Photo: Rail Accident Investigation Branch The families of Croydon tram crash victims have demanded a new inquest into their deaths after a jury concluded they died as a result of an accident and were not unlawfully killed. Seven passengers died and a further 51 were injured when the tram derailed in south

Updated 08.24TRAINS are expected to start running through fire-damaged Troon station in Ayrshire tomorrow, but Network Rail said the station would remain closed to passengers for the time being. The building on platform one was badly damaged by a blaze on Saturday which took several hours to bring under control. No

A NEW report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail is recommending more use of the 'amazing network of heritage railways' to boost tourism using public transport. The report notes that running heritage services on to the main network could pose problems because of the higher technical standards which apply. However,

LNER has come under fire for following the new English pandemic rules on board its trains north of the border, which mean face coverings and social distancing are no longer compulsory. The changes came into effect yesterday, but there are crucial differences between England, Wales and Scotland, because the devolved governments

1981 a rusty, beat-up locomotive was saved from Woodhams’ Scrapyard in Barry. The engine in question was the Great Western Railway Modified Hall Class No. 7903 Foremarke Hall. The man spearheading the rescue effort was author John Cruxon, who would later become the restoration manager of this once-fine engine. Locomotive Recollections No

THE train service between Glasgow Central and Ayr has been suspended until further notice, after fire swept through a building at Troon station on Saturday. Services from Glasgow Central to Ayr will start and terminate at Kilwinning, and ScotRail warned that no alternative transport would be provided today.  The fierce blaze began

PASSENGERS on Heathrow Express will still have to wear face coverings from Monday, as transport operators choose whether to lift the compulsory masks rule when the government lifts formal restrictions in England. Masks will also continue to be necessary on all Transport for London services, Manchester Metrolink trams and in other

Passengers using the Tyne and Wear Metro must continue to wear face coverings when travelling on the system, unless they are exempt. Nexus said that wearing a face covering throughout journeys, on stations and trains, is a condition of carriage unless exempt. Passengers may be refused travel if they do not. North

THE Transport Decarbonisation Plan unveiled by the government has been welcomed by the railfreight industry. The plan sets out a programme of decarbonising transport completely by 2050, and is being described by the government as a 'greenprint'. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said: 'It’s not about stopping people doing things: it’s about doing

Photos: PA Media Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has supported a decision to make masks compulsory on the London Underground, despite his own Government scrapping the mandatory wearing of face coverings. Shapps said the move is in line with what ministers want to happen, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to lift legal