Photo: GWR Captain Tom Moore, the veteran who raised more than £29 million for NHS Charities Together to mark his 100th birthday, has had a Great Western Railway (GWR) Intercity train named in his honour. Five-car 800025 will be named Captain Tom Moore on his 100th birthday on Thursday 30 April. The naming follows

MORE than half of the businesses connected with rail freight have furloughed some of their staff, according to a new survey from the Rail Freight Group. Most firms said they had been affected by the emergency, with 54 per cent having closed parts of their business or expecting to do so

Virus emergency delayed Network Rail projects NETWORK RAIL has revealed that the current emergency affected its programme of upgrades over the Easter weekend, with 11 out of 23 ‘red’ schemes being reduced or postponed. Work costing £113 million had been planned and projects worth more than £81 million were completed, and

Minute of silence for workers who died on duty NETWORK RAIL and railway operators are pausing for one minute at 11.00 today, to commemorate those who have lost their lives at work, or from diseases or injuries related to their employment. The pause will mark International Workers’ Memorial Day, and it

Photo: GWR Great Western Railway (GWR) is asking members of the public to design their own special train livery showing support for the NHS and other key workers.  NHS staff and key workers are working incredibly hard to help keep people safe during the COVID-19 crisis. GWR is giving everyone of all

Whenever a newsdesk is short of a story, one tried and tested method is to use the results of a survey to fill a page or a minute or two of airtime. Surveys come in various forms: some are expected and respected, such as the National Rail Passenger Survey from

THE government has confirmed that it will provide funding to support the tram and light rail systems in Sheffield, Manchester, the West Midlands, Nottingham and Tyne & Wear, and says it is ‘working with local authorities to identify what support is needed to allow essential services to continue’. The news comes

REPORTS that the number of trains on National Rail could be increased to Saturday levels next month have raised concerns that staff may not be protected adequately. The government announced last night that up to 10 million key workers and their households, including rail staff, can now book a coronavirus test

West Midlands Metro service cut from Monday HEADWAYS on West Midands Metro will be widened slightly from Monday, with trams running four times an hour. However, evening and Sunday services will be continued so that essential workers can still travel. West Midlands Metro is one of several tram and light rail

The president of the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society, Peter Waterman is urgently appealing for the public to donate to the East Lancashire Railway Support Fund. The support fund will allow the railway, and its 800 volunteers, to reopen after COVID-19 forced the charity to close its doors.  A music mogul and famous