THE government is to be pressed by Buckinghamshire councillors over the suspension of a plan to include Aylesbury in East West Rail by running EWR trains from Claydon Junction, between Bicester and Bletchley, down to Aylesbury. The line exists, and is being used by passenger trains as far as Aylesbury Vale

THE Rail Delivery Group has welcomed a Department for Transport plan to make stations easier to use for less able passengers. The DfT says a 'major audit' of all stations, which was outlined in the Williams-Shapps rail review, has now started, with the intention of seeing what improvements should be made

A NEW report from the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee published today is calling for railway electrification to be speeded up. Its inquiry had concerned batteries and hydrogen as sources of energy, and the resulting report – 'Battery strategy goes flat: net zero target at risk' – warns that

WORK is continuing today in a bid to discover how 43 Manchester Metrolink trams were damaged, forcing their withdrawal from service yesterday. Metrolink operator KAM (KeolisAmey Metrolink) is expecting to run a normal service today, following emergency repairs. It appears that an infrastructure fault damaged the trams, and KAM is continuing to

The Bluebell Railway was one of the first preserved railways in the UK, beginning operations in 1960. It was started by a group of enthusiasts wishing to preserve steam railway operations for posterity. At that time, steam was widespread on Britain’s railways, so the Bluebell was able to secure many historic

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is spearheading a new national campaign to shine a light on the important work that heritage railways in the UK do. The NYMR is collaborating with over 35 other heritage railway organisations for the ‘Love Your Railway’ summer campaign from July 26 to September 5,

Photo: RMT Rail operators and Transport for London (TfL) are cutting services because of the rising number of staff self-isolating. Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England in an attempt to improve reliability after a spate of last-minute cancellations. Around 600,000 people in England and Wales were instructed to self-isolate by

THE timetables of a number of train operators are being reduced from today, because large numbers of staff have been 'pinged' and advised to self-isolate for up to 10 days. The reductions have come just at the time that the holiday season is expected to pick up, with more people taking

Companies will still face staff shortages and lost revenue because of the number of workers having to self-isolate despite emergency measures to ease the crisis, industry leaders are warning. The Government has announced plans to allow firms in sectors including transport, energy, local councils and digital infrastructure to deploy the daily

THE families of seven people who were killed when a tram overturned at speed on a tight curve near Croydon on 9 November 2016 say they are 'deeply disappointed' with the result of an inquest into the deaths. Another 51 passengers were injured, eight of them seriously.  A jury found that the