THE level of National Rail services is being reduced this month to an average of 72 per cent of pre-Covid timetables, following the reintroduction of travel restrictions in lockdowns. Passengers are being urged not to use trains unless their journeys are essential and, if so, to check for timetable changes before

THE Department for Transport has launched a public consultation about three possible future patterns of train services in Greater Manchester, in a bid to improve reliability on its congested network. The first option makes few changes, but the second sacrifices the through service between Sheffield and Manchester Airport in return for

ALSTOM has published a report which recommends new tram systems in a number of British cities as a way of making urban transport greener. This would be alongside the introduction of up to 400 hydrogen-powered trains. The areas identified by Alstom range from Tees Valley in the north east to Plymouth

GWR Pannier Tank No. 9466 double heads with 7903 Foremarke Hall on a test run on the GWSR to Cheltenham Racecourse. A heritage railway has warned it must raise cash to survive after suffering a 77% drop in passenger numbers in 2020. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) carried fewer than 29,000

THE West Yorkshire Combined Authority is telling the government that improving transport connections for its region is ‘critical’ to improving ties between the nations of the United Kingdom, and that these connections include HS2 to Leeds. The submission, to the Union Connectivity Review and its chairman Sir Peter Hendy, follows an assessment

A massive 11,000 tonne curved concrete box is to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in a first for UK engineering. The structure, which weighs more than the Eiffel Tower, is being installed in a painstaking nine-day operation as part of the £1.2 billion East Coast upgrade. Related articles:

HS2 may now be under construction, but the debate about it continues in no uncertain terms. The problem with HS2 is that it is quite simple to make a case for or against the idea. AFTER more than ten years of discussion, work is finally underway on Phase 1 of

A TUNNEL which will take a railway under the East Coast Main Line near Peterborough will be ‘pushed into place’ at the rate of 1.5 metres an hour, said Network Rail. The engineering feat will be a first in the UK, and involves pushing an 11,000 tonne curved concrete box under

Crossrail has introduced an innovative way to give the public a tour around the Elizabeth line station. From January 6, Crossrail has released a 360 degree virtual website tour of the new Farringdon station. Click here to take a look: https://360.crossrail.co.uk/far/ The tour is made up of 21 panoramic 360 degree images

THE transport minister responsible for HS2 has dismissed suggestions that HS2 should be cancelled, along with an allegation that the government ordered work on Phase 1 between London and Birmingham to start early last year to ‘bail out’ the construction industry. Giving evidence to the Commons Transport Committee, Andrew Stephenson said