TRAINS are running once again past the site of the fatal derailment south of Stonehaven in August, when a train struck debris from a landslip. Two members of railway staff and a passenger lost their lives. Network Rail has replaced more than 500m of track, 70m of bridge parapets and 400m

Following the government announcement of a second national COVID-19 lockdown, the Severn Valley Railway will close from November 5. The Railway’s pubs, cafes and shops will also shut. All customers who have tickets for this period will be offered the chance to rebook during December. The railway has confirmed that tickets booked

A NEW version of a classic railway alphabet first seen in 1965 has been unveiled. Rail Alphabet was a key part of modernising British Rail’s corporate identity in the days of Beeching, and its effects eventually reached every part of the country. Sim Harris considers the prospects for Rail Alphabet

GWR 2-8-0 No. 2857 and Pannier 0-6-0 No. 7714 at Kidderminster on July 31, during trial runs by the Severn Valley Railway prior to public reopening the next day. The tests were to ensure social distancing measures were working correctly. CHRIS MILNER The announcement of a second national coronavirus lockdown by

TENSE talks over more funding for Transport for London ended with a deal last night, just hours before the Mayor could have been forced to start withdrawing services as the money to pay for them ran out. The agreement to allow TfL a further £1.8 billion in a combination of grant

The railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee is due to reopen next week after a fatal crash near Stonehaven. It has been shut since August 12, when a ScotRail service struck a landslip, causing the train to derail. Driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury died in the crash.

Thousands of train passengers complained about ticketing and refunds following the coronavirus outbreak, new figures show. Analysis of industry data by the PA news agency shows around 10,000 complaints relating to coronavirus were dealt with between April and June. This was when many passengers claimed pay outs for tickets they could no

Civil rights pioneer Dr Paul Stephenson is to have a train named in his honour to celebrate Black History Month. Dr Stephenson, 83, who was born in Essex to a West African father and British mother, served in the RAF before moving to Bristol in 1960, where he became the city’s

THE Prime Minister has been sent a letter by a coalition of organisations, calling on him to end his government’s ‘attack’ on Transport for London. The letter, signed by 13 organisations representing London’s transport workers, passenger groups, children, young people, students, pensioners, disabled people and anti-poverty campaigners, condemns the government for

Passengers at some of Britain’s biggest and busiest railway stations can now benefit from new, free and unlimited WiFi. A key part of Network Rail’s plans to put passengers first, the new WiFi service has already gone live at Victoria, Euston and London Bridge stations. It is due to be rolled