RAIL staff are increasingly at risk from new variations of coronavirus, but are also victims of a ‘complacent and callous approach’ from employers, according to the RMT. It also claims that rail use is three times higher than it was in the previous lockdown, quoting figures from the Department for

COUNCILS which have been campaigning for East West Rail between Oxford and Cambridge are describing a Department for Transport funding announcement as ‘a milestone worth celebrating’.  The DfT said on Saturday that it is investing £794 million in the restoration of two routes which were closed to passenger trains in the

EUROSTAR is set to receive financial support from the French and British governments, according to French transport secretary Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. Giving evidence to an Assemblée nationale committee, he revealed that he has been involved in talks with British transport secretary Grant Shapps for several weeks, and that they had discussed ‘mechanisms

A CONSORTIUM led by Bombardier Transportation has confirmed a deal with the Egyptian Government to build two new monorails, with the support of a guarantee from the British government which is worth £1.7 billion. The funding will allow a monorail car production line to be created at Litchurch Lane in Derby. The

Photo: Eurostar Updated January 21: The UK and French governments must make a joint commitment to support Eurostar during the pandemic, according to the Transport Select Committee chairman. Eurostar has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 95% drop in passenger numbers. The firm is running just one daily train

THE British government is being told ‘we cannot afford to lose Eurostar’, which is in crisis as a result of the pandemic travel restrictions. Nationalised French rail operator SNCF has a 55 per cent stake in the company which owns Eurostar, and Belgian railway SNCB has 5 per cent. The other

SIMPLER guidance about level crossing safety is being unveiled by the Office of Rail and Road, to help the rail industry and highways authorities. There were more than 400 incidents at level crossings last year according to Network Rail, including two collisions between trains and pedestrians and six involving trains and

Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire Ministers have been accused of failing to “get a grip” on the “ballooning costs” for HS2. Speaking in the Commons, Labour’s shadow transport minister Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi raised concerns that cities such as Leeds could miss out on the benefits of the high-speed rail link. Related articles on HS2:

MORE train operators are trimming their timetables in response to travel restrictions imposed as part of the latest lockdowns. ScotRail, Avanti West Coast and East Midlands Railway are among the operators which withdrew some services yesterday, and EMR will be introducing a rewritten temporary timetable from next Monday, 25 January. EMR said

Photo: Eurostar Business leaders in London have urged the Government to offer financial assistance to struggling Eurostar. In a letter sent to the the Treasury and Department for Transport on Sunday, campaign group London First warned not to let the cross-Channel rail operator “fall between the cracks of support”. Related articles: It went