Go-Ahead shares dented by Southeastern's 'breach of trust' Shares in Go-Ahead Group closed sharply down last night after it had been revealed that the DfT was ending the Southeastern contract in the wake of the discovery that more than £25 million in taxpayers' money had been wrongly retained by the operator.

THE Department for Transport is to renationalise Southeastern by transferring the contract to the Operator of Last Resort. It is the third former franchise to be taken back under full public control.The DfT says Southeastern, which is owned by Govia, did not declare over £25 million of taxpayers' money. This

THE Department for Transport is to renationalise Southeastern by transferring the contract to the Operator of Last Resort. It is the third former franchise to be taken back under full public control.The DfT says Southeastern, which is owned by Govia, did not declare over £25 million of taxpayers' money. This

New Hull Trains managing director namedDavid Gibson has been appointed as the new managing director for First Group's open access operator Hull Trains. David joins the business on 1 October to lead Hull Trains on what it described as 'its continued journey to recovery after the challenges of the global

TSSA in talks over merger with American union The Transport Salaried Staffs' Assocation, which is sometimes dubbed the 'white collar' rail union, is in talks with an American union over a possible merger. The TSSA said a merger with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers would increase the money available to it.

Entries are still being accepted for the Rail Camera Club’s free competition for railway photographers aged under 26 to showcase their work. The competition is supported by Network Rail, the National Railway Museum, Jessops, Mortons Media (TheRailway Magazine, Rail Express, Heritage Railway, Railways Illustrated), Silver Link Publishing, Bauer Media and others. The

South Western Railway (SWR) has announced that the upgraded Island Line is set to reopen on November 1. Once reopened – subject to final round of safety tests – customers will return to a transformed Island Line, with new trains running along upgraded infrastructure and through improved stations. Also see The new

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry. Rail freight ‘never been more crucial’ amid HGV driver shortage The rail industry is claiming a surge in the movement of goods by train shows it can help ensure supermarket shelves remain stocked during the lorry driver shortage. Office of Rail and

ScotRail ticket examiners vote to continue strikes Ticket examiners on ScotRail have confirmed their backing for continued strikes in a new ballot. The law required another vote, because their industrial action began six months ago. The dispute concerns differences in pay for rest day working between ASLEF drivers and other frontline