A NEW list of the 20 low bridges most frequently struck by lorries has been revealed by Network Rail, and almost half are in East Anglia. Operators of heavy goods vehicles are being warned that if their drivers disregard low bridge warniings the result can be a ‘hefty bill’ and

The rich history of one of the most iconic and well-known railway stations in the world, King’s Cross, will be told in a new documentary which airs on Channel 5 tonight (Monday, 9 November). King’s Cross Station: Then & Now unravels the 170-year history of the Grade I listed transport hub,

A 15ft high railway bridge across one of Britain’s main trunk roads has been revealed by Network Rail as the structure most hit by HGVs. The bridge spanning Watling Street on the Leicestershire-Warwickshire border on the A5 at Hinckley has been hit 25 times in the past year, figures reveal. The

THE Department for Transport has agreed to provide financial help for Transport for London until next year, but the agreement has not been reached without a price. In the first of two essays, Sim Harris looks at the effect politicians can have on the business of running transport services. ‘I

AVANTI West Coast is reducing its timetable between London and Manchester and also London and Birmingham in response to the latest lockdown in England. Some operators have said they will not be reducing their timetables during the November lockdown, but Merseyrail is also reducing the frequency on its Southport line to

AN inquest into the deaths of seven people who were travelling on the tram which overturned on a sharp curve near Croydon almost four years ago has been postponed until next year because of the pandemic. The accident on a junction at Sandilands occurred early on the morning of 9 November

THE ‘largest and clearest’ single passenger information display screen in Britain has been switched on at London Victoria. The display, showing the next fastest train to 60 destinations, measures 5m by 2.5m. It has been installed above the metro concourse. In future the display could be programmed to show animations and

CLAIMS that the final cost of HS2 could be £170 billion have been dismissed by the government. Lord (Tony) Berkeley, who is a veteran critic of the scheme to build high speed lines between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds has warned that the eventual price could be almost three times as

WORK to upgrade a Welsh viaduct which came close to being destroyed by a wood-boring marine worm has reached the end of its first stage. The £25 million upgrade to the bridge across the Mawddach Estuary at Barmouth on the west coast of Wales involves replacing more than 1,000 timber and

The leader of the biggest rail workers’ union has announced his retirement, blaming a “campaign of harassment” against him by factional groups within the union. Photo: Nick Ansell/PA Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, has faced several clashes with the union’s executive in recent months. He