TWO transport ministers have lost their posts at the Department for Transport in Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle, in which the headline change was the unexpected departure of chancellor Sajid Javid. The two leaving the DfT are George Freeman and Nusrat Ghani, who may have been the last minister to allege in

Tree blocking all lines at Four Ashes in Staffordshire. Photo: Network Rail Following Storm Ciara last weekend, Storm Dennis is forecast to hit Britain this Saturday and Sunday. Dennis is likely to disrupt some rail journeys between London Euston, the West Midlands and Chilterns, Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire and Cumbria. With river levels high,

GWR Saint class No. 2999 Lady of Legend will look the part at the head of the Severn Valley Railway’s GWR carriages. The 4-6-0 is seen here in action at the Didcot Railway Centre. Photo: Charlie Jackson The Severn Valley Railway has announced the debut appearance of GWR Saint class No.

It has taken nine years and 50 million man-hours to build and is the first major new railway in Great Britain for more than a century. ‘High-Speed 1’ opens throughout on November 14 and plugs the UK- at last! – firmly into the European high-speed network. Formerly known as the Channel

TRANSPORT for the North has given TransPennine Express new, strict public performance targets, after months of cancellations and other problems. The decision comes only a few days since rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris warned that the Department for Transport was prepared to take action. He told MPs on 4 February: ‘We have been

1913-built Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons No. 31 is seen with a goods train on Didcot’s branch line. Photo: Frank Dumbleton The new Didcot Railway Centre season opens this weekend (February 15-16) with the ‘Delivering The Goods’ steam and diesel gala event. Demonstration freight trains and wagon movements will

Updated 14.06 11 Feb. PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has announced that HS2 is going ahead, and reaction has been coming in. However, he has criticised the management of HS2 Ltd, particularly in its approach to local communities. Mr Johnson said: ‘The Cabinet has given High Speed Rail the green signal. We are going

► Primary advantage is capacity, not speed► Costs remain uncertain, particularly for later phases► HS2 must be part of national rail network► Frequency should drop to 14tph, perhaps 16tph later THE review of HS2 from former HS2 chairman Doug Oakervee has been published, to coincide with the Prime Minister’s statement

THERE are widespread predictions this morning that the Prime Minister is preparing to give the green light to Phase 1 of HS2 between London and Birmingham and probably on to Crewe. The remaining sections to Manchester and Leeds may be reviewed again. This story will be updated when there is an

In years gone by the UK has faced some relatively heavy snow. Less than two years ago the ‘Beast from the East’ brought parts of the country to a snowy standstill. Despite this, many rail commuters and travellers alike often ask the question: Why does snow stop trains running? It would be