The Office of Rail and Road has changed its mind about making the 07.00 Avanti West Coast train from Manchester to London an empty stock working carrying only staff, following widespread protests. The ORR had instructed AWC to cease advertising the train after the 15th of this month, saying that its

The House of Commons is to debate railway reforms in full next week, when the Railways Bill is due to receive its Second Reading. The Bill was introduced last month and will set up the ‘directing mind’ Great British Railways, which will take over from Network Rail and also run the

The railway must prepare for increasing hazards as a result of climate change. The warning has come from the Met Office, three days before the start of ‘meteorological’ winter on Monday. The weather service says British winters are becoming generally wetter, meaning that storms, floods and landslides are becoming more likely. Most

Updated 14.45, 14.52, 15.13The freeze on regulated National Rail fares in England until March 2027 will have cost £775 million by 2030-31, according to the Treasury. The immediate reduction in railway revenue, assuming that passenger figures will not rise as a reaction, will be £145 million in the coming financial year. Other

12.50, 13.3Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed investment in the Midlands Rail Hub, Northern Powerhouse Rail  and the Transpennine Route Upgrade.She has also included the freeze on regulated fares charged by National Rail operators in England. What do you think? Click here to let us know.

12.50, 13.38Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed investment in the Midlands Rail Hub, Northern Powerhouse Rail  and the Transpennine Route Upgrade.She has also included the freeze on regulated fares charged by National Rail operators in England. What do you think? Click here to let us know.

The RMT has declared a dispute with East Midlands Railway following two ‘violent’ assaults by passengers. In one case staff had hot water thrown at them and were attacked with a fire extinguisher, while in a separate incident rival football fans were involved in a ‘mass brawl’ on a train which

The Office of Rail and Road has revealed that railway earnings were up last year, further reducing the level of subsidies paid by government. However, there is still some way to go before the level of government support falls back to the levels achieved before Covid. The news has come as

Talks to end the dispute between the RMT and CrossCountry have failed, and the union has announced new strike dates. The dispute is mainly over pay, including overtime rates, rest day working and differentials between grades. The RMT said it had tried to negotiate a settlement ‘for months’, and it called a

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander is set to announce that National Rail fares in England will be frozen in 2026, instead of rising by at least the RPI for July 2025, which was 4.8 per cent. The Scottish Government has already made rail travel cheaper by abolishing peak fares, and this decision