THE British government is being told ‘we cannot afford to lose Eurostar’, which is in crisis as a result of the pandemic travel restrictions. Nationalised French rail operator SNCF has a 55 per cent stake in the company which owns Eurostar, and Belgian railway SNCB has 5 per cent. The other

SIMPLER guidance about level crossing safety is being unveiled by the Office of Rail and Road, to help the rail industry and highways authorities. There were more than 400 incidents at level crossings last year according to Network Rail, including two collisions between trains and pedestrians and six involving trains and

Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire Ministers have been accused of failing to “get a grip” on the “ballooning costs” for HS2. Speaking in the Commons, Labour’s shadow transport minister Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi raised concerns that cities such as Leeds could miss out on the benefits of the high-speed rail link. Related articles on HS2:

MORE train operators are trimming their timetables in response to travel restrictions imposed as part of the latest lockdowns. ScotRail, Avanti West Coast and East Midlands Railway are among the operators which withdrew some services yesterday, and EMR will be introducing a rewritten temporary timetable from next Monday, 25 January. EMR said

Photo: Eurostar Business leaders in London have urged the Government to offer financial assistance to struggling Eurostar. In a letter sent to the the Treasury and Department for Transport on Sunday, campaign group London First warned not to let the cross-Channel rail operator “fall between the cracks of support”. Related articles: It went

Dozens of rail staff have been recognised for their life-saving actions in rescuing vulnerable people. Almost 60 workers from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express services, were recognised with Samaritans-sponsored Lifesaver Awards. Related articles: They were praised for their compassion and bravery in putting their

EUROSTAR is in crisis and reported to be near collapse, after months of very low passenger figures caused by the Covid pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions between Britain and the continent, which have now been tightened again. The operator is running just a couple of trains a day, and is

FARES on Transport for London services will rise by 2.6 per cent in general on 1 March, but the mayor of London Sadiq Khan says some single pay as you go Underground, DLR, London Overground and TfL rail fares will not change. The rises are the first since before the present

Updated 11.05 A FRAMEWORK agreement to build 30 tri-mode locomotives has been signed by Stadler and Rail Operations (UK) Ltd.  The new mixed-traffic Bo-Bo machines will be based on Stadler’s established Class 68 and Class 88 fleets, but will be able to operate on 25kV or a CATERPILLAR C32 diesel engine. The diesels

Our colleagues over at Mortons Books have given us three copies of their brand new book, The Steam Engines of World War II In Europe (worth £40 each), and they must be won by Railway Magazine readers! Follow author Philip Horton’s pursuit of these fantastic steam engines during the Second World