Railway staff learning sign language (credit TransPennine Express) A charity is warning that public transport can be effectively barred to people who are deaf or have limited hearing. A report called Clear Signals has been published by the RNID, which says that 18 million people have hearing difficulties, and find

No trains are running between Reading and Didcot Parkway today, because of a gas leak in Didcot. The obstruction is affecting Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services, which are being replaced by road transport between Reading and Oxford. However, Great Western Railway is advising passengers to avoid the route entirely. Trains are

The RMT has staged a demonstration outside Marylebone station in London this morning, on the first full day of the renationalisation of Chiltern Railways. The operator was transferred to state ownership at 02.00 yesterday, making it the sixth former franchise to be taken over, as the government continues to prepare for

The renationalisation of Chiltern Railways will provide ‘a fresh opportunity to deliver East West Rail and its benefits for passengers’, according to the Government. Chiltern will be controlled by DfT Operator from 02.00 on Sunday, and it has already been nominated as the future operator of East West Rail. However, although the

The dispute over driver-only operation on East West Rail is being stepped up by the RMT. Its members are being balloted for a strike, and the union is planning to stage a demonstration outside Marylebone station in London on Monday. The service between Oxford and Milton Keynes is set to be operated

New rules about the rights of passengers whose trains are cancelled have come into force, affecting nearly all English train operators. Passengers whose trains are cancelled can now use other services without any further charge or the need to rebook. A more restricted version of the scheme had already included the renationalised

The ‘ironing board’ seats which were installed on Thameslink’s Class 700 fleet more than ten years ago are reaching the end of their lives, after years of criticism by uncomfortable passengers. The seats, which were specified by the Department for Transport along with the rest of the trains, have given commuters

The government has announced that 29 battery-electric trains for TransPennine Express worth £1 billion are to be built by Alstom in Derby. Construction of the fleet of Adessia Stream units is set to begin in 2028, and they should enter service from 2034, replacing some of the Siemens Class 185 units

Hundreds of thousands of people are reported to have been delayed by flight cancellations and delays which have been caused by a technical problem at air traffic control yesterday. National Rail has announced that ticket restrictions are being eased, to help stranded airline passengers. It’s believed more than 300 flights have

A new target for increasing rail freight has been published by the Government. The aim is to see the volume of freight carried by train to be increased by at least 40 per cent by 2040, and at least 75 per cent within the following ten years. It said the new