Updated 12.45, 13.10, 13.15, 13.21, 13.23, 13.29, 13.31, 13.41, 13.50 PASSENGERS on board a train at Stonehaven between Dundee and Aberdeen have been injured in a derailment, and at least one fatality has been reported. If so, it will be the first fatality in a British train accident since 2007. Smoke

Updated 12.45 PASSENGERS on board a train at Stonehaven between Dundee and Aberdeen have been injured in a derailment. Smoke has been billowing into the air from the crash site. There are several unconfirmed reports in circulation, but one source is suggesting that the train, an HST, collided with a landslip and

TRANSPORT for the North has unveiled its initial plans for a £5 billion ‘Northern Infrastructure Pipeline’, a 30-year investment programme which would support ‘greener’ growth in the region and boost Northern Powerhouse Rail. Some of the projects, which include railways but also roads, active travel and smart ticketing, could be started

THE government should cancel January’s rail fare rise, according to the Campaign for Better Transport. The Retail Price Index for July is set to be announced on 1 August, and if the existing formula is applied it will determine the extent of the New Year changes for regulated fares, which include

Following on from the government’s green light for construction, HS2 have begun the search for contractors to deliver the high voltage power supply systems. The systems will transfer electricity to the UK’s new high-speed rail link and allow millions of people to enjoy low carbon journeys between Birmingham, London and the

TWO 170m tunnel boring machines named after British women and built in Germany by specialist firm Herrenknecht are set to begin the three-year task of boring the 16km ‘Chiltern tunnels’ for the first phase of HS2 between London and Birmingham in the New Year. HS2 Ltd has published new pictures of

THIS year’s Rail Live has been cancelled. The rail industry event had been planned to take place at Long Marston in Warwickshire on 9 and 10 September. The organisers have blamed ‘the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 restrictions’. Some media reports have been suggesting that a wider lockdown could return next month. Plans had

The government has just announced a new round of funding to support English tram, light rail and bus services outside London, but Sim Harris suggests that the final reckoning, along with the billions already allocated to National Rail, will be a high one. FINANCIAL support is needed because of the continuing