All photos: Network Rail It could take months to reinstate the Edinburgh to Glasgow line as the scale of flood damage is revealed. Network Rail will be working around-the-clock to repair flood damage on the main line near Polmont. With the flood water subsiding from the tracks, engineers have now fully inspected the

A WELL-WORN saying in the world of news is ‘a lie is half way around the world, while truth is still getting its boots on’ (writes Sim Harris). It may be well-worn, but it certainly fits the facts in the Case of the January Fare Rises. If I ask you how much

The July Retail Price Index (RPI) – used for many years to decide the New Year changes to rail fares – has risen by 1.6%. However, last month’s RPI rise is largely due to the higher prices for road fuel. An announcement about any changes to fares in January 2021 is expected

Many railway season ticket holders and commuters will see a 1.6% rise in rail fares from January despite a slump in passenger demand. About half of rail fares are pegged to July’s Retail Price Index, which defied forecasts and rose from 1.1% in June. The government said any fare increases will be

NETWORK RAIL is warning that the main Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street line may have to remain closed until well into the autumn, as a result of flood damage. The bank of the Union Canal was breached over a 30m stretch during the recent bad weather and water cascaded down on

THE Retail Price Index rose by 1.6 per cent in July, mainly because of higher prices for road fuel. The July RPI has been used for many years to decide the New Year changes to rail fares, but this link has to be confirmed each year by the Government. An

Photo: National Railway Musuem The National Railway Museum and the Gwili Vintage Carriage Group have signed a three-year overhaul agreement to bring the last surviving Welsh standard gauge locomotive back into steam. Originally agreed in October 2019, plans to begin the overhaul of Taff Vale Railway No.28 were disrupted by the nationwide

TRANSPORT campaigners are calling on the government not to use the Retail Price Index to decide the extent of fare rises in the New Year, and to move forward quickly with plans to introduce ‘part time’ season tickets. The calls have come a day before the RPI for July is published.

Stations in Scotland and many in England and Wales will fall silent for a minute on Wednesday at 09.43, one week after the derailment south west of Stonehaven in which two members of ScotRail’s staff and one passenger tragically lost their lives. The time has been chosen to mark the

Stations in Scotland and many in England and Wales will fall silent for a minute on Wednesday at 09.43, one week after the derailment south west of Stonehaven in which two members of ScotRail’s staff and a passenger tragically lost their lives. The time has been chosen to mark the