An agreement signed by central government ministers and the Mayor of Greater Manchester has paved the way for a new railway between Manchester and Liverpool as part of Northern Powerhouse Rail. But politicians in Hull have protested at the lack of any mention of electrification to their city in the

The Office of Rail and Road has blamed the unpopular cancellation of an early morning train from Manchester to London, which was hastily reinstated, on a lack of information and pressure of work. A controversy blew up in late November when it was revealed that the 07.00 Avanti West Coast service

Two train operators in the north of England are continuing to see their passenger figures recover in the wake of the Covid lockdowns, which began almost six years ago. Northern recorded 21.9 million journeys in 2020-21, and this had more than quadrupled to 91.8 million by 2024-25 according to the Office

The RMT is stepping up its campaign opposing outsourcing, after Transport for London awarded a five-year cleaning contract to Mitie earlier this month. The contract covers the cleaning of trains and Underground stations, bus stations, TfL offices, the London Transport Museum and waste collection at City Hall. Mitie will employ more than

At least 39 people are known to have died in Sunday night’s collision between two Spanish high speed trains, and investigators are focusing on the possibility that a fault in a rail joint could have been to blame. Rescuers have been continuing to search the wreckage for more casualties, and it

At least 41 people are now known to have died in Sunday night’s collision between two Spanish high speed trains, and investigators are focusing on the possibility that a fault in a rail joint could have been to blame. Rescuers have been continuing to search the wreckage for more casualties. The

The RMT has described a Spanish high speed train collision in which at least 39 people have been killed as ‘deeply shocking’. The accident happened at 18.45 GMT last night, when a Freccia 1000 train from Málaga to Madrid became derailed on a straight section near Córdoba and collided with a

Up to 2,000 jobs are reported to be at risk at Network Rail because of financial pressures, reducing the total workforce by almost 5 per cent. Staff in junior managerial grades are said to be the most likely to be affected. Network Rail has yet to confirm any reductions, but the company

A Hertfordshire man has been warned that he is facing a prison sentence after pleading guilty to 112 charges of travelling without a ticket on Govia Thameslink Railway. Charles Brohiri, 29, of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where it took 20 minutes to put each charge to him

New cameras are being installed by South Eastern Railway to monitor areas which are at risk of flooding. It is hoped they will reduce disruption by sending early warning of rising water levels or drainage problems. Five trial locations with a history of flooding have been chosen. One of them is