A DEPOT in the West Midlands where a driver was killed between two trains had been ‘operating at or beyond its capacity at night’, according to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. The driver had walked between the stabled trains at Tyseley depot on 14 December last year, ‘almost certainly’ unaware that

A NEW initiative to tackle homelessness and end rough sleeping for good has been launched by Network Rail, British Transport Police and the Department for Transport. Network Rail is to work with five charity partners as part of the initiative, entitled Routes out of Homelessness, and there will be various events

A SIGNALLING fault disrupted train services on a 10km stretch of the West Coast Main Line near London this morning. The affected section between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central has now reopened, but passengers were being warned to expect some disruption to continue until 12.00. Network Rail issued a ‘don’t travel’

The Elizabeth line has reached its complex final stages with Crossrail Ltd working to complete the remaining infrastructure so it can fully test the railway and successfully transition the project as an operational railway to Transport for London (TfL). The process to handover the completed rail infrastructure is underway, with Crossrail

PASSENGERS with Advance tickets who cannot make booked train journeys because of new Covid restrictions in parts of Britain are being told that no refunds will be paid. Although in many cases the details of a journey can be changed for a £10 fee there is no certainty about future travel

With new and refurbished trains on the way, a rolling programme of electrification, and a devolved Government committed to further expansion, Scotland is showing other regions of the UK how to deliver a better railway. Ben Jones met ScotRail Alliance MD Alex Hynes to find out what is in store

Network Rail ready to tackle ‘leaves on the line’ and keep passengers moving safely and reliably this autumn with 61 leaf-busting trains and 80 leaf-busting teams. Regarded as the railway’s equivalent of black ice on the roads, leaves on the line can create issues when they stick to damp rails and

NETWORK RAIL has announced the start of a further public consultation about a new station in suburban Cambridge. Plans have been developed in principle for Cambridge South, which would serve Addenbrookes Hospital and could also be a calling point for trains on East West Rail in a few years from now. The station

THE review of the railway industry which has been led by Keith Williams is still being kept behind closed doors. Sim Harris argues that it is time to publish what he has to say. ON 1 October, rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris gave a written Commons answer to MP Tanmanjeet Singh

The Science Museum Group is set to launch a major new exhibition which charts the global impact of the world’s longest and most famous rail journey – the Trans-Siberian Railway.  Announced on October 5 – the anniversary of the railway’s completion in 1916 – a major new exhibition will be unveiled