Photo: PA The RMT union has declared a dispute with Thameslink over claims there has been a “potentially lethal” Legionella outbreak on its trains. The union said it has prepared its members on Thameslink for strikes if urgent action is not taken to resolve the issue. Also see The company said a low

THE RMT has declared a dispute with Govia Thameslink Railway over the discovery of 'actionable traces' of legionella in seven toilets on four Class 700 Thameslink trains. The bacteria can cause a serious type of pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease, and is associated with water tanks and related systems.  The union said

AN investigation has been launched into the collision between a tractor and a freight train at a user worked level crossing in East Anglia, and it is now known that both the train and tractor driver received minor injuries. Network Rail says 'significant' damage was also caused in the collision at

updated 12.14A FREIGHT train has collided with a tractor on a level crossing in East Anglia. The train driver was slightly hurt and the train has been partly derailed. Services between Ely and Peterborough have been disrupted. Network Rail's head of safety for Anglia, Richard Tew, said: 'At approximately 09.10 this morning

EUROSTAR has started to restore its timetable, which was reduced to a skeleton service as a result of the Covid-related travel restrictions. There was concern that the operator would not survive, but it reached an agreement with its shareholders and the banks in May. The company says it is running an extra

THERE are more predictions that the demand for rail travel is set to continue increasing until it reaches pre-Covid levels. However, the pattern of demand seems likely to change, with softer peak hours but greater demand for leisure travel. The latest person to take this view is rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris,

Photo: PA Train passengers will get an indication this week of how much ticket prices may rise, amid calls for fares to be frozen. The cap on the annual increase in most regulated rail fares is normally linked to the previous July’s Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation. This year’s figure will

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) will welcome back ‘hop on, hop off’ passengers to all regular services from September 7. Passengers at the SVR’s forthcoming Autumn Steam and Diesel Galas will also now be able to choose their itineraries, rather than travelling on designated trains as previously planned. Since the SVR reopened

In a new publication which celebrates 40 years the since the formation of Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Plc, steam locomotive department volunteer and cameraman Paul Stratford has produced a stunning record of the rebirth of operations – from the earliest beginnings to the current 14 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse station