreement with the National Railway Museum for their LSWR T9 steam locomotive No. 30120 to remain on the Swanage Railway. The agreement will see the locomotive, built in 1899, stored at the Swanage Railway following expiry

THE protestors who have tunnelled under the gardens outside Euston station in London to highlight their opposition to HS2 say the security staff who are trying to evict them have started their own tunnel. The protestors say the eviction officials have been boring a vertical tunnel under Euston Square Gardens in

THE introduction of ‘flexible’ season tickets valid for fewer than five days a week must wait until the pandemic eases, said rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris. He has also conceded that the March fare rises are intended to help reimburse taxpayers for the financial support the franchised operators have received since

SOME trains between London Euston and Rugby have been diverted via Northampton, adding half an hour to journey times, after Network Rail was alerted yesterday by a driver to problems at Hillmorton Junction, south of Rugby. Network Rail said hourly tests show the ground is moving underneath several tracks at Hillmorton. West

PROTESTORS opposing HS2 have been ‘dragged out’ of their camp outside Euston station in London, after it was discovered that they had secretly built tunnels under Euston Square gardens. The two main tunnels were dubbed Crystal and Kelvin by their builders, and are reported to be 30 metres long. They had been

Bailiffs from HS2 have started to evict protesters from Euston Square Gardens after they dug tunnels and set up a makeshift camp in opposition to the high speed rail project. HS2 Rebellion activists occupied Euston Square Gardens claiming there were plans to build a temporary taxi rank over the small green

SCOTRAIL will reduce the number of trains it runs from Monday. It said continuing lockdown restrictions have meant that the number of passengers has been ‘severely reduced’, and that it is aiming to reduce the costs paid for the railway by taxpayers. It is the second change to ScotRail timetables recently, because

THE fate of Eurostar could depend on the willingness of the existing shareholders to surrender a stake in the owning company to the British government. Britain sold its 40 per cent share in Eurostar to two international investment houses in 2015, while the majority stake of 55 per cent has remained

Photos: Network Rail Network Rail helicopter footage shows the impact that flood waters caused by Storm Christoph have had across the North West’s railway network. Thankfully, initial signs show that railway lines left submerged in over the past week in Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria have little or no lasting damage after