Transport Scotland prepares for possible ScotRail renationalisationTHE ScotRail franchise run by Abellio could be renationalised, as performance continues to stay below target. Transport secretary Michael Matheson told MSPs that the operator is not now expected to reach performance targets for another year. ScotRail should have been running 92.5 per cent

London Underground drivers have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over the level of noise on the Tube. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on the Jubilee, Central, Northern and Victoria lines backed action short of a strike by more than 95%. Tube drivers vote

A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years. Fraser Pithie reflects on the events 50 years ago in May 1969, and 35 years ago in June 1984, and the significance they subsequently had

HS2 Bill moves forward in House of LordsTHE Bill authorising the second phase of HS2 from Birmingham to Crewe has made progress in the House of Lords, when it passed Second Reading. There will be no further advances for the next five weeks, because Parliament is now prorogued until 14

RIDDLES and Ivatt ‘4MT’ 2-6-0s will be open for comparison at the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) later this month when resident ‘Flying Pig’ No. 43016 is joined by the Mid-Hants Railway’s BR No. 76017 at the September 19-22 Autumn Steam Gala. No. 76017 is the first ‘Standard 4’ Mogul to

I AM constantly depressed by the lack of vegetation control on our national network, as highlighted in your Readers’ Platform this month (RM August). On a recent visit to St Mary’s crossing near Stroud I was shocked by just how bad things have got.  The situation at Manchester

Scarves and blankets made from Virgin Trains staff’s worn-out uniforms are being donated to people living on the streets. Garments such as coats, shirts and trousers originally worn by Virgin Trains staff have been given a new lease of life by prisoners at HMP Northumberland at its onsite textile factory.

The Government’s decision to review the HS2 rail project has been branded “bizarre” by a former transport secretary. Labour’s Lord Adonis warned that the fundamental review of the multibillion-pound high-speed rail project could lead to its cancellation. Siemens/PA He told the Lords there was a clear “left-hand, right-hand problem” in

Mortons Media Group is delighted to announce its acquisition of renowned rail, maritime, road transport and biography book publisher Silver Link Publishing, which will now become part of the recently launched Mortons Books business. Silver Link, which has produced more than 700 titles, was founded in 1985 at Carnforth in the

THE first major structure to be built at Euston as part of HS2 has received planning permission from the London Borough of Camden.   The eye-catching London Underground (LU) ventilation shaft and substation –nicknamed the ‘sugar cube’ – will be covered with more than 13,000 glazed white terracotta tiles, drawing