British Transport Police officer falls victim to virus A DETECTIVE Constable with British Transport Police in London has fallen victim to Covid 19. BTP have confirmed that John Coker, 53, died on Friday evening. Det. Con. Coker, who was based at Euston, had been admitted to hospital after first showing coronavirus

Construction of HS2 is going ahead, after the Government authorised the issuing of Notices to Proceed to the main contractors for Phase 1 between London and Birmingham. But alternatives to the route, or details of it, are still being urged by some transport campaigners. Sim Harris considers the possibilities offered

To celebrate The Railway Hub’s first year anniversary, we’re giving you guys the film Azuma – Train of the Future for FREE! Don’t miss this fascinating insight into how the Azuma goes from an empty body shell to running on the track! Last year, we were at the LNER launch of the

Tamar rail bridge illuminated to celebrate NHS THE historic Royal Albert Bridge which links Devon and Cornwall by carrying the Great Western main line was lit up last night as part of the now-established Thursday evening ceremonies to thank the staff of the NHS for their courageous work. While millions of

Millions of pounds repaid to season ticket holders TRAIN operators are working hard to refund claims from many thousands of season ticket holders who can no longer travel for the time being because of the coronavirus restrictions. All claims can be backdated to 17 March at the earliest because the government

The South Devon Railway has launched a video to help increase awareness of its appeal. Just over a week since it was launched on Sunday, April 5, the latest updated figure for the South Devon Railway’s  ‘SOS – Save Our Steam’ – £500,000 funding appeal shows that over £31,000 has been

Companies in the UK have been given the green light by the Government to begin construction works for HS2. Following the decision to proceed with the high speed rail project earlier this year, HS2 Ltd has today issued a ‘Notice to proceed’ to the companies that will undertake construction on the

THE Government’s high speed line developer HS2 Ltd has been given permission by the Department for Transport to start the detailed design and construction of Phase 1 of the new railway between London and Birmingham. A Notice to Proceed has been issued to the four contractors. They are SCS Railways, Align

Network Rail worker to appear in tv documentary today A NETWORK RAIL worker from Morpeth will be appearing in a tv documentary today which explains how night workers make an essential contribution to the nation’s wellbeing, particularly at the moment. Rob Turnbull works on overhead lines, and today’s programme will show

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