Updated 12.35, 13.15THE rules about public transport are being relaxed and the Prime Minister has told a news conference that anyone is welcome on board, although face coverings must still be worn. As far as commuters are concerned, he told his audience: ‘It is not for government to decide how employers

PLANS to extend electric train services on the Midland Main Line north of Bedford to Kettering and Corby seem set to be delayed by up to six months, until the spring of 2021. The improved service, which is planned to provide a half-hourly frequency between London and Corby, should have been

THERE is growing speculation that the government is poised to change its ‘anti-public transport’ message soon as part of continued easing of lockdown restrictions. Until now, passengers have been urged not to use trains, trams and other public transport if they can find another way to travel, although facemasks are compulsory

MIDLANDS CONNECT is asking the government for £20 million, so that it can move ahead with plans to improve railway links to the stations at Coventry and Birmingham International. The whole scheme has been estimated to cost between £125 million and £180 million, and would provide direct trains to the two

Express steam trains working out of Birmingham, hauled by Great Western-designed 4-6-0s such as ‘Castle’ No. 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, is the unique selling point of the Vintage Trains Community Benefit Society. ROBIN COOMBES As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope

As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope talks to Tyseley’s Michael Whitehouse about Vintage Trains’ bid to become an independent train-operating company owned by the general public. ONE year ago The Railway Magazine presented an in-depth look at the strategic vision laid

STOBART GROUP has sold its rail and and civils division to a German company for just £1,000. Stobart will now concentrate on aviation and energy infrastructure. The company had been expected to shed the loss-making rail and civils business, having said that it intended to do so by the spring of

This Thursday (16/07/20) marks the 51st anniversary of the Moon landing and AllMyReads has the perfect book to discover the story behind one of the most important events in space exploration. Check out this preview from the fantastic bookazine, Apollo 11. Lift-off occurred at 9.32am local time, 8.32am in Houston or

The National Railway Museum in York and Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham have announced plans to reopen to the public this summer. Locomotion will reopen on Tuesday 28 July and the National Railway Museum will reopen the following week on Tuesday 4 August. Both sites have undergone a rigorous cleaning regime prior

SIEMENS has won the contract to provide equipment for the first extension of the Edinburgh Trams line from York Place in the city centre to Leith and Newhaven. The 4.69km route was part of the original three-line plan for the network, which was drastically cut back after costs rose and a