AN inquest into the deaths of seven people who were travelling on the tram which overturned on a sharp curve near Croydon almost four years ago has been postponed until next year because of the pandemic. The accident on a junction at Sandilands occurred early on the morning of 9 November

THE ‘largest and clearest’ single passenger information display screen in Britain has been switched on at London Victoria. The display, showing the next fastest train to 60 destinations, measures 5m by 2.5m. It has been installed above the metro concourse. In future the display could be programmed to show animations and

CLAIMS that the final cost of HS2 could be £170 billion have been dismissed by the government. Lord (Tony) Berkeley, who is a veteran critic of the scheme to build high speed lines between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds has warned that the eventual price could be almost three times as

WORK to upgrade a Welsh viaduct which came close to being destroyed by a wood-boring marine worm has reached the end of its first stage. The £25 million upgrade to the bridge across the Mawddach Estuary at Barmouth on the west coast of Wales involves replacing more than 1,000 timber and

The leader of the biggest rail workers’ union has announced his retirement, blaming a “campaign of harassment” against him by factional groups within the union. Photo: Nick Ansell/PA Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, has faced several clashes with the union’s executive in recent months. He

THE general secretary of Britain’s largest rail union is stepping down. Mick Cash announced his decision after the RMT’s Annual General Meeting, saying that certain groups had ‘seized every opportunity to undermine and frustrate my efforts’. Mr Cash had been on extended sick leave after suffering stress, and had only returned to

TRAIN operators are preparing for the four-week English lockdown which starts at midnight tonight and many intend to maintain their present timetables, in spite of the renewed ‘essential travel only’ rule. However, there are also warnings that some traincrew may not be able to report for duty if they or their

THE first piles have been installed at the site of the future Brent Cross West station on the Midland Main Line in north London. The work involves concrete being pumped 15 metres below ground before a reinforced cage can be built to house the future foundations. Barnet council said 135 piles would

A NATIONAL coronavirus lockdown running from November 5 to December 2 has forced Locomotive Services Limited to postpone the launch run of its ‘Blue Pullman’ HST. With a livery harking back to the days of BR’s iconic Blue Pullman, the debut of the train was to have been on November 14,

THE new lockdown in England has prompted open access operator Hull Trains to suspend its services from Thursday until further notice. Unconfirmed reports say Grand Central is following suit. The RMT reacted by claiming that open access operators have become the ‘poor relation’ in the rail sector because they do not