Ashford Borough Council and Kent County Council have stepped up their campaign to secure international trains at Ashford by launching a survey. Eurostars have not called at Ebbsfleet or Ashford since 2020, but the councils say direct trains to mainland Europe are a 'top priority'. However, they conceded that Eurostar and potentially other

The first train in public service controlled by ETCS has run on the East Coast Main Line between Welwyn Garden City and Moorgate. Network Rail has revealed that the 08.05 Great Northern service on 31 August used in-cab signalling throughout. Class 717 units can now use digital signalling between Welwyn Garden City

(picture: SVR)At 06.40 this morning a rather special train left Bewdley in Worcestershire, destination Kidderminster. This was special because it was carrying 'normal' National Rail passengers, who can change at Kidderminster and travel on to Birmingham on West Midlands Railway. It was one of two morning departures, with two return workings in

The driver of a Greater Anglia train which derailed at Wickford on 14 August has reported seeing a 'kink' in the track. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch said the train had been moving at around 77 mph (124 km/h) when it derailed. The driver reported seeing the kink which 'rocked the

The rolling stock leasing companies should be paying a levy, according to the RMT. The union was responding to news that the dividends of companies like Porterbrook and Eversholt have risen sharply. Eversholt has recently announced that it has paid a dividend of £200 million, up from £60 million the previous year. Angel

Trains are running again on the CrossCountry network after a power cut caused nearly all trains to be withdrawn yesterday. The loss of power blacked out CrossCountry’s national control centre in Birmingham. Last night, CrossCountry said: ‘Our key priority is now to restore as close to a normal service as possible for

The section of line between Haywards Heath and Lewes which has been closed by the derailment of a Southern train to Eastbourne since 13 August will reopen on 1 September, Network Rail has announced. Thirty people on board the train were injured, two of them seriously, and the Rail Accident Investigation

Rough riding had been reported at the site near Lewes where a train from London to Eastbourne became derailed on 13 August. The last three vehicles left the rails and overturned in a field by the line. Thirty people were injured, and of these 20 required hospital treatment. Two of them

1 commentVirgin Trains has made a significant step towards running international services, because the Office of Rail and Road has given preliminary approval for a new framework track access agreement through the Channel Tunnel. The move may spark serious competition on international services from London, because Trenitalia has announced plans to

Two derailments last week have left lines blocked in Sussex and Essex. National Rail also reported problems with overhead wires on the East Coast Main Line. The derailment near Lewes left the three trailing vehicles of a Southern train bound for Eastbourne tipped into a field on Thursday. Twenty people were